Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-09
Southern Io,ua Items

With assault with intent to Kill. AS
soon a. the grand jury was en-
paneled Tuesday his case was at once
taken up by that body and the investi-
cation was about completed when the
word came that the defendant was
dead he was abuut SO Yeas Of age
and unmarried.
Ottumwa.
a call has been issued by the South
Ottunwa Baptist church. to the Rev.
w y jeffrey. pastor o. the First Bap-
lis, church OF Dubuque 10 take the
pastorate here. Rev. Jeffrey conducted
the services OF the South Ottumwa
Baptist church last sunday Should ne
accept the call he viii fill the pulpit
vacated by Rev Jonathan Lee, who has
been the pastor of this church for some
years past and who IS now retiring
from active ministry. The veteran
minister will spend the winter in Cali
fornia after the expiration OF his pas
tora,e which expires about the first of
November
West Liberty.
For the second time within a few
weeks. the West Liberty Presbyterian
congre cation has been disappointed III
q
nond Eckles of Port Townsend is the
latest TO decline the local field. whose
call came too late for his acceptance
Among ministers, the West Liberty
pulpit is considered an excellent loca
ton, but the TWO instances Of failure
have rendered the search for a pastor
rather difficult The previous call TO
Rev. Carl Montanus OF Ottumwa,
~ i-,e 10 q q
acc pted the Ottumwa pulpit for an
other year and had arranged his work
so that a change was impossible. The
local church again is in the field for
applicants.
Hedrick
The fifty ninth anniversary of the
wedding OF Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Lynn
has just been celebrated in an appro-
PIRATE manner al their home. on East
street In Hedrick With the exception
of Mrs J. o I.och, of Philadelphia. vino
was prevented by Illness, all the chill
dren Of the aged couple we're present
and enjoyed the day with them. AZ
ter sumptuous dinner. much OF the
time wds spent in recalling the pleas
ares and vicissitudes of childhood and
ioygone days Those present were: Mr.
and Mrs W E. Lynn, of Earlham: j.
Z. Lynn. Of Des Moines; Mrs. May
! Worthington. of Boise Ida: Mr.. and
Mrs A. W Lynn, Harry c. Lynn
flames T Lynn. Msss Theima Lynn. Mr.
and Mrs. H e. Lynn Of Hedrick, and
/. James H. Sturgis, Of Los Angeles, Cal
I keokuk.
/ The funeral of George II. Rider, OF
Belfast. who wasf found dead on the
Santa Re tracks Sunday. was held or
| Monday from the home al Belfast
The Modern Woodmen, OF which ne was
"a member. had charge of he services
Land there was a large turn out OF his
friends wno listened to the impressive
services. Mr. Rider Yves found deaG
at the side NJ the Santa Fe tracks neal
Fort Madison The coroner from Du-
lrnas. Who vas called TO the scene, gave
La verdict that death vas due 10 nj;
having been struck by a passenger tran
westbound. 1t seems from what can bt
ga altered. that Rider vas forced TO bu.
4 a ticke, from Fort Madison to Revere
owing 10 he fact that the train did no
stop at Dumas. He was walking naci
from Revere to Dumas when struck
(. Rider was 81 years old. He had beer
married about two months, and hat
gone into the mercantile trade bust
ness with his father at Belfast, the!
having opened up a complete SLOT
there