Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-03

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+, to the full extent of the law. DR..
| Middleton said that he would prose-
! cute all others, regardless of religious
beliefs, unless they exercised strict
quarantine.
I Muscatine.
! Fred T. Nesper residing at 1903
Mulberry avenue. died at his home
| early Sunday morning, complications
being given as the cause of the demise.
Mr. Nesper was one of Muscatines
most prominent druggists and also
prominent worker in the Masonic lodge.
He was born Aug. 2S 1861, in Rock
! Island, III. He moved with his family
| to Muscatine when at the age of 2
years and has made this place his
home ever since. He was united in
marriage with Miss Harriet E. Bartlett
/ on March %, 1884. He is survived by
his mother and stepfather, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ferdinand Grade, of this city:
one brother w. A. Nesper of Cedar
| Rapids: two half sisters. Mrs. Julia
Einhausen and Mrs. ]. Fl. Schaefer:
one half brother. Prof. Charles Grade,
Of this city: his widow and three chill
Nesper, and Fred Nesper all of Mus
catine.
| Des Moines.
| AS several Of the larger cities Of
| Iowa, including Sioux City, will meet
the problem within a few months OF
| many business buildings being va
Gated thru the elimination of the
saloons, the Des Moines view, at this
time, becomes of general interest. The
| saloons here, eighty-six in number.
! were retired Feb. Is. While it is q
little early to observe the actual bust
ness effect of throwing this number of
business buildings on the market all
at once, several of the involved prop
erty owners give the view, in response
TO inquiries, that they will have little
trouble in securing other tenants.
They report many applications. In
many cases the saloon men have leases
running for considerable period in
advance and they have the RESPONSE
bility of making sub-leases. Some of
the property owners have found a dis
position on the part of the saloon men
to make illegal use of the buildings,
and special vigilance is being exer-
| cised on that point.
Davenport.
Smelling gas from the next room,
| Mrs. Theodore Flick rushed into the
! neighboring room on the third floor
of the South Putnam building and
found Francis McCleary sitting in
chair with his face over a two hole
gas stove, dead, at $50 o'clock Satur-
| day afternoon He was probably de-
spondent because he had been out of
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door was not locked, and it is thought
that he had only been dead for few
| moments. McCleary, who was 81 years
trade, and fine specimen of physi-
brother Ernest who last saw him at
about $3.50 o'clock Saturday morning.
| At that time Frank seemed to be in
| cheerful mood, although he had wor-
ried over his inability to find work,
and he said he was going out again to
search for job that day. AS he left
relatives, it is thought that he became
Respondent over the lack Of success
J that day.
Marengo.
The community was shocked to hear
of the death of Rev. William Fletcher,
of Genoa Bluffs, which sad event took
place at his home Friday afternoon,
following surgical operation of few
days previous. Mr.. Fletcher HAD more
than local reputation because Of the
deep interest he took in all things that
pertained to progressive up-to-date
living and thinking. Living/in farm
ing community he was instrumental in
organizing Farmers Club and bring
ing famous men to speak at their meet
ings. Because Of his splendid oratori-
cal abilities he was called to many
places and before many organizations
to deliver addresses. His sermons were
filled with power and appealed to the
best in mankind and especially to the
young. Rev. Fletcher had recently re-
signed his position as pastor Of the
Genoa Bluffs church. having accepted
call to large church in Minneapolis.
He will be missed in his home, in the
community and wherever he has lived
his memory will be cherished and the
community be better because of his
life and example.