Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-28
Southern Ioua Items

and numerous. The frequent rains this
season with unusual weather condi-
| tions are responsible for the second
crop on the Reynolds farm Many
others in these parts have had the sec
ond crop OF pears and grapes and
numerous Ottumwans have been using
their garden truck continuously since
early in the summer. Lettuce. radishes
and onions are common among those
having a garden patch in their back
yards.
Ottun1wa.
There has been two more hold ups
reported TO the police department
| making the third in the past four days
, In all cases the people robbed are I'M
able TO give a clear description OF the
| thief and the police have nothing TO
work on. Miss Mollie Anderson. S2s
Railroad street. was held up Saturday
evening in the 700 block on East Main
street. near Vine street and her pocket
book containing a small amount OF
| change and keys taken. She described
the thief as coiored, medium size and
| wearing light overcoai. VIII Russell
was relieved Of his watch and ring BY
TWO men on Commercial street. As
| there are no lights along this street he
could give no description of the men
A small purse that was snatched from
Mrs. d. b. Houke Friday evening was
found Monday morning by Chris Low
enberg in the rear Of his residence o.;
North Green street and turned over
to the police
Davenport
1 Miss Marie klenze. daughter OF Mr.
land Mrs G. Il. kIenze, 105 Main street
Davenport who is talking post grad
luate work at Lasell seminary. Auburn
dale. Mass. this year, has Joined the
famous girl soldiers OF that insutu
ton. I4asell, considered by many as thu
mos, famous girls school in America
is the only academy in the east where
military drill is taught. Every girl u
tin. institution e given tT-o hours ol
periods day during the school veal
in the drill hall or yard and al the enc
Of single term she is as proiicien
in military tactics as the average male
Esoldier in the employ of Uncle Sam
The straigh; backed, tall. military girl!
OF iaseli wear uniforms. carry rife!
and wear leggings; the exact counter
parts of their strong brothers in th'
regular army They wear divides
skirts. Each May comes the priz'
drill a Auburndale. suburb Of Bos
ton. Il is a Massachusetts event ant
hundreds from Boston and other sec
tions of New England swarm to Lasel
TO watch the girl soldiers on parade
: West Liberty.
A check game so simple that ]
could not fail. was successfully worke'
: here. by transient farm hand, VIII
got a way with s45 in easy money, sc
cured from the Peoples State Bank
The youth had worked for Luke Nc
CURE. a prosperous farmer living nea
town and as his term of service ende,
was given a check for s45. on tn
Peoples bank. From this, the erst
y while employe executed another chez
for the same amount and TO 1t signe
, McGuire's name. The bank hesitate
about cashing the fraudulent chez
when it was presented for payment
but after telephoning to Mcclure. IN
bank men were informed that q chez
e for $45 had been given the young mar
9 and the money was forthcoming. Fror
i the bank. the youth went to the Ander
: son clothing store, where the res
y check was presented in payment 10
t a small amount Of goods, and tn
: change received. A freight train is be
n lieyed TO have been the mode OF egres
5 and at any event, the smooth youngstt
h beat a successful retreat and pulled h
q trail behind him.