Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-25

Nioid. rg&E
Alfred Mueller. receiver, sold the AL
'bia Interurban line to eastern bond
holders, represented by Guy Walker,
for $4,000 Charles Smallwood bid for
local interests as high as $4,000.
Davenport.
Mrs. Mary Graus, SO years old, died
here Friday night. leaving sixty eight
descendants There are seven children.
twenty grandchildren, thirty seven
great grandchildren and four great
great grandchildren.
Fort Madison.
The city is to have a public play
ground soon. Local residents and or
CARNATIONS interested in the project
met Wednesday night and laid plans
| for carrying out the work. Enough
funds have been secured to purchase
the necessary playground apparatus.
! Davenport.
| Traffic on the Rock Island, between
| this city and Chicago was abandoned
{ Saturday on account OF wash out
| near TiskilWa, sixty miles east of here.
! Water was running over the bridge
| level and one Of the bridges were
sunken.
| Shenandoah.
| The golden wedding of Mr.. and Mrs.
! w H. W. Wax was celebrated Mon
! day at their home in Shenandoah. Mr..
! Wax is the son Of Jonathan Wax, who
! died last spring at the age of 101
! years Six children OF Mr. and Mrs
| Wax were present to join in the cele-
| bration.
centervile.
| Word has been received here that
| Editor J. NJ. Farrell, of the Centerv!lle
Independent, still is in the Presbyte-
! ran hospital, Chicago. An X-ray ex-
animation shows a serious condition
! of some kind. so far not stated, and II
| is probable that Mr.. Farrell viii sub
nit to another operation.
Des Moines.
A cablegram from The Hague says
| that Harry G. Evans, editor of the
Yeoman Shield. Of Des Moines, men
| toned as an alternate to the Ford
permanent board peace party, will
probably refuse the position and re-
turn to America soon. Madame
Schwim mer. who had much to do with
organizing the trip, is reported to be
! inclined to have Evans on the perma-
| nent commission.
I Davenport.
John T. Adams, OF Dubuque, vas en-
| dorsed by second Iowa district repub-
| licans at an informal meeting here fol
national committeeman from Iowa The
commission also pledged the supper,
of the second district to Senator A. B
! Cumnins, Of Iowa, for the republican
presidential nomination. Colonel George
| w French, of Davenport. was also en-
dorsed as delegate at large from east
ern Iowa to the republican national
convention in Chicago.
West Liberty.
The rains and thaw of the last -four
| days have brought high waters to THU
vicinity which establish q record be.
yond the recollection of the oldest pho.
neers. The creek which divides nortf
Of town and sends it's forks on the wes
and east sides of town, has left it,
| banks and threatens to take it's bridge.
with it. The ice. which had formed II
I a depth Of fifteen inches, crashes aiont
on the surface of the swollen streams
Roadways are blocked, so that farmers
are cut off from the town. Rural rout'
mail carriers are unable to be on tneil
rounds The ernplnyes In tine Ho1SS X:
Island railroads pumping plant. south
west of town, were compelled to leay'
their station, an the waters ratset
about them. but before leaving, G. r
{ Peacock rescued two-foot CARTE
SNAKE which had Hoated down tn