Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-11-09
Northern Io1ua Items

I An obituary card informs him that his
! father died the oath day OF September.
! 1913, while another card shows that he
sailed from Liverpool the 25th day of
March this. year. on the steamship
Andania.
Fort Dodge.
Fort Dodge win be the host to the
insurance men Of north central Iowa
on Nov. II. when district No. 2 Of the
| insurance Federation Of Iowa meets
here. w. S. Diggs. president OF the
Onion insurance federation, will be the
! principal speaker. The meeting hero
is the result Of theSsstate insurance
meeting in Des Moines recently. This
district comprises&Diclinson Emmett,
Kossuth, Clay, 'Palo Alto. Buena Vista,
Pocahontas, Humboldt Calhoun, Web
ster and Hamilton counties. The OBJ
ject Of the state insurance federation
is to educate the public in insurance
matters, place underwriting on high
err plane, and to prevent legislation adj
; verse to the insurance interests.
Sioux City.
DR.. Russell H. .Conwell, Of Philadel-
phia, at the Grace Methodist chuch on
Thursday night, declared that America
will be aiding the great European war
II they donate money to Belgium. Last
Sunday" DR.. Conwell said, II told my
congregation at Philadelphia that
America must aid Belgium, but since
then I have thought that this aid
might be diverted to war purposes. The
Belgians will give whatever money is
sent them to continue the war. The
real way to assist the needy Is to tell
them how to help themselves" DR..
Conwell said the BELIEF that religion
and business could not go together is
wrong. He declared that 90 per cent
Of the milionaires are honest chris
tians
Cherokee.
The annual finance campaign Of the
Young Women's Christian Association
Of Cherokee county is being conducted
by personal canvass in ail the towns
and rural district in the county. The
budget this year has been placed at
$4,000 and Of this required amount ST.
500 has now been pledged. One Tea
ture Of this campaign is plan to re-
ceive twenty-five women Of the county
who would each pledge SIS. Twenty
two women have. so far. responded to
the appeal. Meetings In the interest
Of the campaign have been held at
Marcus. Cleghorn, Larrabee, Aurelia
and rural churches. conducted by Miss
Margaret O'Connell. field secretary OF
the North Central district of the ma
tional association. Miss Anna Carlson.
local county secretary and members Of
the Cherokee cabinet Cherokee coun-
ty Is Iowa's pioneer county for Y. W..
c., A. work.
Sioux City.
Word was received Friday that Col.
]. w. De G. O'Grady, owner Of valu-
able real estate in Sioux City. is dead
at his home in Winnipeg. Canada. He
expired Tuesday OF heart disease. He
had been suffering with the aiin1ent
for several months. Colonel O'Grady
was best known here as owning one
third interest in Riverside park. He
also owned large tracts in that vicin-
ity He was planning on doing ex-
tensive landscaping at the park and
then cutting 1t up for city lots. His
plans called for the expenditure Of a
large sum Of money. It Is possible his
death will have an effect upon the
plans. Colonel O'Grady first became in
terested in Sioux City In 1898 during
the hard times period. He took over
large quantity Of paper, which he me-
gotiated during subsequent years. He
has been closely identified with Will
liam Gordon in the local field. Mr..
Gordon has acted as his gent in the
Riverside transactions