Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-14
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Do. koines.
Luther Allen. aged 10, died here
| Thursday of nfantile paralysis, ac-
cording TO official report.
North English.
| The Rev. Father kissane. of st. Jo-
seph's parish, has been transferred to
Nichols. Iowa. His Pensioners gave
him ferwelI party Thursday night
WheatIand.
Charles Homrighausen has been
elected president Of the Farmers Saw
;ngs Bank. taking the place Of Ed Hart
who died last week. Fred Pennigrath
has been elected vice president.
D<s Moinss.
The Iowa Equal Suffrage executive
board at meeting here determined
upon asking each county in the state
to raise q mile of dimes for a cam
paign 10 make a second attempt to OBJ
tain equal suffrage In Iowa.
Emerson.
Marion Lang and Orva Sweeney
ilusked 1872 bushels and l31 bushels Oh
corn, respectively, Monday OF last
week, doing the work in ten hours. The
latter averaged loo bushels every day
during the rest Of the week.
Davenport. .....
The proposition 10 levy tax for the
support Of the county crop expert and
| by 80 doing make 1t a county office.
| was defeated at Tuesdays election By
32s votes. A total Of 6,372 votes was
| cee, in favor Of the proposition and
800 vote, against it.
Davenport. .....
| The high COST of living was no doubt
| the cause Of another robbery which
was reported to the Davenport police.
| Six sacks Of flour. weighing ninety
| eight pounds each, were stolen from
| the Phoenix Milling Company, Front
street and Western avenue, sometime
| during the night. Altho the police are
! working on the case they have been un.
able to find any clues which might lead
| to the apprehension Of the thieves.
Columbus Junction.
| Attorney and Mrs. E. 3. Tucker, OF
this place, have received message
| from their son, William H., Of Aber.
deem, Wash, saying that he won ou
| for the office of district attorney OF
the republican ticket by margon OF
| about 700, the entire democratic tickle
being elected with the exception Of his
opponent. He is being recognized as z
very capable attorney and his hosts Of
Columbus Junction friends, where h
spent his booyhood days are delighted
to hear of his success.
Eddyviile.
George L. Gillies left Ottumwa Wed
nesday for New York wher he sailet
Saturday on the American steamer st
:. Louis for England. He expects t.
reach Liverpool in eight or nine days
He will spend some time in County
Dublin, Ireland. searching the record
Of the government, Catholic church ant
census reports. He will also visit Lon
don to make a search Of records there
He is trying to find proof of the rela
tionship Of the heirs Of Mary Martel
who died in New York City in 1901. MI
Gi!lies expects to be absent from Thu
country until about Jan. IL.
Fort Madison.
While the taliy.ng Of votes on tn
election was going on the prisoner
were given bulletins that told Of tn
progress Of the count. There were dis
tributed over the ranges in intervals q
fifteen minutes to half an hour. TIL
men kept awake TIL midnight to rea
them. Distribution ceased only whe
il was practically certain AZ to whic
way the election had gone. For IN
second time in its history the priso
: population has cast vote. For tn
national ticket 30s ballots were cas-
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