Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-19
Southern Iowa Items

year. Arthur NJ. ROachisia new men,
Der Of the faculty, having in charge the
department of physical training for
men. He has been in YIN. C. A. ply
sicai work in Richmond, Ind, for the
last two years.
Red Oak.
Work is practically completed on the
big tabernacle which is being erected
in the public qua park in this city
for the union evangelistic meetings
which will begin this evening with
Evangelist John NJ. Linden, formerly
first assistant to Billy Sunday, in
charge. The building is s0x12O feet
in size, and it is estimated that it will
hold close to $500 people. It is being
built in the center of the public square
park, the band stand having been re-
moved. The tabernacle was dedicated
Sunday evening. the Rev. j. X. Driver.
president of the ministerial association
of Red Oak, delivering the
Davenport.
No. 3, is suffering with a bad scalp
wound as the result of being struck
on the head by a falling Babcock ex-
tinguisher Weighing se~venty-five
pounds Friday noon. 1t was while
fighting a small roof blaze at 915 Perry
street that he started to climb a ladder
behind one Of the other firemen. The
fireman in the lead had a Babcock ex-
tinguisher strapped to his back. The
strap broke or became u%nfastened and
the heavy copper chemical %container
fell a distance Of twelve feet. Several
stitches were necessary to close the
wound. The home was owned by VIII
liam Monroe and occupied by j.. M.
Perry. The damage was slight.
Centerviiie.
A young lady believed to have been
Miss Eula McCrary, of Galesburg, who
was myteriously injured near Promise
Gity early last week, passed thru Cen
terville Tuesday. She denied that she
was Miss McCrary, however. giving
another name, and saying that she
was on her way to Keokuk on q visit.
Miss McCrary was the 1S-year-old gir;
found on the Len Sager farm, near
Promise City. and who had evidently
been thrown from some passing We
hicle as she vas unconscious and bad
ly bruised. Later she was taken to
Plano. where she said she had been
thrown from q buggy in q runaway,
but as no horse or buggy wat ever
found in the vicinity. the truth Of this
story has been doubted by many. She
refused to tell what she was doing in
this vicinity and therefore became an
object Of mystery and some suspicion.
Ottumwa.
Blue Lodge Masons Of southeastern
Iowa are considering the a~dyisability
Of instituting q chapter Of the Grotto
in this section with headquarters IN
Ottumwa. The matter il scheduled for
full discussion In open lodge meeting
in this city. The plan has numerous
advocates. The Grotto Is m auxiliary
OF Masonry that is. growing at . rapid
rate. It's purposes are purely social and
fun Is its chief asset. The organiza-
ton was originated in 1889 by the
Hamilton IN. ~ Lodge No. 100, A. F.
and A. M. It's growth was slow at the
start but last year It had attained a
membership Of over $1,000. The year
saw an increase Of over 10000 NOM
bers and the organization Ii becom.
ing an Important tho entirely unoffi-
cial adjunct to the Masonic order.
Membership in the order, whose full
name Is Mystic Order Of the Yelled
Prophets of the Enchanted Realm. Is
restricted to Masons who have taken
the third degree. There are numerous
Masons in southeastern Iowa who are
eligible to join