Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-03

lPaurs Methodist church of this city.
She devoted her time to the home and
the welfare of heE daughter until ner
death. Her nature was such that 1t
won her many friends and she liked
nothing better than to entertain them
at her home She is survived by three
daughters. Miss Ruby NJ. Byers. prin-
cipal of Harrison school of this city;
Mrs. H. D. Butterfield. Of MITCHELL s.
D., and Mrs. r. NJ. Snoutfer, OF this
city, formerly of What Cheer.
Newton.
Sixty nine grangers of the county
signed their names to the charter men,
Der list of a now rural organization to
be known as the Ramona Grange. This
grange is made up Of members from
the nine different oranges of Jasper
county. Joe McGlasson. of Oskaioosa,
was present and helped to organize
Ramona grange at an all-day meeting
held at Sugar Grove grange hall. Of
fcers elected were Master. J. II. Hand;
overseer, ]. F. Clymer: lecturer, Grace
Tiedje.
keota.
A terrible disaster occurred at the
Earl Striegel home, one mile northwest
of Keota, on Friday afternoon. MIS-.
Striegel roplenished the fire and taking
2-year- old son with her, went about
4 quarter of mile to the mail box,
having a 6-months- old baby asleep in
a cradle. After securing the mail she
turned to retrace her steps and then
discovered that her house was on fire.
Before she could reach the house the
foI1 imnDSSiDlo to
rescue the baby. Two other children
were in school.
Ottumwa.
Rebecca Perdew. 9-vear-old daughter
| of Rev. and Mrs. William Perdew. who
recently moved to Ottumwa from Us
kaloosa. was very seriously injured
about the head and chest Saturday arr
ernoon when a sled upon which she
was coasting and an automobile, driven
by Frank Mann. Collided at Wapello
and Fifth streets. She was immedi-
ately picked up and taken in the car to
| st Joseph's hospital where it is feared
that her injuries will prove fatal. The
examination by the surgeons revealed
a. fracture of the skull and internal
hemorrhage.
Montezuma.
| At the special election to determine
whether Montezuma citizens desire q
free library there were 425 votes cast
for majority Of 102 in favor OF the IL
brary. There were PAP men voting
of which s135 favored the library. 1O3
against and four cast ballots that were
spoiled The men gave a majority OF
thirty-twO in favor OF the movement.
Ladies' to the number of 1873 cast bal
lots of which 1913 we're for and fifty
three against. Seven ballots were
spoiled, leaving a majority for the
proposition of seventy-two. The com
bined majority was lo2.
Knoxville.
John Routh. OF Harmon, Okla, an
old.time citizen Of Pleasant Grove
township is this week enjoying the
luniuue experience Of having the COM
paliy Of his little daughter, Barbara
Rout1, who makes her home with her
grandmother. Mrs. Barbara Kubli, in
or near Pleasantville. 1t is the first
| time little Barbara has ever seen her
! father. and she Is 9 years of age. The
child Is a daughter of Mrs. Will Nc
| Kinnon, Of Knoxville. Little Barbara
was born at Pleasantvile while the
mother was there from Oklahoma on a
visit. From that time till the present
Mrs. Routh McKinnon has never seen
1.-The husband and for some years did not
ieven know of his whereabouts.