Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-23
Southern Iowa Items

/, twenty nine Is the forty eighth class to
graduate from the Marengo high school
and the twenty seventh class TO grad
uate under the superiptendency of
Prof. G. II. Carson. Mr.. Carson has
been superintendent OF our schools for
twenty seven consecutive years. a ten
ure of office exceeded in length by only
one other city superintendent In the
state.
Wilton.
Two young men from Iowa City were
injured in a motorcycle accident two
miles west OF the city Saturday even
ing about o'clock when they with an
81 her motorcycle were racing with a
large automobile and being unaware
OF the turn in the road that approaches
the railroad track toward the north
they failed to keep the road and were
hurled into tree. One was thrown
several feet high into II tree and was
saved from serious injury by a grape
vine breaking his fall on his head and
shoulders and the other was pinned
under the machine The latter received
INJURIES about the head. rendering him
Unconscious for several hours. was bad
" cut and bruised and one foot was in :
jured. They remained here over night
and returned to Iowa CITY sunday
morning. Their names were not
learned. j,
Davenport. E
Until today. the little son OF Mr.. and
Mrs E. C. Roberts, of Davenport, en- :
joyed the distinction of being the
~,
American Red Cross society. He was
O member when he was three hour,
old Today Orviile Hampton. Jr., OF
Rock Island, wrested that honor from
the Rokerts baby Oryille. Jr, arrived
Tat the maternity hospital In Moline at
O'Clock At one minute past four. he
was enrolled IN the Rock Island section
Of the Red Cross society by his aunts.
the Misses Hampton. who had the pa
pers all made out. the proper enrolling
officers on hand and all ready for the
name to be inserted. The baby Is 9
Iusty eight FOUNDER and the family u
doing nicely. Mrs. Hampton was for
neriy Miss Maude GLADDEN.. OF Daven-
port, and both Mr.. and Mrs. Hampton
were formerly members of the Daily
Times staff.
Knoxville.
Enos Kerr, the East Main street
gardener, is the proudest old granddac
In Knoxville. He Ii Is years OF ass
and has been in poor health all winter
but recent letters from his daughters'
and the newspaper clippings they en-
closed, have enthused the old gentle
man to such an extent that no declares
that he believes he could whip the
kaiser single handed i no Se::::!s
get at the old tyrant" But this - about
Mr. Kerrs grandchildren and the pa
triotism they are displaying IN tins
present struggle. There are four OF
those grandsons in the war at tiss
present time, and three are from one
family. that OF Mr.. and Mrs. JOIN
Lewis OF williamsburg, Va. The Lewis
boys, all OF whom are members Of the
Richmond tVa) Grays, and now TAX
ing intensive training, are: Ernest :.
Lewis, aged %: Enos d. Lewis a9e0
t19. and Raymond A. Lewis. aSed -
!Tbey are the sons of Daisy Kerr I1swis
q former girl and young lazy o.
Knoxville and vicinity. The fourth q
Nr. Kerrs grandsoas nosE in the ssrv-
Ice ls Roy Thornton, Of Oklahoma, "a
has been in the navy hve ysAts sno
has re-enlistsd. His mother - Ayrue
Kerr Thornton, and IikA heS Sister. IT.
Lewis, II well known ~ many xAox.
lville people and n - peighbcs1 eee.
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