Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-23

Oeheyedan.
e Fred w. Hoehren, a banker here,
was drowned in Freedom lake at Al
bert Lea, MINI, while swimming. His
wife and two children are there.
Traer.
By the terms Of the will Of the late
Mrs Isabel D. Best, the greater part Of
her estate. goes to her adopted son,
Howard G. Best, Cedar Rapids.
osIwsin.
w. s. Ayers is authority for the
statement that corn in his garden, by
actual measurements, grew five inches
from Z a. m. Wednesday TO .. m.
Thursday.
Mason City.
Marco struger, who faces several
jury on the charge Of maintaining
liquor nuisance at the cottages of the
Lehigh cement plant.
Webster City. n
The marriage of Mr.. Erwin Hall. only
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Hall, who
reside a mile and half south Of town.
and Miss Grace Ramsden, Of Fort
Dodge, was solemnized Tuesday.
Nevada.
At a special meeting Of the CONNER
cial Club it was voted that the club as
"a body should take over the financing
of the Story County Veterans Reunion
to be held at Nevada on Aug. "a.
Fort Dodge.
Miss Katharine Mulhall was knocked
down and run over by a Ford car
driven by A. Thompson wednesday on
the corner Of First avenue north and
Ninth street. She was badly bruised
but no bones were broken.
Charles City.
Oats and barley filling, heavy. hay
ing has begun, the corn in general Is
in good condition, and the potatoes are
good. Many Of those in gardens are
large enough to eat, some eight inches
in diameter.
oelwein.
Miss Gertrude B. SprAgue, daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. s. c. sprague, and
Peter C. J. Kraft, Of Scott. were mar
ried Wednesday last at the home Of the
brides parents. southeast OF town IN
the presence Of the immediate families
Mason City.
A petition has ben filed with the
board of education and signed by quail
fled voters of the district which asks
that the Mason City school district
vote to buy the building and property
of the old Memorial University.
Waterloo.
Rev. J. e. Rutledge, minister in
the Methodist Episcopal church for
more than forty years, died unexpect-
edly at the home of his daughter, Mrs.
l.. e. Park. 2o3 State street yesterday
Of acute dilation Of the heart and fol-
lowed an illness Of about three weeks.
Clear Lake.
Big preparations are being made for
the northeast Iowa district, M. w. A.
and R. N. A. picnic to be held hero
July 1921. A good program of lodge
work has been arranged and special
attention will be given to the enter
tainment features.
Nevada.
There have been seventeen divorces
granted this year, while there were
twenty nine during the fiscal year end
ing July /, 1916. While divorces dimin-
ished almost half there were 22S mar
riages in the county this year against
220 last year.
Nevada.
The Story County Independent Tele-
phone Company has bought from II. f
Ferguson, plot Of land 30@H feet
directly in the rear Of the present ex-
change on Court avenue and as soon
practical will move what Is known az
their wire or supply room on this land
Sioux City.
Otto G.. Stafford yesterday began ac-
ton in the district court to obtain q
divorce from Mrs. Anna Stafford on
the ground Of cruel and inhuman
treatment. The couple were married
at Aitkin, Mimi, in 1904. They sepa-
rated on July / this year.
Waterloo.
Mrs. Delmore EweN has returned to
Waterloo for visit after IS years.
With her father she moved here when
she was nine years old and occupied a
house then on the edge OF town. The
house is standing today ut Commercial
and Third streets and 10 occupied by
Dr 4 n Ridenour Her father Judge