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


the poorer children. according to Mrs.
Ray. A call from a family in the south
part of town Thursday revealed the
fact that the children had to be kept
home from school because they had no
underwear. The tendency seems to be
to provide outside clothing, but to
neglect warm flannels, and donations
Of this character are urgently needed.
Calls have been received during the |
past few days for aid from people who |
have never before been forced to ask |
for assistance. The problem Of heat is |
another one which has to be con-
fronted by the charities. Several |
families are without cook stoves, hav-
ing only heating stove and small |
oil stove. The charities association is |
kept busy supplying fuel and clothing, |
and in many cases staple provisions, |
and the donations are used up as fast |
as they come in. Considerable assist |
ance is now being given by the young |
women in training for sisterhood at |
the Deaconess hospital. Part Of their |
preliminary work is of a social service |
nature, and they have been helping |
Mrs. Ray by investigating the various
calls received, and reporting on the |
worthiness Of the case in hand.
County Expense Large.
In its work to care for the poor de-
pendent upon public support, Overseer
of the Poor NJ. Clark has been kept un- |
usually busy during the severe cold |
weather. The expense OF the work is
much greater than year ago owing |
to the high cost of provisions and fuel, |
and there are more needy families this |
winter than last. In January the coun-
ty assisted forty-two families. as
against twenty one last January, or
just twice the number helped Year
ago. Twenty-six tons OF coal were
supplied during the month, and the |
grocery bill Of the county will run
twice the amount 1t did last January. |
The severe cold weather of Thursday |
and today necessitated supplying of |
seven tons of coal up to noon today.
Smaller School Children Absent.
Primary grades and kindergartens |
showed a marked decrease in attend
ance Thursday and today, altho most |
Of the buildings were well heated with
the exception of one or two rooms! I
This difficulty was overcome by hav-
ing the pupils change from one room
to another, 80 that no one was COM ,
PEELED to remain in a room not well
heated for any length Of time. No de-
crease in attendance was noticeable i'll
the upper grades.
Plumbers were busy today and
Thursday, with frozen and bursted |
water pipes in all parts of the city,.
The number of calls for the latter
part of the week was reported to be |
four and five times the number the
last few days.
Trains Still Tied UP,
Not much change was apparent in
the train situation. While trains from
the east were able to get as far as this
city, and in some cases farther north
and west, bad delays were encoun-
tered farther on. The north-bound NJ
&. st. L. which left here about 7:1s |
Thursday evening was stuck In the
snow near Hampton, and was forced to |
come back as the local this morning.
No. 6, the NJ. & st. l.. thru train from
Minneapolis, which did not run thru |
here at all Thursday, was reported
seven or eight hours late today, and
an effort was to be made to get the
equipment. thr.. Delays CT an hour TO |
an hour and half were expert
enced with the local NJ. & st. L. trains
last night and this morning.
Trains From East Delayed.
Intense cold hampered the North
western thru trains from the east to
considerable extent today. No. Z, the
Los Angeles limited, due here at 5:12,
was over three hours late. Hungry
passengers on the train, which Is sup
posed to pick UP a diner at Boone at
6:35, made it necessary to send diner
from Boone to this city to meet the
train, No. 3, another west-bound train
from Chicago, due here at S:1I was
two hours late, and No. 15, the fast
mail, was also delayed two hours No
attempt was made to handle any Of /
the thru trains east bound, Nos. !,
and 1S being annulled. No. 10, a thru
train east bound, which was an
nounced as running thru from OmafS. /
was delayed SO badly before they
reached Boone that 1t too was an
)nulled, and section was run out OF /
Boone as first No. -. leaving here
about 1:15 this afternoon. No. !, the
st-bound local from Des Moines, got |
thru safely, as did Nos. % and rs, fast
passenger and mail trains, due shortly
after midnight. Wire trouble was also
encountered by the Northwestern be-
tween here and Tama.
On the Chicago Great Western the
trains from the north had hard sled
ding No. 3 thru train from Mfnne-
apolis to Kansas City, duv iIers- at =; 10
at night, did NOT leave until 1885 this
morning. No 9 the opposite train,
from Kansas City to the Twin Cities,
was due at II: 80, but left ut 4; 80. NO;
IS. the local to Des Moines this morn
ing, was three hours and q half late,l
and left about o'clGck.
Albion Aid Society Meeting.
v The AID society Of the Presby terianI
ch,,rt.i, Al Albion held a social meeting /