Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-21
Southern Iouva Items

rife instead OF the pole and line with
his associates. However, he denies the
statement that the other clergy
men caught a nice mess OF fish,
while he was shooting the duck. He
! him to turn over his haul Of fish TO the
Rev. c. l.. Young OF the United Breth-
rem church in order that the latter
might return with a supply sufficient
for a meal.
Victor.
The Victor Fair Association has Just
closed one Of the most successful! fairs
Of recent years. The weather. the
number Of visitors. the exhibits and
free attractions were far ahead Of any
thing we have had for some time, and
the directors are congratulating them
selves on having made ii a paying
proposition at least. The second day
was a big day. people from all over
the surrounding country attended. The
crowd was a record breaker, but the
last day was cold and windy and the
crowd was comparatively small. Fred
.Rauch lost a horse in the quick hitch
team and wagon race. While his
tea was running at full speed one OF
the snaps on the neck yoke broke, let
ting the tongue down and causing one
OF the horses to fall in such a way as
valued at SITS.
New London.
A sensational damage suit was filed
IN the district court here, the plaintiff
| and defendant both living IN New Lon
Ion. The suit has been filed by
| Wilson Dietz, acting as the next
| friend for his daughter, Myrtle z.
Dietz, a girl under sixteen years OF
age. The petition says that on Aug.
8. in New London, the defendant,
c. T. Johnson, in h presence of q.
Nugen and others made slandrous and
defamatory statements concerning the
| young girl, and ar various times after
wards repeated the statements. lie
claims that his daughter has been
greatly injured and damaged in her
| good name, fame and report and by
reason of such %slandrous statements
| she was made nervous sick and sleep
less and has suffered great mental pain
and anguish. The plaintiff according
ly asks for damages in the sum OF
$4,000.
Clinton.
A homely story Of how 10 year old
Tom There's, born in Greece, and EN-
pioyed in the Revere House panator-
lium. sought knowledge in a new coun-
try, came to light this morning. The
ros not long ago came to this country,
leaving almost all his kin in the land
Of his nativity. He threw himself into
the vortex of the American melting
pot, seeking employment where he
could. At length he came to Clinton.
where he Is now. Then the other day
he walked into the Y. NJ. c. A., and in
his strange dialect made application
/ for d membership. Lai-r he aPScaTSa
again, and asked Boys Secretary Ben
d. Chapman to aid him in getting a
permit to attend the public schools.
After conyersing with the authorities,
Mr.. Chapman finally applied to Miss
Celeste Schooner, OF the JEFFERSON
school, and told her the story. All the
education the young man had re-
ceied here was 80 essons in a Chica-
! go night school, proof for which ne
proudly displayed in the form OF 2
signed paper. Miss Schoener's heart
went out in the story as told by Secre-
tary Chapman. with the result tina
There's started this morning to attend
morning sessions IL various grades al
the Jefferson building. At one time
when negotiations with school author
ties seemed about to yield no results
the Greek pupil was almost h~eartbrok-
en-, and his face heanned with gratitude
! as he learned that his request had beer
granted 1919