Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-03-13

Heckuk.
Patrick Conroy is among the Oldest
residents Of Keokuk and has continued
his citizenship here for a period OF
! over sixty years. He was IS years old
Tuesday and happily celebrated the
event with mis- friends
colfax.
The N. E. people at Cofax have
| begun a new church home. 1t is ex-
pected it will cost in the neighborhood
/ Of $4,000, and it Is to be a veneereo
brick structure, TO be completed not
| later than in September.
! keokuk.
! Keokuk Is surfeited with candidates
| for mayor. The candidates cornprise q
retiring postmaster. preacher, two
grocery store proprierors, doctor anc
retired railroad man. There are more
candidates for the office OF mayor than
for the council.
Glenwood.
NJ. H. McClusky, one Of Glenwood' s
old time citizens, and one Of the most
popular men in southwest Iowa, IS
critically III at his home here. NJ. Nc
CIusky has been in the drug business
in Glenwood for forty years, and
! dentist here before taking up the cruz
business, He is civil war veteran.
Indianoia.
Miss Gladys Ward, aged about y.
music student at Simpson Col!ese'
tried to commit suicide Tuesday after
noon by drinking poison. She Is IN a
serious condition and her recovery Is
regarded as hopeless. She is the
daughter Of the Rev. Mr.. Ward OF SID
ney. Me!ancholia Is supposed TO have
prompted the act.
Des Moinss.
! Three girls won the corn judging
honors at the school community con-
test held at the Plainview rural
school in Polk county Thursday after
noon. according to the reports received
at the office Of the county supeTin-
,endent 0: schools. The winners were
Ada Hawkins, Nellie Gertschen anc
, Leila Wilson.
Salem.
4 field meeting Of the beekeepers
and friends of southernern Iowa ano
western Illinois is planned to De heia
ar Mount Pleasant July Is. The pro-
gram and full particulars will be given
later. The committee is as follows:
Frank c. Pellet, Atlantic: ]. w. slime.
Salem: John A. Thomas, Mount Pleas
ant: L. W. EImore Fair field; A. u.
Knersten, Burlington; J. c. Davis,
Russell.
Oska!oosa.
Seventy-four funerals have been
held in Oskaloosa and Mahaska coun-
tx within a period of sixty eight days
! since Jan. l. This is heavy toll for the
grin reaper" In addition to local
funerals several have been cared for
, from New Sharon, Eddyville and OF
| tunya. SO far as is known this mum
her is the record in Mahaska county
for this same period, a greater number
Of deaths than has occurred before II
: the same months.
! Fort Madison.
t The installation OF hand loom a
/ the prison is contemplated 10 pc more
! Of a boon than 1t Indicates onueeH
able features Of nearly every prisoi
are the cold stone floors IN the CEN
/ and the Iowa prison, usually nrst II
! such experiments, soon VIII De Lux iiht
out small mats to cover the hoors y
the new cell house. The inexpensiv
| industry is expected TO save an'
times it's cost in the reduction OF nos
pital expense.
Charlton.
ANY one of three men may be scnoo
director az a result Of elections, "he.
I the matter finally is au1uuioA "
Thomas w. johnson was chosen as 70
new director son the board, but alreae
there is some question raised as
his ability to qualify, due to the tac
that he is in the railway mail serves
| O. D. Hardin and r. c. Rebel, both re
cetyed the same number Of votes. an
# IL a question who VIII be seated o