Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-27
Southern Io,ua Items

of MI. and Mrs. Allie Graves, when
their daughter, Merle L., became the
wife Of Lieut.. r. Leon Hammond. The
ceremony was performed at s o'clock
by Rev. G. e. Coggeshall in the pres
ence of about sixty five relatives and
near friends of the families. The young
couple were attended by Miss Nellie
Graves, sister of the bride, and Car
ter Hamilton.
Davenport.
Scott Estelle. negro, was given q hne
Of s25 and costs before Police Magis-
trate Claussen. on charge Of disturb
ing the peace. The man, evidence show
ed, threatened George Bradshaw and
started to draw a gun on him. Shortly
before being arrested, he sent the gun,
to Oscar Wiley by another negro, Har-
ry Johnson, and endeavored to prove
that the gun did not belong to him. 1t
was proven that 1t did, however. and
Estelle was given 80 days Jail SEN
tence in default Of payment Of the fine.
West Liberty.
The West Liberty fair closed Thurs
day night, a financial success as well as
from the standpoint Of satisfaction
among the large crowds which attend
ed. Exhibitors are striking for other
fields, most of them for the state fair
lat Des Moines. In the hog department,
the heaviest feature of the exposition,
Nauman and Son AMI Anderson Broth
ers of West Liberty and Shaver, and
Fry of Kalona, figured among the big
winners. Anderson Brothers showed
one Poland China boar which settled
the scales at LAO pounds and won on
points.
Muscatine.
AS result Of a sudden crash Of
prices on cabbage during the past sew
eral days, practically no shipments are
being made from this district and only
a decidedly few from any part of the
country according to report eman-
ating from the local station Of the
bureau Of markets Of the United States
department Of agriculture. Altho fair
market had held prices on firm basis
around the SIS mark per ton, de-
crease in the demand several days ago
has sent the rating crashing down
ward. A small amount Of krauting
cabbage is still being cut but that Is
principally contracted for or for. local
sales.
Muscatine.
advertising, the solution Of busi-
ness war time problems" will be the
keynote of the business mems insti-
tute to be held here Oct. 9 and 10, when
the annual convention Of the Associa-
ted Advertising Clubs of Iowa takes
place. The committee in charge of the
convention and institute headed by
State President n. j. Magnus, is now
completing plans for the most COM
pnehensive short course for business
men ever held in the state Every
merchant and business man in Iowa
will be welcome to attend the gather
ing and 1t is anticipated that hundreds
will do so. The keynote. OF the meeting
is sure to strike RESPONSIVE chord in
the business circles Of the state. The
unusual problems which the Iowa mer-
chant and business man, together with
his brothers thruout the country, has
had to face since the entrance Of the
United States into the European mael-
strom, call for immediate solution and
the committee in charge OF the tnstit-
ute is gathering together an unusual
assembly Of talent to help solve them.
While the entire list Of speakers to be
heard has not as vet been announced.
those in charge admit that some OF the
biggest men In their respective lines
IN the country Will be here