Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-10
Southern Io,ua Items

out Of court. Jake mas been in Mime
apolis for some time attending bust
ness college and Wiil probably remain
there until he finishes the course.
Ottumwa.
The Ottumwa Country. Club is max
ing angenents for a big golf event
next Tuesday, when Chick Evans of
Chicago will be the guest of the club.
Three well known players from Des
Moines with Arthur Bartlett. the state
champion and local star, viii play with
Evans in d foursome. Several nearby
clubs will send delegates and a dinner
viii be served at the club following the
play of the forenoon.
Shenandoah.
Robert Thomas has small pear tree
from which he picked four bushels OF
delicious pears. He9is Of the opinion
that there is no locality in the United
states better adapted for fruit than
right here in this vicinity II fruit rails
ers here viii take as much pains with
their trees as they do in oregon and
Washington they can make just as
fruit beats that OF the irrigated regions.
Davenport.
Failure to report cases of contagious
disease 10 the city health authorities
is expected TO result in sweeping in
vestigation OF the methods of local
hysicians. The state board of health
may also take a hand in the inyesti-
ton as quarantine regulations are said
TO have been violated in repeated in
stances. Complaint was made TO the
board of health that many scarlet fever
patients have been allowed on the
streets without a placard having been
posted on their homes. and that an
epidemic Of this disease is in conse-
quence raging in East Davenport.
Cttun1wa.
James Treneman, aged Il. son OF Mr..
and Mrs. ]. j. Treneman, 1502x East
Main street when the lad jumped on
Saturday afternoon when he fell under
the LoWenberg bakery auto truck while
attempting to jump from the car while
in motion. The truck was driven by
c. 0. Lynch and was going east on
Main streeot when the lat jumped on
the running board for ride home. Mr..
Lynch knew nothing of the boys pres
ence on the car and was unaware of the
AdNl tildl tHS DOH ICE udu DecH u u6uNu
until he had proceeded several blocks.
when he was stopped and notified of
the accident.
Cedar Rapids.
Friends of this city of Mrs. Lucy
Anna Burkhalter. wife of DR.. f. E.
Burkhalter. pastor emeritus Of the First
Presbyterian church, were shocked and
sorrowed Wednesday night to learn of
her sudden cath. Death occurred
while members of the family were at
dinner and is ascribed by the family
physician as being due to stroke of
apoplexy Mrs. Burkhalter had suffered
slight stroke OF paralysis about
o'clock in the afternoon, but her condi-
ton was not considered as serious.
When the evening meal was announced
Mrs. Burkhalter assured members Of
the family that she was comfortable
and urged them to leave her and go to
dinner. While the family was seated
at the table the physicin called again
and on entering the sickroom found
that Mrs. Burkhalter had passed away.
Lucy Anna Denise was born Jan. Is.
1s47. at Franklin. O. When an infant
she was brought by her parents to Bur-
.lington, Iowa, where she grew to young
womanhood. She received her educa-
ton in the public schools Of Burlington.
in Mt Auburn Seminary. and Mt.
Holyoke College. South Hadley. Mass.
She was married at Burlington July IL.
1870, to Dr. Burkhater. They went to
! view Rochelle, Ny where they made
their home for about six years thence
coming to Cedar Rapids, which has
been their home since October, 1876.