Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-11
Southern Ioua Items

, hardware building and the implement
building. and was owned by Fred
Thompson, who states he closed it and
went home d few minutes after mid
night. The alarm WAS given by +. A.
Battles aoou, 1880 O'Clock, as he had
been kept up by sick wife And 1t
smith shop across the, street from the
hardware building was saved.
Walker.
One Of the most pleasant events that
has taken place in Walker for some
time was the golden wedding anniver-
sary celebration Of Mr.. and Mrh.
Charles Newell Seventy guests from
home and abroad were present to con-
graduate the happy couple. a bount.-
ful wedding dinner was enjoyed by the
guests. The fact that 1t was the brides
seventeen birthday addedSto the joyful
ness Of the occasion There was 4
burning on it.
Ladora.
Ralph ". Tyler of the organization
formerly known as Troop A, First Iowa
cavalry, but now headquarters troop
for the Thirtyfourth division. has been
made the orderly of Captain Glass, 4
member OF General Steele's staff. and
will go with him on special duty TO
France. This duty does not involve
service in the trenches but the young
man and his superior are supposed TO
ia7is;:ss: ;:;u r::.::.z=
o. trench warfare for the purpose Of
to- ~ pr toIr ~,
| Mount Pleasant.
aplair II. c. Fraser. who was spe-
c!aliy ordained last April, in order that
he might be appointed chaplain in the
regular army. has just been ordered
! 70 report to the Twenty first cavalry
at Fort Riley, Kan. Chaplain Fraser
served for eight years as Y. NJ. c. A..
secretary at Manila, p, l.. and Is the
first OF the Iowans to be appointed to
chaplaincies in the regulars for. years
He is a son-in law Of President Schell
Of Iowa Wesleyan. and supplied the
pulpit at West Burlington for several
Sundays
CenterviIIe.
| Claude and Bliss Lepper brothers.
living at human, but one OF them reg
istered In Appanoose county and the
other in Wayne. both drawn in the first
draft, disappeared on the eve OF the
leaving of the second contingent re-
Gently. The first word that came Of
them was when the news came that
Bliss Lepper, registered IN Wayne
county. had foot crushed in a railway
accident at Trenton. Mo. His foot will
have to be amputated.. 1t is presumed
that the boys were travelling about the
country. They had objected 10 army
service because Of conscientious scTu-
pies against war. and were to have
been assigned TO non -combatant ser
vice.
ottumwa.
| Ordinances regulating the price that
is charged consumers for gas, electric
fighting and steam heat were read at
the meeting Of the city commissioners
held Monday night. These ordinances
enforce a continuance OF the prices
that have prevailed for some time past
The ordinances were passed TO Sec
ond reading. Heretofore an agreement
existed between the utilities and the
city. The council prepared ordinances
to give a basis for legal action II any
should be necessary. These ordinances
are the result Of requests from the OF
tumwa Gas Company for permission te
raise the price paid for gas By con-
lsumers, and from the Otfumwa Rail
way & Light Company for permission
TO discontinue the discount allowed
CONSUMERS for paying before the tentf
LOT the month which were refused IN
4 La statement issued w the commits.