Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-04-28

| keokuk.
| At a meeting Of the city council Fri
| day an amendment to ordinance No.
All was passed by which saloon licenses
in Keokuk are advanced $500. making
total annual payment Of $1,000.
keosauqua.
Friday April 80, has been arranged as
60 to school day. When all parents
will be cordially welcomed to visit and
inspect the work thruout the different
| rooms which will he just the regular
every day lessons.
Davenport.
Grief over the death Of his wife two
| weeks ago. is believed to have caused
the death Saturday OF Claus Rohwer,
aged "a. at Donahue. near here. Mr..
Rohwer was a pioneer of the county,
having lived about here for sixty years.
Davenport.
P. L. Hinrichs, commercial agent for
the Milwaukee road here, is watching
| the war news with considerable anx-
| iety. His son, Ensign Hinrichs Is on the
cruiser Des Moines, which is now at
Tampico. He graduated from the naval
academy at Annapolis several years
ago.
Des Moines.
! At the close OF an address in the in
terest of Drake university before the
| Greater Des Moines committee at the
Slavery, Friday noon, Theodore P
Shonts announced that he had decided
to give, without condition, $4,000 to
the Drake 100000 endowment fund, in
addition to the conditional $4,000 he
| has already given. The first gift was
| on the condition that the university
raise the 5000. 900 endowment fund.
Granger.
I While the Yankee Robinson circus
was loading at its winter quarters here
! preparing to go to Perry to open the
I season, a gorilla escaped and Selling
club assaulted one man. knocking him
down, and then knocked painter from
1 the top Of box car. The animal then
jumped in group Of negroes on the
other side of the car The gorilla was
| finally roped after three hours chase
and returned to its cage.
Charlton.
Mrs. M. A. Hatcher, one Of Chariton's
pioneer residents. passed away at hel
home in this city Friday about noon
She has been in Ill health for some
time, and about three weeks ago fel
|
advanced age and weakened condition
she was unable to rally from the shock
and death came as a release from hel
sufferings. She is survived by one son
Roy Hatcher. Of this city. and by &
sister Mrs. T. NJ. Stuart, also of this
place.
ottunnwa.
The body Of Frank Devorik. who wal
| rv,,0 vail
be sent to Blakesburg. near Ottumwa
within the next two weeks Younf
Devorick was taken from the orphan.
home in Ottumwa when 9 years Of age
by Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Bailey Of Monroe
county. Although never legally adopted
1 he was regarded as a member OF the
family Of his foster parents. with whom
he recently spent furlough. He was
| born Sept. IA, 1895. The address OF
his mother, Mollie Devorick, Is un-
known.
] Burlington.
| A telegram from Secretary OF the
Navy Daniels says that Edward Car
! Walters, member Of the American
navy at Vera Cruz who was wounded
during the taking Of that city. IL In nc
danger. His wound was slight Mr.
Walters Is Burlington boy and sradu'
ated from st. Johns Catholic schoo
1 in this city. His parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Vincent Walters. reside at l700h
Mount Pleasant street. He enlisted II
the navy about two years ago. Mr.
| Walters il 20 years Of age and has foul
sisters and four brothers
Museatins. IL
An accident which 1t Is feared vii
terminate fatally occurred Friday wher
Carl Casteel, the five year old son 81
Isaac Casteel. s1c East Seventh street
was injured while playing on the ha'
linear the Barry Manufacturing Com