Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-29
Burlington.

Burlington.
| Packed houses are greeting EVangei-
list Forsythe at every service. and sun
day crowds were unable to gain admis-
sion 1t is estimated 10000 persons at
tended the different services that DAY
! one hundred nit the sawdust tran.
cres.on.
Herman d Jarvis one Of the men
who held up and ROBBED Mrs Hender-
! son in this city last Thursday, is shown
how hard is the way OF the thief. Jar
| Wis realized so cents from his robbery
and was sentenced to fifteen years for
the crime His labor at Fort Madison
II he serves his full term, will be at the
| rate Of cents a year.
Ottun,wa.
Ottumwa will be host to three church
conventions on May 5. 6 and !. The
Ottumwa district convention OF the
Christian Endeavor Union will bring
100 delegates from Wapelio. Davis, Van
Buren,. Henry. Jefferson, Des Moines'
Lee and Louisa counties and the
Methodist Women's Foreign Missionary
societies from the same district Will
send $50 representatives.
Iowa City.
| j. T. Setsinger was awarded dam
ages to the amount Of $1,000 IN mis-
! damage suit against the street railway
company The case went to the jury
! at about 4 80 and an agreement was
reached in about two hours. The case
was started following injuries received
! BY MIR Seitsinger when he was struck
| by q rapidly moving street car while
driving his milk wagon. He was in
jured 10 such degree that he was un-
! able 10 continue MS regular business.
Knoxville.
A SOW that has farroWed fOrty-tw two
pigs in one year is the property OF Earn
! Abbott a farmer living eleven miles
southwest Of Knoxville. The SOW
brought forth a litter Of eleven pigs
last April Another litter of thirteen
was brought forth in September and
early this month the SOW delivered an
other litter OF eighteen Mr. Abbott
! believes his SOW holds a county, II not
a state. record.
Des Moines.
| Mystery surrounds the identity of a
man whose dead body was found early
Wedn esday near the ashes Of a shack
two miles east Of Rising Sun, just on
the White Pole road. The shack burned
three weeks ago The only clue to his
identity is two laundry marks found
printed on the inside of the shirt Two
names were printed on the garment
lin indelible ink One name is y.
Jacobs" and the other Is y. Jenkins.
Carroll.
The death of Mrs. Dan Morgan.
which occurred at the hospital came az
a shock to her friends in the city. 1t
was caused by blood poisoning in her
hand. About week ago when she was
putting kindling in the stove a splinter
was lodged under the skin. At the
time, it was not considered serious, but
In a day or two the sore caused her
great pain and from then on she was
given every possible care, but nothing
could be done to check the poison.
Mondamin.
Serious losses, the result Of a change
Of course in the Missouri river. are re-
ported by farmers living near here. One
farmer reported that only ten acres re-
main Of q farm purchased last year.
because the course Of the river has
tchanged. Another farmer has been
forced to abandon his property and
imove into this city. He said that only
the spot on which his farm buildings
stand remains, and that further inroads
on the part Of the river will sweep
away the buildings.
LynpvilIe. ...~t -;s. 5s 8. u
i LynnvilIe may be guaranteed for
smallpox. John Hartsock, citizen n
Lyrnviile, is very critically Ill with
i that disease, while there are several
other caseg in the town and greai
q many people have been exposed to te