Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-03
Southern Iova Items

Spouse to suggestions ofnetghbors Of
Mr.. Junkins, who thought it WisaSthat
a complete investigatioHgbe made The
report Of DR.. lockwood .corroborated
the opinion of the WellmAn physicians
that the death Of Mr.. Junkins was due
to natural causes. DR.. lockwood re-
ports that he made thoro test OF the
stomachs contents. He found the
mucuous lining of the organic be very
much congested, probablyseaused by
disease Mr.. Junkins had not been
well for long time prior TO his death.
shenandoah. - #EE
Electing a superintendent for three
years is the plan Shenandoah has
adopted in school affairs. C. F. Carrot,
who came to Shenandoah from Jones'
bora, Ark, was elected superintend-
ent Of the schools and president OF
Western Normal College for three
years. His salary will be $3.50
year The long term was granted by
the school board in order that Mr..
Garret might map out a more definite
plan for conducting the schools in the
future. -.
Muscatine. ~-
The Muscatine County Pure Bred
Live Stock Breeders Association. an
organization constituting the leading
farmers of this county which will de-
vote its efforts to advocating the rails
ing OF only high class live stock, was
formally perfected here last week. AL
tho the session was held under. the
auspices of the Muscatine County Crop
Improvement Association. the organ
ization Is in no wise affiliated with the
crop league, being a distinctive organ
ization and separate from the Older
body. =. =, r. ="
Council Bluffs. ., H..
At the annual meeting of the Ma
tional Society of United Daughters OF
1912, held in this city, officers and d.
rectors were elected to fill vacancies
as follows Second vice president.
Miss Charlotte E MaoF1ynn. Burling-
tom fourth vice president, Miss Har-
riet Lake. Independence: directors,
Mrs. Frisbee, Sheldon; Mrs. Fuller,
West Union; Mrs. Russell, Des Moines;
Mrs. F'rick. Dubuque; Mrs. Reeves,
Newton. Mrs. Robert J. johnson, OF
Humboldt, is president Of the ofgani-
zation.
Loviiia.
Lovilia was visited by another big
fire Wednesday morning when the H.
c. Swan general store, w p. Jones'
restaurant and J. H. Mullen's office
were burned to the ground. The hre
was discovered by Elmer Smiley, the
shoemaker, whose shop is located east
of the burned district. He gave the
alarm and in a short time scores o.
people were on the ground endeAvor-s
ing to extinguish the blaze and to rs
sist In carrying merchandise from the
Swan store. The fire originated IN the
front Of the Jones restaurant from
causes unknown. S4E Il
Washington. b "
! Ben D. Cherry. student OF the
!; Washington high school, who resides
west OF the city. is the inventor OF q
| little device which will be a boon 70
the ladies who make tatting. Ben has
worked out a device and has been
| granted a patent thereon, the contrtvy
/ ance being operated by means "a y
| spring motor which holds open fhe
ends Of the shuttle and Eotates y.
+, thereby winding the thread from -
spool onto the shuttle. a part ct Inc
1 device - a novel holder adapted TO acSs
iconmodate and retain shutfle4 Of VAR.
| GUS lengths and also serves 10 retatn
! the ends Of the shuttle open 20 permit
OF the filing OF the shuttle In an easy
quick and operative manner.