Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-15

kew AMI .mTS. r. ". hOeniS We're
| pleasantly surprised by the members
! of the congregation of the Evangeli-
cal church Tuesday evening. The affair
was in the nature OF farewell party,
Rev. and Mrs. Koenig soon leaving for
! their new home at AckteS. About, fifty
were present. - ...s..,y..
| keokuk. - .
! Numerous complaints of bookkeeping
have been made of late. Iand the city
and county authorities have declared
war on the liquor law violators. Not
only bootleggers but every form of law
violation is to be punished. The new
civic league. an organization formed as
a result of the Scoville meetings, is to
assist the officials in ferreting out
crime. >t~-~a.,
/ keokuk. 5.An
Keokuk is to have a Spanish Ameri-
can war veterans camp. 1t will be
named the George V. Jenkins camp. in
honor Of the son Of the late DR.. George
F. Jenkins. president of the old Keokuk
medical college. who was the first
Keokuk boy to lose his life in the
Spanish American war There will be
forty or more charter members Of the
society.
Brighton. .
| Mrs Elizabeth Swisher who was
badly hurt when she fell three weeks
ago died, Wednesday. She was 90
years old. She suffered terribly from
the effects of the fall until death re-
! lieved her. Her home has been in
Brighton for sixty years. The funeral
t was held in the Christian church
Thursday afternoon. conducted by
Rev. A. Cornell of Won Writ, Iowa
! Burial in Brighton cemetery.
Davenport.
James Miller. 50 years old. for many
years a resident Of Davenport, died in
an ambulance as he was being taken
to hospital Thursday morning for
treatment for heart trouble.
Des Moines. g..-.. go
II. D. Cation. 81. travelling salesman
for seed corn firm Of Bloomington,
ILL.,. is under arrest here Thursday
charged with passing worthless checks
on a number Of business men here.
| The total value Of the checks was sew
! eral hundred dollars. .--4s'gs +"
Muscatine. NJ,
! With the closing OF the most sue
cessfui conventions ever held in the
| history Of the lodge, the members OF
| the Royal Arcanums brought their ses-
sion to a close at 8 o'clock Wednesday
afternoon. In the morning the selec-
| ton of place for the convention next
year was made Waterloo, will be
| honored with the 1917 convention.
Strong competition was made by keo-
kuk. their delegates putting up a
strong fight, but owing to their having
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five years ago. Waterloo's invitation
was accepted. ~.
/ Davenport.
| In the trial Of the suit OF Walter
| SparbeI VS.. the II. Korn Baking Com
| pany, the jury after an ali-night de-
liberation, Thursday morning returned
a verdict in favor Of Sparbel In the
sum of $500. The plaintiff had sued
for $4,000 damages for injuries re-
ceived. in being run over by the auto
of the defendant. The accident oc-
cured July %, 1914. The auto Of the
baking company was left standing on
| Harrison street hill while the driver
made a delivery ina nearby residence.
1 Several boys in the neighbornood
| climbed into the auto and released the
i brake, allowing the machine to speed
unoccupied down the hill Us
i descent It struck the pIainfif !As fl e
result Of the collision he received 2
compound fracture OF the right lee NJ
Museatine.
| Funeral services for Rabbi Josepn {
4 bIeeuen were held WadHess1y = ~ :. :. :
i Hebrew Synagogue. The reraon y Il !
we're in charge Of, Habit 5iayer Yz zs q
Chicago, assisted by the rAp1l If0. :.
Rock Island. Burial tesei ~ i =