Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-27

streets in the down town district, was
started. The blocks, which bear the
inscription, Keep to the Right" are
! being placed at every intersection be.
tween Pine street and Mulberry avenue.
en- Front and Second street and from
Iowa avenue Mo Mulberry avenue on
Third street. Following the installa-
ton of the blocks, the square corners
will be enforced and the cutting" of
corners will also be prohibited The To-
cal police department has been in
structed by Chief Rice to rigidly en-
force the traffic laws as covered by
city ordinances as heretofore same
could not be enforced as markers were
not placed on the corners.
Museatins.
A public health bureau was formally
organized in Muscatne Tuesday night,
when meeting was held in the city
hall. The bureau will employ a visit
ing nurse from the American Red Cross
Association who will probably start her
duties in Muscatine about the 1st OF
December. The nurse who will be
lemployed by the Muscatine public
health bureau is now engaged in SINH
lar work at Baltimore, Md. 1t Is the
plan of the bureau to conduct a public
health campaign. Members Of the
bureau together with the visiting nurse
intend to visit all Of the factories in the
city and conduct first aid meetings
The nurse will visit homes and worli
upon regular schedule, will advise
scientific medical treatment and in nee
essafy cases will secure the services OF
a physician. The purpose of both nurse
and bureau Is to improve health con-
ditions in homes in Muscatine.
Little Sioux.
Michael Murray. one among the old
est merchants of Little Sioux anC
] whose life has been spent from hi:
early manhood in this section. dice
Sunday. He leaves widow and fiv'
children, all grown, three girls and two
1 boys. The Murray store has beer
known wherever the, town Is known
and Mike" as he was Familiarity called
was considered one Of the substantial
| pillars Of the town. He acted as I
member of the board Of supervisors O
this county for several years and wa!
we'll known turnout the county. Many
would be proud to have as grand {
record of his life work as Uncle Mike
i He was born at Kilmarnock, Scotland
end coming to this country in 1867
drove stage for several years, finally
going into the mercantile business a
j Little Sioux in 1868. He also con
Quoted farm. Of some 500 acres {
mile north Of town and possessed q
one time about 1870 acres OF the bes
land in the county. ~
Dss Moines.
"Jack-Everything in the house Il
under mortgage. Don't let any ont
take them away, for they are yours.
had no right to do It. You blame
4 me and they can't take them. Good
bye all. can't stand to be a burdeI
OH any one. Goodbye ALL Carl, be {
good boy. Tell Hazel stood 1t as lont
as could" This was Mrs. Netti'
i Franz,s farewell message to her hus
band and two children. The note wa!
addressed to John Franz. 1t was writ
4 ten on piece OF wrapping paper ant
lying on the kitchen table whore Fran;
found It upon his return home from
j work Tuesday evening. Seated in {
Tlchair. her arms distended across thu
. Kas stove with the four burners turnet
4 or full blast and her head hanging owe!
her left shoulder. John FRANK found tn,
! women who had been his helpmate To-
thirty-four years. The dead woman
Il was 81 years old and lived In De.
MONIES all her life. Besides her hus'
Eband, she is survived by a son. Car
FRANZ, is years old. who made his
home With his parents. and Sag daugh'
ter, Mics Hazel Franz, OF Falls City
Nch