Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-24
Northern Io1pa Items

| Eberlien, but when the sheriff arrived
to take charge Of the property, Mr.. Bus
looked itiover carefully and said It
wasn't his steer, and Withdrew his suit
by paying costs. .,s~ i. s,s
[Fort Dodss.. .a,
Fort. Dodge believes in looking after
her school children and will do her ut
most in their: behalf. The free clinic
held last spring for the benefit Of the
school children was one Of the best
things ever introduced. The fact was
ANNOUNCED that all Of the forty five
children who had tonsils removed are
back in school this fall in fine health
Miss O'Neill, the girls physical direc-
tor, gave the last examinations. Out of
| the 200 girls examined seven were
found to have heart LESSONS.
odeboit.
Auto thieves have at last struck
Odebolt and found easy pickings for
their first job. The garage at the A.
c. Paul home in east Odebolt was en-
tered and Ford and five gallons of
oil stolen The thief had his choice Of
the Ford and an Overland, but he
took the Ford No clue as to the
whereabouts of the car or who took it
has been discovered up to this time.
Garage doors that have heretofore
been carelessly closed at night, have
been provided with strong padlocks.
Cedar Rapids.
Mrs. Leo Perrin, wife Of a former
teller of the Cedar Rapids National
Bank now serving sentence in Leav-
enworth prison, lies critically Ill at the
home Of her parents at Eagle Grove,
according to information received here
today Her sister, who lives in this
city, was summoned to her bedside,
Her condition is said to be critical with
small hope Of recovery. A broken
heart, caused by her husbands de-
falcation, is believed to be primarily
the cause Of her illness. Perrin Gre
ated sensation in banking circles M
Iowa two years ago, when he an
nounced that ne had been held up and
the bank robbed of some $4,000 at
q. m. by masked bandits. Later he
confessed he stole the. money and re-
turned much Of It,. He was sent to
Leavenworth for not less than two
years, and his term expires Oct. s,
when he will be released. Perrin Is
the father Of a child which he has not
seen, 1t having been born about six
months after he was sent to prison.
Cedar Rapids.
Albert Griswold member Of the
home for disabled volunteer soldiers
at Danville, ILL.,, will not be permitted
to pass his last hours at the old home
place, nor Is it likely that his bones
will find final resting place beside those
Of Ihis wife and forefathers Griswold,
who is 80 years old and in almost the
last stages Of consumption arrived in.
this city from Danville en- route to
the old homestead Of Scion. His con-
dition was such that he could not pro-
coed further and the G.. A. r. took
him in hand. Griswold expressed the.
wish to be sent to his old home near
Scion and Charles Noel. ST.. present
owner OF the farm. was communicated
with. He never knew Griswold and
said he could not take care of him.
Griswold, when informed Of the YER
dict, wept and asked to be sent back to
Danville The home authorities were
communicated with and they said
Griswold would be received. but he
would not be sent for. Local G A. r.
members raised a fund to return him
to the home but 1t Is doubtful II he
lives to finish the Journey because Of
his weakened condition. Griswold
fought In an Illinois regiment during
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