Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-11-23

Charles City.
The grocery and meat firms of the
city have commenced cooperative
delivery system. There will be two de-
liveries in the forenoon and two in the
afternoon.
| V:nton.
The first edition of the Ninton Ar
row, the high school paper, for 1S15-16
was issued Friday. This is the Thanks
giving number and is filled with inter
esting matter concerning the Vinton
schools, students and teachers. The
Arrow will be issued every nine weeks.
Auburn.
The sale of c. F. Garnatz attracted a
large crowd. Some one counted the
automobiles and found 24o on the
premises at 1 o'clock. The crowd nuns
bered from ! 600 to 1900. The sale pro-
ceeds footed sup between $4,000 and
$4,000.
Usage.
After having been in the hands OF
the Atherton family for quarter of a
century, the Usage postoffice was giver
to Mr.. Moss, who took office Friday
Mr.. T. NJ. Anterior, who held the office
and formerly q newspaper man, is
planning a long vacation.
Dubuque.
Death came in a tragic manner
Thursday to Mrs. Sophia kundert,
widow aged IS years of this city Mrs
Kundert made a misstep In descending
pair Of stairs and fell headlong te
the bottom, sustaining internal in
juries. The accident happened at moor
and she died two hours afterward.
Sioux City.
| This city is alarmed over the pros
pect of a diphtheria epidemic. Tho eff
forts are being made to keep the mat
| ter as quiet as possible five death
have resulted from this disease during
the last month. The fifth was that Of
Evelyn Coates, 6-year-old girl, VIII:
died Sunday. 1t was not known tina,
the child was afflicted with dirhtheria
until after her death. Jesse Benn, 49,
year old boy. also died Sunday OF diph-
iberia.
| w atsrIoo.
| An explosion of varnish in st. Fran.
els Catholic church in Barclay town
ship resulted in painful burns to DaviC
Schiller. The church is being
Grated. Mr. Schiller had taken off tn
crust from his varnish cans ant
thrown it into stove in which FIRE
was smouldering. The flames streamet
out igniting the cans of varnish. Tht
burns were inflicted while Schiller wa!
saving the church from destruction. HI
was taken to Jesup for medical atten,
ton.
| Dundee.
I Rufus Hammond, a former residen
Of this place who Is now on his wa!
| to his new home in Jones county, thi
| state, and who was travelling thru herr
Ia Fan old-fashioned prairie schoone
\ Saturday, stopped here and spent Sat
4 urday and Sunday calling on old neigh
bors and friends, called on his oil
friend. Uncle" John Wolf, Sunday
who is living with his grandson. Clar
ence Odell. Perhaps 1t Is not generall!
known that If Uncle John lives unit
the 9Th of December, he will be TO-
years of age.
Glare.
I Mr.. and Mrs. William Mcintyre, re-
siding near Clare( celebrated their six.
| tieth wedding anniversary Saturday
The day was passed quietly by them
| but they received the congratulations
Of their many friends for their Ions
and happy married life. Mr.. and Mrs
Mcintyre have resided in this county
since 1856. They came here In tn
spring after their marriage. which tool
place in Marion county, Ohio. Mr.. Nc.
! IntJyre IS go go years os age and Mrs Nc.
Jntyre SO. Both are in good health
laccording to Mrs. Mcintyre whel