Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-13

lmogene.
Emil Ryburg, member of the city
council, died at his home here. He
came to America from Sweden twenty
| five years ago. His wife and five chill
dren survive him.
Glenwood.
! The board of supervisors at the last
meeting appointed Deputy Sheriff AL
| bert s. Edwards to succeed the late
Sheriff Bushnell. Edwards has had
wide experience in the office and the
appointment is popular one.
Red Oak.
! The barn on the Jim Keyte farm,
! six miles from Red Oak, was struck
| by lightning and burned Tuesday. Two
(: Jersey bulls, twenty five tons of hay,
| besides some farm implements were
| destroyed.
| Montezuma.
The merchants of the town got to-
gether and decided to adopt the CO.
operative delivery plan. Under the
new system which will go into effect on
Monday, Sept. 20, two teams will do
the delivery for all the stores. The
town will be divided into two sections
and deliveries will be made at stated
| hours during each day.
Muscatine.
The Rev. Frederick Richter, of Gin
! ton, president of the Lutheran Synod
tof Iowa. will be the principal speaker
at the dedication ceremony which Will
| be held at the new building at the
! German Lutheran Orphans and Old
/ Peonle's Home, on Muscatine Island,
on Saturday afternoon, Oct. 10, ac-
| cording to announcement made this
morning by the Rev. Mr.. Reinemund.
| who is in charge Of the home.
Sigourney.
The disappearance of Myrtle Miller
!! from her home in the north part of the
county, near White Pigeon, is still
mystery. Miss Miller is making her
home with the John Rah family and is
about IL years Of age. On Monday
| she went to school as usual and on her
| way home from school she disappeared.
! Neighbors traced her from the school
to near the home, where all trace Of
her was lost. 1t is thought she was
taken away by some one in an auto
mobile The entire surrounding coun-
try is being searched 70 fl 1 the miss
ing girl.
Jefferson.
| At the COUNCIL meeting Tuesday
night the question Of safety at the
different railroad crossings in the city
was taken up. and after discussing the
matter, a gate was ordered in at the
| Milwaukee crossing on the Lincoln
Way, and the road ordered to establish
an electric bell at the Joe Head cross
ing. The matter at the Northwestern
crossing was held over until future
meeting. This is move in the right
direction, as these crossings have long
been dangerous and the council Is to
be congratulated on the firm stand
ttaken in the matter.
! keokuk.
A rather unusual suit was filed here
when Cordelia Galloway, executrix OF
the estate of Edward Galloway, filed
action against the Popel & Giller
Brewing Company, asking for judg-
ment for $4,000. Mrs Galloway claims
in her petition that her husband had
paid the company $4,000. This amount
she alleges, was for intoxicating
liquors. which she alleges were illegal
ly sold to defendant under the state
statutes. Plaintiff also alleges that
money was paid under an agreement to
be paid hack, but this has not been
| done.
| Davenport.
The Iowa Sons Of the Revolution at
their annual meeting here started y
movement, which has for its object the
education of the throngs Of Europeans
who it is expected, will come to the
United States when the war ends
They plan to have printed in the
lets containing short history OF the
United States and some Of the REQUIRE
ments for citizenship. They will try
to induce the newcomers to take out
their first papers as soon as possible
and learn the duties OF Americans
! Committees in every city will assist
the Immigrants In mastering the
Language and learning the customs.
West Branch.
West Branch was visited Wednesday
afternoon by small cloudburst which
lasted about an hour and half, In
] which time fully six inches of water
fell. The storm reached some distance
west and north and when the high wa
| ter reached here it flooded the town;
some places it was three feet deep
The worst was in the residence OF Mrs
Davidson, who was taken out OF q win
i DOW and taken away IL q wagon. " "
10. F'razee's store floor was covered to
a depth Of four inches. The black
lsmith shops and several other build
langs were still worse flooded. All the
i residences on the nat escaped befne
tds1osaeAs nv. frnm one to three inches