Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-11
Southern Ioua Items

, course are preparing 70 deliver their
orations az commencement They are.
Na!@dictcrisn Everett Henson: saluta-
tory. Lucille Duncan; third. Vivian
Griffith; fourth, Edith Overholt. Music
IS being prepared by the high school
orchestra and high school chorus IN
der the direction Of Miss Marian
walker. Commencement Days" is the
title Of the play that Will be given
! There are seventeen characters In the
play.
sisourrey.
At meeting Of the citizens OF Sig
Quincy az the assembly room Of the
court house. a local military company
was organized, Harrison Shaver was
elected captain. Harry DupuLs hrs,
lieutenant and Carl J. SterIin second
lieutenant and J. P Kramer sergeant.
AZ least two % the officers are men OF
army experience. Captain Harrison
Shaver having served for several years
/ IN the regular army and J. p. Kramer
served as volunteer during the Span
ish- American war. About eighty men
enlisted and the company will meet
once or twice each week for drill. II
IS the purpose 10 drill the men in mill
taTy naneuvers and train them In
military tactics. 1t Is anticipated that
number more Will join the organiza-
ton and that the company will reach
al least i25 in number.
WapeIlo.
This place is without ligfl. or DOW
CT as result Of the almost complete
destruction Of the local electric light
plant by fire Wednesday night. Weeks
may elapse before electrical current Is
again supplied. The fire which reduced
TO ruins the local utilities property was
discovered az about midnight by Ellard
Gore. the night watchn!an who cb-
served a small blaze behind one Of the
boilers. The flames spread rapidly ana
before the fire department arrived
flames had enveioped the structure.
When the blaze was extinguished la ter
in the night the plant was ruined. An
| investigation revealed that the two
dynaEnos and three engines were be-
yond repair. The boilers may later be
! placed In commission. The loss to the
/ building and equipment Is placed at
10000. Several box cars nearby were
also damaged.
/ Fort Madison.
| Thru the quickness OF Albert Wood
| mansee, 14-year- old Boy Scout, little
Margaret Reimers, daughter Of Dr.
and Mrs. r. s. Reimers, Was saved
from drowning within a few feet OF
her own home. The little girl was
playing on the corner OF Fourth and
Cedar streets about $3.50 O'Clock and
went too near the edge OF where the
water company Is digging TO put In
new mains. A leak In the main had
filled the excavation with over four
ifeet OF water and on account Of the
recent rains the earth along the edge
was considerably softened and gave
way with the little girl throwing her
10 the bottom Of the trench. AS the
street was deserted no one saw the lit.
tie tot plunge into the ditch, but the
splash Of the body in the water and
the noise Of sliding earth attracted
the attention OF Albert Woodmansce
who was about half block away ant
going in the opposite direction. HI
hurried back TO where the bank hat
given way and was just in time u
isaTe the girl from being heid unde1
water by quantities OF dirt and TO OK.
frfcate her from the water and mud
The lad used first aid methods used IL
scout training and then hurried her I,
iher home where medical attention VA
4 given and II was found that she M,
gaMerfug from no injuries. but To
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