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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-27
SCHOOLS FOR SCHOOL PURPOSES.
Attorney General Rules Against Conn
hinina Community Houses.

Webster City, Dec. 27.-lnQuiry was
recently directed from the Freeman
Tribune office to Attorney General
Cosson in regard to the legality in this
state Of combining school buildings
with civic centers or community
houses. The idea in this city met with
almost instant approval Of many of
those who are vitality interested In the
welHare OF the youth and It was earn
estly hoped that there would prove to
be no obstacle. In the way Of combining
the two. It was felt that combined
effort would prove more efectual in
= town Of this sise than two separate
rAR6rts TOR school sgymnasium and COM
munity house. The letter from the
attorney generals Office il discour-
aging In tone regarding the union Of
these two. The portion Of the letter
referring 10 the interesting problem. is
a. follows:
after investigation. am OF the
opinion that ><here Is no legal way to
combine community houses or civic
centers with public school buildings
and that before such combination Is
attempted. legislation to that end
should be enacted. In states where this
plan Is In force they have special leg
islation providing therefor"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-27
CUPID BUSY AT eRlNhELL.
Several Weddings Mark Christmas
Season in Town and Country.

q"
Special to Tines Republican.
Grinnell. Dec. 27.--The wedding
docket was somewhat cleared in the
days Immediately preceding Christmas
Caspar Y. Harness, who, with his chosen
one. had come to the parental home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. George Barnes some days
before but failed to give any one the
satisfaction OF knowing whether they
were married or not, went to the
United Presbyterian parsonage on
Thursday afternoon and Pastor w. r.
Lawrence united him in marriage with
Miss Edith Mahlin Of Omaha. Only
immediate relatives were present. Miss
Pauline LanphereN Of this city and DR..
Frank Lee, of Kansas city, stood up
the ceremony with the bridal couple.
After the holidays spent here the young
couple will return to make their home
In Omaha where the groom has a posi-
ton with the Bell Telephone Com
pany.
At the home OF the brides parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Burnham, Miss
Edith r. Burnham and Henry NJ.
Ashby. both of Richland township We're
made husband and wife by the minis
trations Of the Rev. A. M. Courtney. Of
Bussey. The bride has been a music
teacher IN that~ vicinity Tor several
years. The groom Is the son Of Robert
Ashby living south OF this city. and
was prominent in high school football,
graduating from Grinnell high In 1909,
The newly welded pair will make their
new home together on Mr.. Ashby's
farm southwest OF the city.
Miss Leila Beeler and Frank Wells
were married on the 22nd instant, by
Rev. c. L. Rubottomm. pastor Of the
Methodist church at Ewart. The
bride is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ira Beeler at whose home the cere-
mony was performed. The young
couple will be at homo on the Press
Lambert farm after the first Of March.
At the home of Mr.. and Mrs. r. A.
Fritz. southeast of this city. near the
Bethel church, Miss Elna Fritz was
joined in marriage to Elmo Briggs. Of
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-27
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EDWIN LLOYD ENDS LIFE.
Domestic Troubles Believed TO Have
Caused Rash Act.
Special te-Times Republican,.

Special t0-TimeS- Republican.
Mason City, Dec. q. = Edwin A
Lloyd. one of the prominent young men
of this city, is dead. Christmas morn
ing, a little after s o'clock. the smell OF
crenolin was noticeable to his mother
as she passed his bed room door.
Thinking that a bottle of carbolic acfd
had been accidentally overturned she
entered the room. Her son lay upon
the bed with a gaping wound IN MS
throat and evidence that he had taken
the crenolin. Physicians were sum
moned at once and he was rushed to
the hospital. Heroic remedies were
applied and early in the afternoon ie
looked as If his life would be saved,
In the evening there was quick
change for the worse and in agony he
died.
About four years ago Mr.. Lloyd was
united in marriage with Miss ANON
eta Moore. During the past year they
lived in Chicago. At the recent term OF
court held in this county Mrs. Lloyd
was granted a divorce on the GROUNDS
of cruel and inhuman treatment. At Is
said that an agreement mao peeh
reached between Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd SC
that there would be no resistance 10
this charge. While Mr.. Lloyd was IN
the city he did not put in any ob1ec.
tons to the decree, and it was granted
by Judge Joseph ]. Clark. Those VINO
have been intimate with Edwin Lloyd
for the past several years state that ne
had not given any indications Wnat-
ever that he contemplated suicide.
Thursday he was in usual good spirits.
It is the belief that grieving over the
act of his wife in securing the divorce.
and thinking that he would be deserted
by some Of his friends. caused him TO
become temporary insane, and while
alone he decided to end his life.
The funeral services will be neid tnls
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, conducted by
the Masonic order. Judge John G..
Sherwin, former member of the Iowa
supreme court, will deliver the fu'
neral address.
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Alden Citizen Dead.

Special to imeS-RepuDhcan.
Alden. Dec. q. = Fred w. Granzow
passed away at midnight Tuesday OF
cancer. He had been sick several
weeks, and had gone to hospital Tor
treatment. The public life of MI.
Granzow has been very prominent ana
he has occupied positions of trust ana
Importance With. fine success. He IS
greatly n1outned- by the entire COM
munity. He was an active member
of the German Evangelical church,
whose pastor conducted funeral SER
vices at the home In German at 10 a.
M Friday and at the Congregational
church in German and English. The
family formerly resided at Hubbard
until four years ago. when they cameto
Alden and bought the farm owned by
George Warman. Since moving here
Mr.. Granzow was elected president Of
the cooperative creamery, which po-S
.sition he held at his death.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-27
Northern Io1un Items

gent in France, has been released by
the British army authorities from
further service, and is on his way
home. This news was furnished his
parents, Mr., and Mrs. L. E. Cowles, by
the department Of state which obtained
the young mans release. In a recent
letter to his parents he said the mud
was two feet deep in the trenches in
France occupied by the British.
Lansing.
Trappers in this vicinity are reaping
rich harvest this winter. One local
dealer said this week that he has
handled more than thousand skunk
pelts and many gray and red fox skins.
The fox skins are unusually fine this
year and readily sell for from 81 to
81 each. Muskrats are being caught
in an abundance and one man alone
has sold more than 1900 muskrat
hides. Part Of these were trapped,
others speared in the bayous. Hun
expected to be marketed here this win
ter.
Brandon.
c.. c. Vorhis, agent at the inter-
urban station, gives the following an
nual report of the business done on the
road for the past twelve months:
Shipped in carload lots, grain 1874; live
stock 224, miscellaneous, hay, hogs,
straw and stone, 1866; total 524. Shipped
in less than carload lots 7O2 pounds.
Carload shipments received, lumber As,
coal AZ, cement 81, brick and tile 90,
wire, flour, machinery and binding
Irvine 81: total. 277. Received in less
than carload lots, 2,2SS.375 pounds. The
final total Is 801 car lots and 2.640,O OFT
pounds Of freight handled at this sta
ton from Dec. /, 1914, to Dec. 1. 1915.
Cedar Rapids.
Owen Bruce barber living at Gem
trail City, was brought here and bound
over by the Linn county grand Jury on
a charge Of sending a blackhand letter
to L. o. Hatch, lumberman at Central
City. Bruce, 1t Is alleged, tackled a
notice on the door Of Hatch's office de-
manding $500 and threatening to de-
stroy the lumber yard II his demand
was not complied with. Hatch placed
$50 bill in an envelope and deposited
It in the spot designated Bruce ap-
peared for the money and at given
signal several men dashed up in an
auto and captured him. Bruce has
served in prison before. but had been
paroled.
Cedar.
- "a. Pierce. ono OF the progressive
young farmers Of this township. has
just completed the erection of ten
double hog houses on his farm south
Of Usage. Each house is equipped to
accommodate two sows and their
broods. The houses are divided into
two sections and four square rods OF
pasture are fenced of for each sec
ton, thus giving every SOW her own
little back yard in which to rear her
family. The ten houses stand in row
on the bank Of the river. In front Of
each IL gate and a road runs by tins
whole row, so that all are easily ac.
cessibie with team and wagon. Mr.
Pierce deyotes his energies to raising
Chester White hogs and with the adj.
vantage afforded him by his new equip
ment he will be able to produce some
excellent types. The houses are OF
wood and cost about $50 each.
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LONG TERM FOR BURGLAR.
;. r. Chase, Who Looted Many Homes
SnnSanead "a Twenty YearS,


Sioux City, Dec. 27.-L. r. Chase, the
Morningside burglar pleaded guilty to
the specific charge of breaking into the
residence Of o. A. Morse, professor OF
the Morningside College conservatory
Of music, on the night Of Dec. IL.
Chase was sentenced by Judge George
Jepson to twenty years Imprisonment
in the Fort Madison penitentiary.
Loot stolen from more than three
score of residences has been taken
from the Chase home by the police
and the police station has been visited
by many persons coming to identify
goods taken from their homes.
Mrs. Chase told the county attor-
ney she had been on the point several
times Of informing on her husband but
refrained when she thought Of her four
boys-two fine looking pairs of twins,
s and years old.
The children now are kept in the
boys and girls home and know Moth
ing of their fathers father or the
events leading up to it.
Chase was very cool when ar
raigned He told the court he had been
given no promise Of leniency by the
county attorney In Consideration for
pleading guilty.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-27
HAMPTON WOMAN DIES.
Mrs. B. z. Ferris Passes Away a
Homo Of Daughter in California.


Homo Of Daughter in California.
Special to Times Republican.
Hampton, Dec 27.-Word reached
this city Sunday that Mrs. B. F. Ferris
had died at the home of her daughter
in California Saturday, and the body
will be brought here for burial.
Mrs Ferris. had she lived until New
Years day, would have been 66 years
old. She has been in poor health for
several months, and last fall she and
her husband went west in the hope Of
benefitting her health. Her condition
became worse during the trip, but they
reached the home Of her daughter. Mrs.
Ralph Carey, where she-has received
every attention that means and low
ing relatives could bestow. A few
weeks ago her three daughters. Mrs.
Joe Barry, Mrs. Robert Saley and Mrs.
Dewey, were called to her bedside.
The funeral party will probably leave
there today and reach here Wednesday
or Thursday. and the burial will be
here
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-27
ROCKWELL CHURCH BURNED.
German Lutheran Edisiee Destroyed b,
Fire Christmas Eve.

Special to sTimeS-Republican.@
Mason City, Dec. 27.-The German
Lutheran church at Rockwell burned
Christmas eve. Children had been in
the building practicing their exercises
for Christmas. Flames broke thru the
floor as they were leaving the build
ing and it was with difficulty that a
panic was averted. No one knows the
origin of the fire but the superstition
is that the furnace became overheated.
The church was built about twenty
years ago but had recently been re-
modelled. The fire company responded
but the fire was under such Roadway
that the building could not be saved
The west end Of 1.-THE building was
pulled down and some Of theme VAL
liable furniture and rugs were saved.
The use OF the Methodist church was
extended and accepted.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-27

the college. but now q Canadian farmer.
spent several days here visiting former
friends.
G. w. Ennis returned Friday from q
business trip to- Chicago.
Deputy Sheriff T. II. Studebaker and
family are in Grinnell attending re-
union OF the family at the home Of
their daughter. Mrs. A. S. Ennis.
Mrs. ID. j. jerks Is entertaining her
children at family reunion. Her
daughters and families from wiscon-
sin. North Dakota. and Ames are here
and the sons from Laurel. Coon Rapids.
and Gilbert; In all, there were twenty
in the company.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-27

sioux City s.
O. w. Gustafson. local hotel man
interested in the activities of the Iowa
Hotel Association. declares that that
body will seek enactment Of law for
bidding persons to register at hotels
under assumed names.
Boone.
+ Contrary to the general belief that
marriages are on the wane, D. B.
Ashenfelter. clerk Of Boone county. re-
ports that during the last twelve
months 423 marriage licenses have been
issued by him. During the previous
year but 1923 marriages licenses were
issued.
Story City.
I II. D. Grandrup's new business build
ing has begun to take on a finished APP
pearance. The brick work is done, thu
windows are in and the steel ceiling is
In place. The structure presents a
fine appearance and certainly is an i'm
provement to our main street.
Tama.
In fall from load of hay Monday,
Fremont Davis, we'll known farmer
residing three and one-half miles south
Of Tama, sustained painful injury to
his left foot. Mr.. Davis was on the hay
when the load skidded. He fell about
twenty feet, his left foot being
sprained.
Charles City.
Gus Kritzer has $50 homing pigeons
and thirteen ring-neck pheasants on
his small farm about one-half mile
from Charles City. Three Of the pleas
ants laid $50 eggs in two months dur.
ing the season and these eggs have o
market value Of from $3.50 to $3.50 a
dozen.
Forest City.
The Plummer hotel was completely
destroyed Monday by fire, supposed to
have originated in the fuel room. The
hotel was full of guests. but all es-
capped without injury. AS this is the
only hotel in the city the travelling
public will be greatly Inconvenience
until arrangements are made for re-
building. The loss was mostly COW
cred by insurance.
Bellevue.
County officers are searching fol
Rev. w. T. Macleod. resident of sabula
for the past several years and promi-
nently, connected with the boy scout
movement In. this section. Tho min.
lister 10 charged with . statutory
crime. Macleod IL powerful man
standing six feet three inches and
weighing $50 pounds. He was gen.
orally accounted q popular man II
this county.
Emmstsburp.
There has been ninety tons of carr
and buffalo seined from Storm Lake
and shipped to the eastern market
Even at tho high price Of meat lows
people do not take very kindly to these
two kinds OF hsh. The fact IL that II
all were like some Of us but little hsf
would be eaten. We were brought ur
on the prairie and habit has much t
do with our likes and our dislikes II
the matter OF eating. The trouble IL
that 80 many Of the Iowa people have
really too much to eat. y
West Union.
Harry Gowles. q West Union youth
who has been serving as q motorcycle
messenger with the Canadian contin.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-27
Bushes. Change At low. Falls.

Special to Times-Republican.
Iowa Falls. Dec. Pin a business
transaction Of considerable Importance,
closed here. Turner and Crippen Com
pany Inc. took over the bus, transfer
and dray line Of M. Hogan, who re-
tires from business. Mr.. Hogan is an
old railroad man and was for many
years in the train service Of the b. c,
r. & N. After retiring from railroad
work. he and c. Dillon purchased the
business that was founded by william
Burgess. a pioneer Of this city, who
started the bus and lray line when he
was retired from his position Of stage
driver by the advent Of Iowa Falls first
railroad In 1866. Later Mr. Hogan pur-
chased the interests Of his partner and
has conducted the business for a num-
Der Of years. The new owners have
operated a similar line OF business here
for some time.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-27
quently and the plans are almo.t per-

Quently and the plans are almost per-
feeted. - - 80 - - - - =. = .
AS soon az the plane are adopted and
the specifications are all ready, bids
will be advertised for and the contract
for the building let, so that the work
may commence as soon as the excava-
ton Is finished and the weather is IA
vorable in the spring.
The building VIII face the west on
-Elmm street and win be on line with
the other buildings in the block and
have its center on the present line Of
Fist avenue south, the street which Is
to be vacated. There is at present q
storm drain thru that street which will
be Of necessity taken UP and moved
pleted.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-27
SHOOTS L,TTLE BROTHER.
Austin Smith, Aged 8, Accidentally
Shot Thru Abdomen.

Special to neutrality-suspicious..
Grinnell, Dec. 27.-At the Matt Smith
home, three miles southeast of this city,
on Thursday evening, while Stanley
Smith. aged IL, was cleaning his 22
caliber rifle up stairs in the home. the
piece was accidentally discharged and
the bullet pierced the abdomen of his
little brother Austin, aged 8. and passed
down into his right leg. He was hur-
ried to the city hospital here, where
the wound was dressed and 1t is re-
ported that the surgeons had to close
fifteen perforations Of the intestines.
At present writing tine little fellow is
heroically holding his own, with about
even chances in his favor.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-27
.kxcAvArE Fon NEW scHooL.
tjvaia Dirsoiorats Ists Contract To-
Oassmsnt 81 New Building.

ijsvaia Directorate ists Contract for
OassMent 81 New Building.
Special to Times Republican.
= Nevada, Dec. 27-The school board
5Aas let the contract for the excavation
Tor the basement Of the new high
school building to p. e. Shugart, OF
this city, and Mr.. Shugart will have
y force Of men and teams on the job
within few days. While II may seem
hist this work is being started early
the board decided that It was better to
have Il done during the winter months
while there would beSuo trouble In get
ting men to do the work and there
sWDuld notlbA the trouble WITH spring
srails and other difficulties which u.s.
sns1ly attend early spring excytion.
1ho board mas not adOpted the plans
for the new building but will do so
within few days Architect Lock-
!1aek m 80 WITH the members fre..
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-27
MERRILL sMlTH 70 WED.

To Take Mias Calls White, ~ MsssW
City, ~ Bride.
Special to Times Republican.
Usage. Dec. 27.--Ex- Senator Ja1nes
A Smith and wife have returned from
California to attend tho wedding Of
their son Merrill, TO Miss Gala White,
which will be celebrated ct Mason City
Wednesday evening. Dec. -.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-27

Lynnville. by Rev. Mr.. Clements $500
tor OF tho Lynnville Methodist churcA
The groom IS In the grocery burane
In Lynnville. in partnership with 49,
father. and tho young couple viii NAL
their home in that town,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-27

Germans being the fathers of the
Christmas tree, they do not forget 1t
even when lighting. Wherever the att
tacks Of the enemy permit, they set
up the beautiful "Weihnachtsbaum''
and assemble about It with song and
comment that bring tears to the eyes
Of men parted from their homes In the
fatherland.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-27
WOUNDS MAY BE FATAL.
Ira conklin, Shot by Relative, Now in
Critical Condition.

SsISot N0HoISIous
Special to Times-Republican.
Griswold, Dec. 27.-Word comes from
the hospital that the condition Of Ira
Conklin, who was shot by his uncle,
o. S. Mundorf, at the latter's home
near the county line of this and Potta-
wattamie counties lis serious, and that
he may not recover. The shooting oc-
CURED in dispute over the collec-
Evening star., 1915-03-13
Test of Adversely.

a trying test of ones Christianity is
experienced in the hour of failure and
defeat. What often seems to be the
best plans and purposes of life meet
with disaster. Our highest endeavors
for good cause appear to be frultless.
Every instance of real or apparent
failure either in the worlds work or
the churchs work tests the character
and shows in some measure its weak
ness or strength.
y failure is fatal test to some. They
become discouraged. disheartened and
never recover from the shock. This
should not be so with the Christian,
for the tenets of his profession teach
that out of trials and tribulations may
come "a far more exceeding and eter-
nal weight of glory"
With many the test of failure brings
out an enlarged power for achieve
ment
1t is related of Bishop McKendree
that he hardly escaped total discom-
future at his first trial in the pulpit.
prayer, he took his text and attempt
ed to look at his audience: but such
was his embarras assment, that he could
not lift his eyes from the Bible till
he finished his sermon.
At the close OF the services his host
left the church. supposing the preacher
would follow him; but, not seeing him.
he returned to the church, and there
IOunu MIN seated on tne loWeSt step OF
the pulpit stairs, his face covered with
his hands, looking forlorn and detected.
as if he had not friend on earth
His host invited him to go home with
him.
McKendree said. in mournful tone.
Il am not fit to go home with any
body" But in time his grace and grit
came to his aid. and he became one of
the most celebrated pulpit orators of
his day.
1t is a common experience at some
time in the lives of Christians to face
Evening star., 1915-03-13

Greece. the patriarch of that Armenian
church that adhereS to the Roma n
Catholic Church: the Wears of the
Maronite, Chaldean and Syrian Catho-
| lies. and the grand rabbi of the Israel
ties Of Palestine. Syria and Turkey.
OF course. there has also dwelt there
the Sheik-ul Islam, VINO is next to the
sultan the head of the goo 100000
Mohammedans of the world. But II is
assumed that he will depart when the
sultan does. :.
Whoever succeeds to st. Sophia, 1t
will be small task to strip the IA
nous edifice of it's lslamic furnishings.
Mohammedans are not fond of pictures
| in their places of worship. much less
of ornaments, and so they have changed
st. Sophia little in the way of decora-
tion and furnishing. Forty-eight hours
would be enough to remove the distfnc-
tive features of its interior as at pres
ent furnished The cross would have
| to surmount tits great exterior ono
more, and some weeks would be re-
quired to remove the cheap daubs OF
| paint used to cover up Christian sym
bols. and in particular to clean out ths
! filth.
Christian churches of Europe have
often not the spic and span appoint
Evening star., 1915-03-13

Under. careful training at the hands Of
Prof. George Herbert Wells. regarded as
one Of the foremost choir directors of the
diocese, twenty-three youthful choristers
are preparing to render the most solemn
and dramatic music used in the services
Of the Roman Catholic Church-the music
OF holy week-at St. Anthony's Church IN
Broo<land.
The innovation Of having the Tenebrae
and other difficult music connected with
the holy week services chanted by choir
composed entirely Of young boys has at
:racted widespread attention in Roman
Catholic circles.
The boys choir was formed more than
a year ago by the pastor of st. Anthony's S
Church, Rev. Thomas D. Williams, and