Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-05
Southern Iouua Items

church Was incorporated at Davenport
Sept. 8. 1854. During the fifty years
1t has had ten pastors. The speakers
for the anniversary will be Rev. Fl.
Decker of LaMoille. ILL.,, Rev. j. Hes
ner of Muscatine. and Rev. j. Hamme
of Burlington. Special services will be
held by the present pastor of the
church, Rev. Carl Holtermann.
Fairfield.
Jacob Ulrich aged 20 years. passed
away Wednesday morning about
o'clock at his home on East Jefferson
street, after an illness extending over
period OF fourteen months. Funeral
at the residence and were in charge of
Rev. A. +. Newell, pastor of the Con-
gregational church and the interment
Mr.. Ulrich was born in Wittenburg.
Germany, March &c. 1871. and came
with his parents to America in 1861. In
1883 he came to jefferson county. To-
eating in Fairfield, which has since
been his home. Here on June 5, 1885,
he was united in marriage to Miss
Emma Negus who survives him as do
their six children who are Mrs. Sadie
Goehner, of this city; Mrs. James Rid
l.,
tin, Streator, ILL.,: Mrs. Title Fuller,
jacksonville, Ark, and Jacob Ulrich,
Jr., of South Omaha, Neb.
Cskaioosa.
Oskaloosa has been recognized in the
adult Bible Glass Monthly" for Sep
TENDER, as center of active work
along Sunday school lines. Some time
ago the "Bereans'' the ,dGlt Sunday
bible class of the Central NJ. T.. Sunday
school, had q large group photograph
taken of their class and this picture
shows up in fine shape in the magazine.
The following comment is also made
regarding them and their work: The
Berean bible class of the Central
Methodist Episcopal Sunday school of
Oskaloosa. Iowa, has grown from forty
members to one hundred since it's or
genization in January 1910. A quar-
terly supper is held and the collections
are divided on the first Sunday of each
month for Missions and the remainder
for the school. Birthday offerings are
used for class purposes The Good
Samaritans committee OF ten have
charge of all social service work. The
present officers are: President, Henry
Tandy; secretary, Mrs. S. Z. Stephen
son treasurer ]. s. Reynolds and
teacher, Rev. L. O. Kemble."
Des Moines.
iowa horse dealers have received
large orders for horses for France and
England to be delivered as soon as
steamers can be secured to transport
them. Among those exhibiting Ut the
state fair who have contracts of this
kind are J. o. Singmaster of Keota and
Truman Brothers, OF Bushnell, ILL., II
have contracts for 500 horses to be
sent to London" said Mr.. Singmaster.
We will ship them in lots Of 200 as
soon as we can get boats. Just now
1t Is impossible to get any kind of a
null TO undertake TO transport the ami
mails across the water. Shipping horses
and foodstuffs across the water will
be different than sending contrabrand
stun. The enemy will not try to sink
ships loaded with foods and live stock
but they probably will confiscate them
II they get chance" According to
horse buyers, England and France are
now about ], Aao, 900 short of the usual
supply. The large centers where horses
are bred are being shot over, and the
horse industry IL practically ruined
The effect OF this. they say. will be te
.s..:so amer :,:. depend;
own stuff and to develop the stock al.
rAadv m hand.