Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-02
Southern Io1ua Items

tute by the war The extent OF this
movement in Iowa alone is indicated
by the fact that one church denomina-
ton, the Zion German Lutheran
church, had contributed thru the Iowa
synod S37.s3S UP to Jan. !, OF the pres
ert year: The money ratsed in Daven-
port has been frons horisands OF con
tributers,, .men.4 women and achfldrsn,
the AMOUNTS subscribed running from
10 cents up to $500. < 49,:
Newton.
A state wide movement to carry on
the work of the G. A. r and W. R. c.
which its members are growing too
old to perform, has been ORGANIZED
here. The anizatipn has been
named the Linculi. Club and II is de-
signed to carry on patriotic work. 1t
has been suggested that Boy Scouts
be made charter members. The move
ment has the hearty support Of the G..
A. r. and w. r. c Officers Of the
local club are: C. f. Edge. president:
Frank Wilson. vice president; H. s.
Rayburn, secretary; A. K. Hindorff.
tree surer.
Des Moines.
DR.. Carrie Harrison Dickey, OF
undertaken the task of posting the
four big public highways Of Iowa
with metal suffrage signs. urging votes
for the equal suffrage constitutional
amendment at the election on June o.
Already DR.. Dickey has posted signs
on the road between Des Moines and
Council Bluffs All OF the signs are
nailed to posts and fastened to wire
fences with metal clasps. DR.. Dickey
drives her own car. She Is the daugh-
ter Of w. G. Harrison, Of Des Moines.
Fort Madison. -,
Henry Schultz, Of West Point, was
arraigned in Justice Hays court on
charge Of peddl!ng medicine without a
license and pleaded guilty 10 the
charge and paid a fine Of 500 and
costs He stated that he would secure
a license for future use, being the
custom to apply the fine on the license
which is 800 Another West Pointer -
said to be a violator and he viii be
taken in custody in the near future
and subjected to the same considera-
ton as Mr.. Schultz. A member OF the
state pharmaceutical board notified
the local officers IL the action
CentervilIe.
When officers discovered com
Portable winter quarters excaYafed
under a strawstack on the Jess Ellis
place mile from Centerville. It -
thought they found the secret hiding
place vi gang thai has Sssss @ Sc Sc
/ In holdups and other depredations. 20
+, bold had the gang become that two 81
its members held up a Promise City
man in broad daylight week ago ana
| took his overcoat, hat and pocket DOCK
from him. When this den was dis-
covered a discarded overcoat was
/ found, which leads to the BELIEF that
the hoidup gang resorted there. They
made their escape hag hour before
1.-THE officers arrived and have not been
seen since.
Fairfield. ~. b IS =
/ Apparently the reports OF the dealt
Of Frank Johnson, like Mark Twain
isatd of. his own. were VERY much eHf.
}aggerated." Altho Johnson has neen
declared dead officially, he confesses
| to having a very human interest ~
i material things and a wholesome de-
sire for plenty Of good cooked 1000.
johnson lived in this county seventeen
lyears ago He left home and n0lnins
more was heard OF him. Johnson
! parents died and he stu could @ngIs s De
located. the court allowed the estale
4 to be settled and Johnson's protneTs
and sisters to inherit. Severai days
lago the dead" man came back fls
other heirs to the estate have a&reea
] TO see that he gets mis- rfghtfu porhioI
OF Il, It is understood. H. tpx e. ~ z
saccessfui landscape saJ ~ g !
Ileapoiis.