Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-28
Arlington.

Arlington.
The little son of Mr.. and Mrs. David
Dempster climbed UP 10 the cupboard
and on the top shelf found some pills
used by MS mother, and fed them 10
Ms e-yeas old brother. causing the
child's death.
Dubuaue.
Upon advice received from Attorney
General Cosson's office. County Attor-
neys Mcguire and Stuart, have conn
nence5 action against County Treas
ure- Palen OF Dubuque county and
against his bondsmen. asking that the
surn OF sioQc saierS Tor the years g
1912 and 1918 be PAID back TO the
county The plaintiffs state that
Palen was not entitled 10 the salary
for three years.
Monticello.
The repo.. comes from the catholic
parsonage in Castle Grove that the
chicken thief mas begun his depreda-
ton. One hundred forty fowls were
taken last TUESDAY night during the
absence o. Father Murphy. The
thieves awakened the housekeeper
who immediately telephoned to some
of the neignbors. but before they could
arrive the thieves escaped with their
plumber. Castle Grove suffered last
winter from these iawless depreda-
ions.
Manchester.
Interest is growing in the revival
campaign now in progress in this city.
on Friday evening the members of the
SUNDAY schools Of the Protestant
churches Of the city participated in a
street parade and then attended the
evening services IL body a. The First
Conversational church. where the
evangelist Dr.. j. W Mahood. preached
10 the students OF the schools. Up
wards Of fifty converts were had al
mis- one meeting The number of con-
verts during the months meeting
viii reach over Two hundred.
Cedar Rapids
Mrs. Helen Hayes Gleason, of Cedar
Rapids. decorated by the king Of Bel
GUM for bravery at the front. is com
ing horne a message has been re-
ceived by Ter mother, Mrs. j. W
Hayes. stat,n. that Mrs. Gleason anc
Z her husband would sail Sunday from
Liverpool on the Saxonia for New
York. The Saxonia is an English boat
OF the Cunard line and has been max
(, ing trips from Liverpool to New YORK
the time being about nine days. II j;
probable that Mrs. Gleason, mother Of
Mr.. Gleason. will accompany Mr.. anc
Mrs Arthur Gleason home.
/ Anamosa.
/ Miss n. L. shaw has received let.
ter from Mrs. Page. wife Of Ambassa-
dor Page. thanking her for the box o.
/; supplies for Inc sivn ami wounded SCI!
diers, which reached its destination il
safety. Miss Shaw has sent anothe
box TO the New England branch of tn
French Wounded Emergency Fund a
Boston. This box contained nineteei
dozen roiiei bandagss. eighteen dozel
surgeons sponges, eight hospita
shirts. eight dozen emergency pads
twen.y-eighe dozen blood pads. Mis-
Shaw says she has nearly enough
ready for two more boxes of the sam
size.
Manchester.
The Delaware County Agriculture
Society is Up against a stone wall. 70
years the association has lost hea-H.
when attempts were made to holt
fairs. and az consequence mortgag
after mortgage was placed on tn
property. Interest payments could no
be met, and row the creditors are de
mandiug a settlement Two PROPOSE
lions are before the stockholders, on
to sell part of the ground and tn
other TO lease the entire tract to
stock company which will continue t
opsTa.c fairs. Sentiment appears