Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-08

( New London.
: The big Burlington railroad resef-
yoir al New London. built a. COST %
| 1925 900. is almost dry, owing 10 the
f, extreme dry weather. Water mas peeu
hauled in trains from Burlington 10
temporary reservoir. The station uses
! nearly 100, 900 gallons Of water day.
! Shenandoah.
| The postal receipts OF the Shenan-
! doah postoffice for the quarter enoias
Dec. 81 exceed those OF the last quar-
Ter Of 1918 by s2.42s.7T. Par. OF the
I increase is due TO the popularity Oh
4 the parcel post this year as santa
Claus sent more presents than ever os
this means.
/ Mahaksa county formerly burned
Quantities of excellent Inc ana
found a ready market for the prooucl'
An Oskaloosa man is having samples
of lime stone analysed at. Ames VIII
a view toward reyiving the industs
lin p modern business way tha- may
mean much TO Oskaloos2 n an incus-
rial and commercial sense.
Lamont.
The year 1915 started in here win
brisk matrimonial affairs. FIVE we'd
dings taking place 50 far and an inior-
NAL party held at the home Ct Mrs. \
NJ. chase 10 announce the engagement
Of her daughter Alice. who is an IN
lstr3ctor in the Larror! high school 70
s 4. Burgess, president OF Grace.anc
College OF this place.
Eden.
j. Ed Trott. well known c!othinE
merchant OF this city, ciea a. MS hoiIle
Al 5: 80 o'clock "Wednesday HoTning
following an illness % seYe~ai week
from heart trouble. He is survived o!
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs j. a Irot,
two brothers, G.. ". and ?. ;. iro,t
and one sister Mrs. Ella Miller. all Of
Elcon. Mr. Trot- was unmarried aHe
80 years Of age. The funeral VIII taAs
place from the residence Sunday ait
ernoon at , O'Clock and the .ntermen
vii, be made in Eldon.
Eddyyvile.
lawrence the 7-year-oid sen of Mr.
and Mrs. Marion Griffin, net with
gerv serious accident. The child anG
nesghoo- boy we're returning from
school When the horse winch they
were riding became frightened and RAJ
AWAY. Both boys were thrown off nu
Lawrence was thrown against I'os
ard into a wire fence. He was oadl,
c.,- about the face and head, beside!
mis- nose was broken. and MS skull
fractured. The accident haiDsHei
about a mile from the grandpa rents
nome. James Griffin, where the chill
was taken and cared for.
Davenport.
PRAYERS TO induce Billy" Sunday
. the evangelist 10 come 10 Dsvenpor
win be offered by the Davenport Min
/ iste-ial Alliance al special meetInl
| FEB. l. The Sins Of Davenport Wit
discussion led By Rey. Frank Cole, 0
, ST. Johns Methodist Episcopal church
VIII be the principal topic FOR discus
sion. Local ministers and church mel
have made repeated attempts TO &c
"B.iiy" Sunday TO come here, but al
WAYS these have been in vain. Roc
Island and Moline church men hay
: now Joined the movement The min
:. isters believe the Tri-cities are great
" in need of an e.aagel;stic cam
iaign.
GIenwood.
An interesting sight can be note
these days at the Hiram Thomas farr
two and one-falf miles southeast G
GIenwood One of the ring necke
a English pheasants which was turne
: loose last year by Deputy Came War
!, den Hall has made friends with on
OF Mr. Thomas ROSTERS and the tw
4 fowls are nightly found roosting to
!, gether in tree. They seem chumn1
as fowls can be. The pheasant dus
v ing the day picks up feed a. the hn
: lot and has learned To know the s.ses..
. bers OF the family and does not scar
q at their presence A strange. CESS
: the bird to seek safety In flight
o Fort Madison.
" James Ese~, employ ~ IN inc i0si
d Santa Fee shops as engine fnsDsctc
was IS years old wednesday, bas