Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-23

Hlldegarde Jend in the German chair,
and MISS Florence Heir, a graduate of
the Mount Holyoke College, Massa-
chusetts, is in charge of the French
department. Work OF the college is
we'll under way now. The enrolment
totals more than 400 The liberal
arts department has a larger enroll
ment than ever before
Fairfield.
Clarence Anderson, the 17-year- old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. William Anderson
who reside on the farm of DIR. A. S
Hague. six miles west of Fairfield, was
| drowned Saturday afternoon about
O'Clock when attempting to cross Cedar
creek west of this city. He was ac-
| companied by brother-in law Will
liam Heston. and they had forded the
stream with a load of corn. taking it
| to neighbours. 1t was on the return
| trip that the accident occurred. The
! creek hadraised considerably because
of=the recent rains and when the boy
drove into the water the empty wagon
! box was swept from the running gear
and the two occupants thrown into the
! stream. Young Heston and one of the
! horses succeeded in reaching the shore
/ and escaped but the Anderson boy and
| the other horse We're swept down the
! stream to death. The alarm was given
! at once and after an all night search
I by neighbors and friends the body was
recovered at 8: 80 o'clock Sunday morn
1 ing.
(; Atlantic.
| Jake Weitzel OF the Cass County
Auto Company, is one man who anxi-
ously awaits news from the war zone
| where the Germans are fighting the
! allies. He has six brothers in the Ger
man army. the Youngest OF them being
! q and the oldest ~. He does not
know for certain that they are in the
| kaiser's army. but thinks so. and there
| is no reason which should keep them
! out. Jake is the only member of his
family in this country. His ged moth
! er and six brothers live In the town
/ near the border line OF France and
+ Germany. where he was born. His
/ mother is French his father who was
(. soldier in the German army IN the
| Franco German war, having met her
at the time OF the siege OF Paris His
! mother has sister In Paris who has
/ number OF sons and they are in the
French army. so in their case. as in
1
! cousin Jake's mother is old and he Is
worried about her as with her six
| sons gone - var she has no one TO
| look after her.
| Muscatine.
Chief OF Police Hoffman. Assistant
| Chief Ballnf Deputy F.lfers and Off
! Ger Springborn made ra id on a house
/ boat on Mad creek late Saturday and
as result they have Elmer Bishop.
| as proprietor of the boat; Fred Stem
! son. hired by Bishop. and the inmates,
| Russell Markley Frank Ditto and Ru-
| dolph Eisner. The capture was of the
| sensational character. On the approa oh
| of the officials. two of the above party
! tried to make their escape by jumping
in the river. and at the point of guns
| We're compelled to return to shore and
proceed to headquarters. One OF the
/ two made a very bad guess as tn the
| depth OF the water and waded out of
the mud up to his shoulders AS a re-
i suit Of the raid three barrels of bot
tied beer was confiscated, also one case
i Of Whiskey and one jug all of which
/ was loaded in a wagon and taken to
i police Headquarters, where the same
| will be held as evidence against the
offenders. Bishop and Stenson We're
lodged in the county Jail. while the
i inmates are being detained at the po-
Il lice station.