Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-02
Southern Iowa Items

Carroll.
Rev. DR.. Schaefer, pastor Of the
Catholic church at Mt. Carmel, Carroll
county, died here Friday. The funeral
was held at Mt. Carmel.
Burlington.
Miss Rose French. of Burlington. has
enlisted in the United States army
She will join the yeoman branch of the
service at some eastern point.
Henderson.
The new elevator of w. II. Harbor
with contents was destroyed by fire
which started from some unknown
cause on the outside of the building;
1920 bushels Of wheat $500 bushels Of
corn, and 1000 bushels of oats were
burned. Loss $4,000: insurance so
per cent.
Williamsburg.
A pleasant social event took place
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A.
Tanner Monday was the fortieth we'd
ding anniversary Of Mr. and Mrs. A. NJ
Sheetz, the Thirty fourth anniversary
of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. H. Jones and the
twenty third anniversary Of Mr. and
Mrs. Walter Harrington. Mr.. and Mrs
j. A. Tanner served a Z o'clock dinner
to these couples, inviting few rela-
tives and special friends, including the
Rev. and Mrs. Thomas E. Sherman.
Those composing the three couples
were born and brought up in the COM
munity OF Williamsburg. except Mrs
Jones, who was born in Wales. After
dinner pleasant social hour was
spent.
Knoxville.
Ben Wilson, employed as timber
man in the Ramsay mine known as No
8, east of town, was badly crushed BY
fall of slate. The unfortunate man
was employed as a timberman in the
miue performing the duties Of placing
timbers to support the roof of the tun-
nels. Ed Breese was with or near him
at the time but escaped from injury.
Mr.. Wilson was badly crushed about
the body, receiving injuries which is at
this time impossible to determine how
serious. The injured man is brother
Sc Robert ("Bob") Wilson who is en-
ployed in the same mine but who had
left for Oskaloosa the same morning
| to attend the funeral of a brother-in-
law. Ben Wilson formerly AllVeo ~
Evans.
Shenandoah.
Shenandoah and Cedar Rapids are
making strenuous bids for the new De-
gree of Honor administration building
and home, according to members of che
local lodge. The grand lodge with
delegates from all over Iowa meets
here today and Tuesday, when the
proposition will he voted on by the
delegates. The executive council has
already selected Shenandoah, but it-has
! 70 be approved by the lodge. A dele
cation is expected from Cedar Rapids
to offer flattering terms. Mrs. Eta
Rranson. grand chief of honor, left last
night for Cedar Rapids In answer 70
telegram to confer regarding the ad-
ministration building. A reception fol-
lowed by dinner at the Hotel Doty
and a dance at the Elks Club have been
planned to entertain the visitors. !,
Museatirs.
: withdrawing previous plea Of not
guilty and confessing to having oper-,
ated a house Of ill-fame, Albert Lentz,
60. was Friday sentenced to the state
penitentiary by Judge A. P, Barker IN
| the district court He was given an
sentence from six months
to five years. A plea by Attorney r..
| s. Jackson, who was appointed Dy the
court to defend the prisoner and
Recommendations by County ATTORNEY
c. r. STAFFORD, are expected to win
Iclemency for Lentz from the board OF
Iparole. Expectations are that the SEN
tcnce will not exceed six months. L,cnte
ladmitted to having conducted = haWdy