Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-26
Southern Io1ua Items
Council Bluffs.

Council Bluffs.
Mrs NJ. Nelson, South Seventh
street, reported 70 the police that
burglars had entered her home Friday
night with a skeleton key. moved the
furniture and stole $50 rug.
Pleasantvile.
Five Of the Heaberlin brothers reg
istered their names for Uncle Sans
service at Pleasantville. They are as
follows: Robert, aged 80; John. aged
%; Joel, aged rs; Ben. aged "a: and
Floyd, aged %.
keokuk.
At midnight Sunday the Keokuk &
Des Moines railroad ceased to be.
Commencing Monday morning. the
road will be operated as a branch OF
the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
railroad
Harper.
Windhorst council, knights Of Co.
lumbus of Harper have the lead in
purchase Of liberty bonds in this vicin-
ity, having purchased bonds to the
amount Of $1,000. They have also
passed resolutions 10 the effect that all
members who enter service will have
their dues paid.
Upton.
Homer Mccormick received a tele-
phone call from DR. Tilden, of Stan
wood Friday afternoon stating that
Gus Gollmeyer had committed suicide
by hanging. Mr.. Gollmeyer was about
IS years of age married and recently
lived in Stanwood. The cause OF the
rash act is unknown.
Denmark.
The 'rNeighborly Neighhors" enter
tanned about seventy-hve friends al
the home Of Mrs. Harry Glover Thurs
day afternoon at a chicken shower for
Mrs. George Cunningham, who lost
about rs chickens ~ their recent fire.
Nearly fifty hens, a number of bags
Of fuel and about $40 were brought to
her
DEBORAH.
Mrs. Samuel Solem, an aged inmate
Of the Aase Haugen home, was in the
city and on her way to the depot. to
go home she was struck by an auto
mobile and knocked down. Her head
was bruised and two ribs broken.
Those who saw the accident say the
driver of the automobile was not go
ing fast or driving carelessly.
Knoxville.
Marion county's subscriptions to the
liberty loan exceeded its allotment by
more than s231,600. The total subscrip-
lions were s700,500 and the amount ap-
portioned was s479,430. Every town
ship in the county with three excep-
tons oversu bscribed the allotment.
Knoxville township, the largest in the
county. subscribed s2o9,s50, while its
allotment was s119,9S0.
FontanelIe.
There has been a report in some
parts of the county that there is a
large number Of cases Of smallpox in
Fontanelle. The fact is. only five
houses are quarantined and there has
not been a new case since last Friday.
The authorities are watching the stu
alton very carefully and It Is not
thought there will be any further
trouble.
Sioux City.
Barney Amito. a Spanish section
foreman for the Illinois Central rail-
road at Remsen, had no faith in banks
and he kept his money in an old sock.
When Amito returned to his bunk car
Wednesday he found his savings OF
several years missing. One OF his Ia
borers, s. Amanka, also was missins
and the foreman traced him to Sioux
City.
Mount Pleasant.
Harry Leedham, principal Of tn
| high school here, has sent in his resig
nation to the board Of education. MI
Leedham was reelected for the com
| ing year at an increased salary, blu
the day before school closed he wa
ordered to the reserve officers training
camp at Fort Smelling. Mimi Mis-
Lille Tow, who has been the efIicien
teacher Of German and mathematicl