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

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Two big barns on the Saunders farm
| in Davis county burned Tuesday, caus-
ing loss of $4,000, partially covered
by insurance. The origin Of the fire IS
unknown. II
Des Moinss. Pc
Three hundred male students went
on a food strike at Highland Park Col
legc when they walked out In body
from the college dining house. Meat
they refused to eat as bad Tuesday,
was served up Wednesday in hash, the
students declared.
Fort Madison.
The question whether township Off
GERS may be nominated by any other
means than the primaries was raised
here and will be submitted osAttorney
General Cosson. The difficulty grew
cut Of the fact there was no nomina-
ton made on the democratic ticket for
Justice Of peace. The democratic coun-
ty central committee following the Gus
tom named two men.
nandoah.
More services in diplomatic circles
In Ceylon win probably be for Walter
Leonard. of Essex, American consul
At Ceylon, who Is home on vacation,
He will be in this country until Dec l,
Meanwhile the post is in charge OF
John Nye, Of Shenandoah. Mr.. Leonard
visited here, returning from Chicago
ard the east, where he had been IN
consultation with officials regarding
his work. 1t is not likely that he will
be transferred, he said, as no changes
are made just previous to he election
oskaloosa.
The contract for the construction OF
the Penn College building was awarded
to Arthur H. Neumann &c Co., of Des
| Moines for 393,175, 1t was announced
] here Tuesday. Work on the building
which is to be 300x60 feet, IL to be be-
gun Immediately, it was said, as the
/ contract date for the completion Of the
work is set for July Is, 1917. Pre-
| liminary plans flor q new gymnasium
4 ana woman's dormitory arc being made
4 Eight bids have been offered on the
1 work. Contracts will be awarded At 4
later date, 1t was said.
/ williamsburg.
when one of the big barns on the
4 Mart Floerschinger farm in Lincoln
township was destroyed by fire, forty
head Of mules, four head Of horses. al
Of the harness. q corn crib near this
barn and all OF the hay In the barr
were destroyed. The fire started about
j 9 o'clock. Ernest De Luth. the tenan:
1 on the F1oerschinger farm. and hts
hired man were doing the chores: onf
4 Of them was going up into the hay
4 NOW when tho ladder broke. The Ian
4 tern exploded az soon ~ It hit the floor
4 The loss 10 heavy one for Mr.. d.
Luth, az this was his first year IS ten
ant on this 4oo.acre farm. The barr
was insured.
Musoatins.
Muscatine will be the scene Of thu
1917 synod OF the English Lutheran
churches Of Iowa, according TO an
lnounoement ~ the Rev. George N
Mendenhall. who represented the loca
church at the synod which closed al
Clinton Tuesday, following = five-da,
session. The local pastor states tha1
\ about 100 delegates were present 1t the
Clinton meeting and tits expected that
| the attendance at the 1917 session here
| i itch Will be conducted Oct. 1871, will
lnsore than equal that number. NAM
| Lutheran brotherhoods and the Wom-
ans Home and Foreign Missionary So
Icjety OF the churches in different parts
of the state are scheduled to be repre-
scented at the next synod. Il
Musoatins.e
Headed by the mayor and various
members of the city council, superin-
tending the laying Of the white con.
crete blocks at the Intersections OF