Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-30
Southern Io1ua Items

err and father separated and the moth
err WAS not financially able to support
the two Children SO they Were taken
to an orphans home, where they We're
adopted. Mr.. and Mrs. Roberts, of Riv-
erton adopted Faye, when she was just
few month old A year or two ago
the two sisters got trace of one anoth-
er.
keokuk.
A committee representing 200 OF the
influential women Of Keokuk demands
ed that ]. A. Msi Collins, commissioner
Of public safety, enforce the state law
| In regard to firecrackers and fireworks
this year. The commissioner promised
that he would serve on the fireworks
dealers at once. The women who COM
posed the committee represented Keo-
kuk chapter. D. A. R., and the Civic
! League of Keokuk. They are agitat-
ing a sane fourth. They told Mr.. Col
| Inns the law was not enforced last year
! and asked him to take steps to carry
it out this year, which he promised to
| do.
| OskaIoosa.
| Mahaska county women are the first
| in the state to perfect a county or
ganiZation for equal suffrage. Mrs
James A. Dewitt as county organizer
will preside over and direct the Work
Mrs Frank D. Reid IL treasurer. and
Mrs. c. c. Coldwell is secretary OF the
county organization, which was per-
fected at a public meeting at the Ma
| haska county court house. The meet
ing was attended by about $50 persons
of whom probably one-fifth were men
i -. ~, a
Equal Suffrage" by Miss Elizabeth
izer for the Equal Suffrage Associa-
ton.
Des Moines.
With the choice Of crashing his cal
into another automobile or running in
to a curb, Dave A. Marks, OF 143'
Sixth avenue, chose the latter, with tn
result that Chauncey Chaplin Of Kan
sas City, is in the Mercy hospital will
a fractured skull Had Mr.. Marks no
run into the curb the accident mtgh
have been more serious. With MI
Marks in his machine was Mr.. and Mrs
Mort fucker OF 27O4 Cottage Grow
avenue, and Mrs. Fuckers brother, MI
Chaplin. While approaching Tent
street on Clark street Mr.. Marks no
ticed another autom obile going sout
on Tenth. Neither machine had enoug
time to stop and as they were about {
collide Mr.. Marks drove his car into TN
} curbing. AS the car crashed into Tn
curb Chaplin, who was standing VI
was thrown out of the auto onto tn
ground.
: Avoca. 80
Some time in February, Oscar Rol
: employed a young man to work fe
!: him, but did not want him to begl
work until March l. The young ma
who seemed to be clean sort of fe
low, said he would go home with NJ
Rold and work for his board unit
March !. Nj. Ro!a took him home WI,
him. The young man took right no
If and did good work and Mr.. Roid WI
Il congratulating himself on securir
n such excellent help. About the hrst
J. March Mr.. and Mrs. Rold were CALI
r. away from home for few days, lea
l. ing the farm III charge of the ne" ne:
lie On their return home, one can ina
lie inc their surprise to find the home
IS serted, their stock standing around u
e. cared for, cows not MIXED for thr
I'd days and many valuables about I
he place gone, even Mr.. Rods weddi
he suit. No trace OF the new farm 1a
as could be found Thefyoung man ga
le his name as Clay Hosboid. He al
h took the alarm clock and the lantern