Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-14
Southern Io1ua Items

wa, were named as chairmen and sec
| rotary Of group ten. respectfully. The
executive committee is o. d. Wray,
Of Bloomfield: w. NJ. Evens, of Center
vile; A. J. Roberts. of Abba; Carl
Mayer of Oskaloosa, and j. L. Therme,
| of Keosauqua. A luncheon at noon.
visits thru the principal manufacturing
plants and trips about the city occu-
pied the day.
Lone Tree.
Frank Sherburne has been chosen TO
the captaincy of Troop b, First Iowa
cavalry, the selection having been
made at a meeting Of seventy membe"s
of the organization at Riverside. Sher-
| burne received fortS-nine votes and
F.. Huntley. of Riverside. twenty. one
ballot being spoiled. The newly elected
leader has acted in the capacity Of
both first and second lieutenant of the
troop and is we'll qualified for the high
er position. He is well and popularity
known here
| DIN.
| Mr.Nand Mrs. Fl. G. Mershon of this
place were married III Ohio flfty-two
years ago last Monday. They celebrat-
ed the event by inviting seventy five
Of their offspring and few close
friends to their home where an enjoy
able evening was spent. The aged
couple came to Olin on their honey
moon and made the trip in prairie
schooner. because there was no other
mode of transportation. Twelve chill
dren We're born to them. six boys and
i'six girls nine Of whom are still living.
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Mershon being two years younger.
Muscatine.
The Muscatine Bridge Company,
which controls the bridge across the
Mississippi river at this point. revised
articles Of incorporation in the Office of
| County Recorder w. ID. Walton. The
l capital stock of the company is $780,
900, divided into 1000 shares Of 500
each. The annual meeting is announced
to be held the second Tuesday Of each
year. Officers of the company are:
D. v. Jackson. president; J. S. Black
well, vice president; Henry Molls, sec
rotary, and Chester Lillibridge. treas
urer The officers and George B. jack
son constitute the board Of directors.
Davenport.
The sale Of baseball pools in the
Davenport cigar stores and pool rooms
unjust stop at once, according to the
final warning which has been issued
by Chief Of Police Charles Boettcher.
The chief has instructed members Of
the department to arrest any cigar
store proprietor caught selling pools.
This is the third warning which has
been issued by the chief. The first
warning came a month ago when the
cigar stores were told to stop the sales
la second warning was issued two
weeks ago. Since the last warning the
chief mas received number Of COM
plants to the effect that pools were
still being sold At several downtown
stores.
FontansIIs.
More than 1000 people watched the
raising Of the starr and stripes by two
Fontanelle members Of Company c OF
the Iowa National Guard, while twen-
ty-two guards stood ct attention. The
nag and the steel pole. seventy i've feet
high, were formally presented to the
town by the Ladies' Civic Club in
honor OF these twenty-five young men.
There was a splendid patriotic pro-
gram. DR. I. ]. Gibson 10 leaving his
large practice In care Of a supply and
has enlisted in the medical department;
OF the navy. He Ii giving u course OF
lectures to fourteen young women OF
this place, preparatory to their be-
coming Rcd Cross nurse aids. This
town has $50 residents and makes a
claim Of being banner town In patri-
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