Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-15
Southern Io1ua Items

versity. Rev Mr.. Naether has been
pastor Of the two congregations for the
past eight years and his proven him
self popular preacher and an earn
est worker. He has won a host OF
who will sincerely regret his depart
ure. 1t is not known at this time
who will succeed him as pastor Of the
two churches.
Davenport.
Raymond Chapman, 11-year- old son
OF DR.. and Mrs. Horace Ray Chap
man OF Bennett, suffered injuries
which may cause his death, shortly
after o'clock Saturday afternoon.
when he fell twenty feet thru the air
from a tree and his body was impaled
on a picket fence. The child was
rushed at once to Davenport. arriving
here about o'clock. He was taken
at once to Mercy hospital, where an
operation was performed No one wit
messed the accident The child was
playing in the yard OF his home He
had climbed a tree when a branch
broke under his feet. allowing him to
fall. He was impaled on the top of
the picket fence. several of the sharp
prongs entering his body.
Dunlap.
The school election went by a large
majority for an entire new building
and the issuing of $4,000 additional
bonds carried by ia to "a. For the
proposition as to whether the bonds
already issued should be used for a
new building or remodeling the old one
the vote was by the men 116 for the
new building and IA against with is
blank ballots. BY the women 70 were
for and 3 against the new building. On
giving the school board authority to
tear down or dispose Of the old building
as they considered best, the vote was
by the men 1874 for % against and
blank. BY the women 80 for, against
and blank. This means that the old
building will beltorn down and new
$4,000 building built new from the
ground up. 1t Is expected to get the
material on the ground at once in order
to be ready to commence the work as
soon as school closes.
Museatine.
The complete havoc which the in
creasingly serious conditions Of the
war have wrought with trans oceanic
mail service was demonstrated In a
tragic manner when Hans Thorpe. en-
ployed as a brick layer on the new
Laurel building received a message
from Denmark bearing the information
of the death of his mother which had
occurred Dec 16, 1915. The message
had passed thru many hands before it
finally started on its Atlantic trip. re-
curing five months to pass thru the
various blockades and censorship re-
strictions placed on mails from Dem
mark to England and less than two
weeks from the British isles to it's des-
tination here. Not long ago, Mr..
Thorpe received word from Denmark
which had been on the way almost as
long 2 time bearing the news Of his
| mothers illness.
Fort Madison.
9'La. Philip z. EI.ss>sa, tthhe only FOR
Madison citizen now at the war front
in Europe, shall have to honor his feal-
ty to the United States of America an
American flag made by the great
! granddaughter Of Betsy Ross the
mother Of the Stars and Stripes, is the
wish of the local Elks lodge. OF which
Mr.. Roam is a prominent member. AT
a meeting OF the lodge Thursday even-
ing 1t was announced that Mrs. Kate
Robinson, of this city, who Is q direct
descendant OF the beloved flag maker
had consented to make such an emblem
IL the proper materials could be se-
cured. The work Of making these hags
Of silk, is a tedious task and a hard
strain upon the eyes. and Mrs. Robins
son only on important occasions under
takes the work. However, as q token
Of recognition to the city's only present
Representatives at the front. and the
fact that the French government re-
Gently allowed the Americans to carr
the United States fias, make this ons
Of the irrportant occas,s,v,a