Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-16

lay ana night aSSemDlleS Will be nelu,
with many free attractions, including
fireworks. Purses for the harness
events have been increased to $500 and
many inquiries already have been re-
ceived from race horse owners. Inas-
much as this promises to be a banner
year for-~all kinds of crops in this
vicinity, some notable exhibits are an
ticipated in all departments.
WapeIlo.
Cairo. Iowa, small town six miles
west Of Wapello. was visited by a seri-
Gus wind and hail storm Thursday a;
midnight. Innumera BILE shade and fruit
trees were blown down and small
grains and garden produce were COM
pletely destroyed, the loss Of the town
being estimated at s6,OOO./ The storm
covered area was about two and one
half miles square, the entire town Of
Cairo being included. The storm broke
at midnight and lasted for several
hours. Morning Sun, Columbus juno
ton, WapelloN and other surrounding
towns were not affected by the storm
but were visited by heavy rains.
West Liberty.
A Mechanicsville man who arrived
In West Liberty with a male COM
panion whom he had picked up at
Davenport, mourns the loss of SIS and
three bottles Of whisky; also the de-
parture Of his newfound friend. When
the men reached here, the Mechanics
vile man was considerably the worse
for Rock Island, and they sought a
room with two beds. The Cedar county
man went to bed at once, but before
surrendering to sleep, slyly placed his
wallet under his pillow. Shortly before
midnight the companion left the house,
hired chauffeur to drive him to VIII
ton, and from there obliterated his
tracks. Local officials went to work on
the case, but after learning that the
stranger left the Wilton hotel at $50
a. M, the trail came to a dead end.
Davenport.
That a gang@of counterfeiters may
be operating in this vicinity became
evident when It was learned that q
counterfeit dollar had been taken in at
the stamp window Of the Davenport
postoffice. Unconflrmed reports are to
the effect that government men have
been working on q counterfeit case
here for one or two weeks. Postoffioe
officials protested absolute ignorance
Of any such move, however. It was
admitted, however; that the bogus sill
yer was taken in and the money de-
posted at the First National bank. The
person who passed the counterfeit sill
yer money Is not remembered. Post
officials are at loss to know where
the money came from. That the sill
YER was counterfeit was not discov-
cred until some time after It had been
taken in. The case was then re-
ported.
Fort Madison.
Family troubles Of sort not ex-
planned are thought to be the reasons
for the evident attempt Of Miss Irene
Muncy, daughter Of Mrs. Jessie H.
Muncy, Of 1911 Second street, to end
her life by drinking poison at late
hour Wednesday night. It is under
stood that the daughter had become
involved in some manner In a family
quarrel. and was so much hurt by the
condemnation Of her parents that she
sought to end her life by drinking out
Of q bottle bearing poison Label. AS
soon as the family learned that the
young lady had taken poison a doctor
was hurriedly summoned. and in a
short time had Miss Muncy out OF
danger Altho she seemed to suffer
severely from the effect Of the poison.
the young lady seems to be out of dan
ger, and unless complications set in, 1t
IL thought that she will recover.