Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-04
Southern Iowa Items

stove had been turned on. While the
gas was escaping at rapid rate 1t is
not believed tc have caused Mr..
Murphy's death, as two windows in
the room were raised. The SUPPOSE
ton is that he had just, finished turn
ing on the burner when he was strick-
en-. Mr.. Murphy came TO Iowa fifty
three years ago from Fort Wayne,
Ind, where he was born. He located
at Council Bluffs and subsequently
came to Des Moines. For many years
he was employed as travelling sales
man for an art company.
Ottumwa.
At public meeting held Tuesday
evening. in the rooms OF. the, scommer-
cial association to consider the motel
proposition it was evident that OF
tunwa means business in her hotel
project as nearly $4,000. was sub
scribed in the actual bona fde
amounts at that one session. This
morning the hotel committee. Of which
j. B. Sax Is chairman, met to organize
working groups and to map out a
course to be followed in securing the
balance of the stock. AS stated in the
subscription contract, the amount to
be raised in stock shall be from 1928
900 to 100000 This n subscription
shall only be binding IL the $4,000
capital stock is subscribed for and
the hotel company organized within
one year and provided that respon-
sible tenant can be secured who will
pay a rental which will insure the
subscriber dividend of not less than
5 per cent above all charges. including
IL iC n
earning dividends when the hotel opens
nually.
centerviIie.
Appanoose county is to feel the re-
trenchment policy Of the postonice
department in particularly marked
degree after June Is. On that date
eight less rural routes will be in opera
ton in this county. One route each
will be taken from Moulton. Union
Vile, Udell, Moravia. Plano. Numa,
Cincinnati and Exline. The only places
left with their former number OF
routes will be Centervi!!e, Mystic and
Dean. The remaining routes VIII pe
slight increase, they will be length-
| ened so they will average nearly thirty
miles each, and there will be slight
increase in pay The five CenteryiHe
! routes that averaged twenty-five miles
each will after June is run from Zl7s
| to 31A miles. This is said to be one
Of the first of Iowa counties to ne ex-
perimented upon with the new policy
/ which will be followed up In many
Others. One peculiar thing about put
ting this into operation has been tna'
! il has all been done by blue prints IN
] the offices at Washington without any
! one coming onto the ground to make
| a personal inspection OF the condition
of roads or topography OF the country
! The rural carriers are anticipating
many difficulties in making ting
| changes.
Iowa City.
For the first time in fourteen years
the dread disease known as sclero'
derma pigments has come under tne
notice of the physicians OF the uni
versity hospital. Wednesday evening
there were discharged s:c- the ,n.ss-
tuition two youthful patients, boy ant
a girl, whose names the authorities Re
fuse to disclose. They were sent herr
from state institution at Clartnda
suffering from the disease in pro
nounced form. There are but ninety
eight cases Of this disease known z
the medical world at the present tim'
these two cases making the tofa
an even hundred. The disease appear
in spots over the body, something INK
the scales Of leproW. Gradually TN
patient grows worse. and finally eacl
scale develops into a cancerous growtl
and death ensues. There ID no KNOW
cure for the disease. Because the neS
state law providing for the free treat
ment Of paupers at the universit
hospital does not become effective un
til July i. these two little patient
, have been sent back to Clartnds
1 When the law becomes effective the
will be brought back to the institution
! and the entire stan will do its best :
!. discover a cure for the disease whic
: hitherto has always proved fatal