Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-31
Southern Io1ua Items

who had been cheered and helped by
her kind words and generous deeds. She
leaves to mourn their loss two children.
William Hays Of Eddyville and Mrs.
F. A. Flick, Of Utica. Neb. The funeral
was held Wednesday afternoon at 1: 30.
OskaIoosa.
The annual Harlan reunion was held
at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. e. r.
Hatcher. 1912 South Second street.
commencing Friday. Oct 3. and clos
ing Wednesday. Oct. %. Those present
were four brothers Of Mrs. Hatcher
and their wives ]. r. Harlan, retiring
president OF Cornell College. Mt. Yer
non, Pa, j. S. Harlan, retired banker
of Atlantic. H. NJ. and Charles Harlan.
merchants of What Cheer. w. /. Beans
and mother, Judge Mccoy and wife. old
time friends Of the family were invited
guests for Sunday dinner. The party
were guests Of Judge Mccoy and wife
Tuesday for dinner. President ]. o..
Harlan and Judge Mccoy were school,
mates In Cornell College.
keokuk.
The steamer Dubuque will make her
last appearance on the upper river
this season on Nov. II, on which date
she will leave Quincy for st. Louis
where she will winter so as to be ready
to resume navigation as soon as 1t may
open in the spring. The Dubuque has
been engaged to carry the cargo OF the
Belle of Calhoun, which sank recently
four miles north Of Alton to the st.
Louis market. This cargo consists OF
4.700 barrels rolled Off the deck Of the
Calhoun into the river and floated down
stream, giving the Alton rivermen first
intimation that something was wrong
upstream. The thirty passengers were
landed on an island. 1t is thought that
the heavy load caused the seams OF the
Calhoun's hull to part. She was flood
ed with water The Calhoun was first
class packet and was built in 1895 a
ST. Souls at a cost Of $4,000. She
had been running in the st. Louis and
Calhoun county trade.
Muscatine.
In the hope of attracting attention
to the judiciary ticket the publicity
committee OF the Muscatine Bar Asso-
citation has decided to display large
placards in conspicuous places call
ing attention to the non partisan ju-
dietary ticket which is located in the
seventh column on the ballot. This
marks the first attempt made by the
local bar association to attract to this
new feature Of the coming election. In
the other counties the newspapers have
been extensively used for some time
and every other method, including cir
cularization of the counties has been
resorted to in order to awaken the vot-
err to the necessity of voting for the
judgeship. In this county with three
candidates for the bench the situation
Is precarious and 1t Is feared by the
bar members that Muscatine will be
without resident Judge after the
coming election.
Fairfield.
A message was received in Fairfield
Wednesday afternoon announcing the
death Of Rev Alexander Corkey. which
occurred at 1890 o'clock Wednesday
morning at st. Joseph's hospital In
Sioux City. None OF the many friends
Of Rev. and Mrs. Corkey in Fairfield
knew that he was III and his deatf
came as n terrible shock to all. Mr.
Corkey was 43 years OF age and was
pastor OF the First Presbyterian church
here from 1902 to 1905. He was highly
esteemed not only by Presbyterians
here but by all with whom he came In
contact. After leaving Fairfield he at
tanned a nationwide reputation as n
writer OF popular fiction and his FIRST
story, 1.-THE Victory Of Allen Rutiedge.
the scene Is laid in and the Inspiration
was given from Fairfield. Among 9TH
er we'll known books which rapidly fol-
lowed the first from the pen Of Mr.. Cor
key are 1.-THE Testing Fire." ".rhe Wis
ion Of Jay" when Billy Sunday Came
to Town" and "A Trip Thru Ireland"