Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-07
Southern Io1ua Items

| Fairfield.
The Fairfield gospel team closed their
| five weeks campaign in Washing ton
! Sunday night with a total of 351 con-
versions. They raised something over
$1,000 which goes to the support Of the
gospel team.
| Davenport.
/ A train load of heavy auto trucks,
| presumably for the Russian govern
j ment, will pass thru Davenport over
the Rock Island within a few days. The
train will be the first of this kind
: transported Is from Cleveland, O., with
destin ton in the United States at San
| Francisco.
! Shena ndoah.
! Shenandoah is used to big deals but
! one was pulled off Tuesday evening
! that was & surprise TO all, when the To-
cal telephone company sold their hold
! lngs here to the Iowa Telephone Com
lany. commonly known as the Be-
system. The local company was CAPT
tailed for $4,000 and the sale was
made for $4,000.
Let's.
W. T. Barnett. agent for the Rock
Island al Let's since 1882. resigned las
week because Of Ill health. In his thir-
ty-three years az agen: here he has al
ways been on the job: he has had g
kindly smile for the youngster taking
his first trip "on the cars" and d
tolerant word for the folks with ar
anxiety about the train "bein' on time.
Des Moines.
new swindIing game was made
known to the police here when a WON.
iy,o no a
the police station and told Of how SHE
had given a stranger IS for a load O
coal which he had failed to deliver
I nc stranger called at the house ant
told her he had been selling off a car
Dad OF coal and IL WAS all sold eycen
Two tons, which he would let her have
for IS. She advanced the money.
Randolph.
Some two months ago a dog belong
ing to A. H. Sheirbon was killed BY
hn for its peculiar actions. Sunda.
nr. Humphrey: vas called there on &C
count OF a sick COW. He pronounced
the animal affected by rabies ant
killed it. Thursday DR.. Cotter wal
called to see another cow, which h'
pronounced as sick with the same dis
ease. The doctor informed Mr.. Sheir
|
near Tabor for the same disease AM
that a number Of dogs had been killed
Davenport.
After working 1,e40 weeks, Miss Id
Drake wants to be paid. The desire o
Miss Drake way expressed in a clai7
filed in the district court She ask
Sc 609,94 as partment for 1910 weeks
valuing her services at 81 weekly an,
including $38.2S for material said t
have been furnished by her. Accordin,
to the unique claim, Misc Drake say
she worhSei for 1er brother. the lat
Abraham Drake. since March, 1888 Fl
had ulomised to FAY her for her ser
vices but never did, she alleges in tn
, petition filed.
Maquokets.
. The physicians Of Jackson count
have advised the general public Of Al
q advance in medical fees. There Wi
, also be additional charges for nigh
!. services and for country trips durin
had roads and inclement weather. TIL
= large advance in the cost Of medicine.
occasional by the European war, tn
!, high cost Of living, and the fact thu
= wage earners are receiving NOR
: wages ARE some Of the reasons give
for the raise in price Of nned!cs! ser
, | vices.
= Grimes. *
j Tie farmers cooperative elevate
d at Grimes and big quantity Of graf
8 was completely destroyed on Frida
e morning. Only desperate work on tn
!, part of the towns fire department. pre-
e vented the flamea from wiping out
number Of the buildings near the Mi