Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-15

The Fisher Center school is closed
this week on account of an epidemic OF
measles going thru the school The
teacher, Miss Nellie Johnson, is sick
with them this week and a large per
cent Of the pupils.
Shenandoah.
This city voted municipal heat,
light and power plant at the special
election here connected with the gem
eral election Tuesday. The vote was
$50 for the proposition and 377 against
! it.
North English;
| North English has it's second case OF
infantile paralysis. Tom HohenshelPs
baby Cecil is a victim of the dread dis
ease. The left leg is afflicted. The
leg of DR.. Harrington's son. the first
case here, is now almost entirely
straight
Dss Moinss.
Ira Stitzel, former Des Moines sa-
loon keeper, who Is a rich man and
club man, was sentenced to pay a fine
Of $500 and serve thirty days in the
county jail for bootlegging. Judge
Tom Guthrie inflicted the sentence
Saturday.
West Liberty.
Walter S. Luce, for twentysix years
identified with banking business in
West Liberty, has resigned his place
as vice president Of the Iowa State
Bank and Trust Company. and after
spending the winter in California he
and Mrs. Luce expect to make their
home in the east, near New York City.
Scion.
George Noel. member of the Scion
lodge of Modern Woodmen, has been
il! with rheumatism so that he could
not husk corn. Last Thursday morn
ing forty Woodmen huskers started in
Mr.. Moers corn. BY night his entire
crop was in the crib.
Davenport.
Tom WEIGH, "a. who was struck by
an auto owned and driven by Attorney
Andrew Chezem at Third and Perry
streets at $50 o'clock on the evening
Of Oct. 25,- died at l o'clock Saturday
morning at st. Luke's hospital, where
he had been confined following the ac-
cident. According to the testimony of
attending physicians. brought out at
| the inquest held Saturday evening at
1880 o'clock in the office Of Justice Of
the Peace Phil Daum, death was due
co delirium tremens.
Tabor.
Rev George c. Jewell Of this place
dropped dead at his home on South
Main street Friday afternoon, He had
been in usual health all afternoon. and
had just finished closing cellar door,
and had returned to the kitchen when
he fell, dead. Heart disease was
thought the cause. He had retired
from the ministry, and was 70 years
old. He was pastor at the Congrega-
tional church at Lewis for several
years after 1892, and later at Kellogg.
He moved to Tabor from Iowa City.
Dss Moines.
/Children played around the PROSTATE
form of their mother, Mrs. Maybelle
Perry, who, Respondent because of fl
nancial reverses, tried to kill herself
Friday noon by drinking formaldehyde.
Police surgeon was notified that the
woman had attempted suicide at her
home, 624k East First street. The
woman was writing on the floor, sur
grounded by her children, wnen the
physician arrived. Her life was saved
by an emetic. Mrs. Perry is % years
old, has six, children. and has been
married six years.
Muscatine.
Litigation in the estate OF the late
C. B. Kirchner, former well known
resident Of Waptinoroc township,
marked the fling Of an answer in the
district court in which the validity Ola
claim of $4,000 against the estate is de-
MED. The estate is valued at approx
imately $4,000. The contested claim
was filed recently by Mrs. Agnes Lin
neman, Of Cedar Rapids, guardian Of
Gladys and Bernard Farmeter, children
of deceased niece OF Mr.. Kirchner.
The two children were each bequeath-
ed $1,000 In the will but Mrs. zimmerman
entered into a contract whereby they
were to be given schooling. On that