Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-29
Southern Iolua Items

la member OF the faculty Of the State
/ University OF Iowa, also Of the Titan
university and an active member OF
their Utah university extension depart
| meni, and was an instructor al the
Corning university. Al the prassne
time. Mr. Wise rs principal of the
| Inter Mountain institute a: We.ser.
Idaho.
( Davenport.
Because S. Langbein vas thrown out
| OF his berth in a Pullman attached 10
| q Rock Island passenger train. wrecked
at Packard, Iowa, on June 2, last. and
compelled 10 stand all night on the
river bank dressed snly in pair OF
pa3amas. without shoes or stockings.
1 ne believes that he Is righttuiiy en-
titled to damages in the sum Of $4,000.
according to suit filed In the Scott
county court against Jacob " D!ckin-
( son, receiver for the Chicago. Rock
| Island & Pacific Railroad Company.
The plaintiff alleges that ne sustained
/ permanent injuries when the train
I went into the Floyd river near Pack
! ard. In addition to suffering from the
| shock attendant upon the pajama ept-
sode.
| West Branch.
| Herbert Hoover, the United States
food dictator, comes OF good old
| Quaker stock, and was born at West
| Branch, Cedar county, Aug. 10, 1874.
| His mother who was a Minthrones.
was OF Canadian birth. and Quaker
minister. His father came west from
Ohio many years ago and settled al.
| West Branch. The mother and father
are buried here. Mr.. Hoover left this
town when he was IL years old and
| went to Oregon. He visited his aunt,
Mrs. Ellen Hoover, and his cousin. G.
| G.. Hoover, an attorney, in this place
| several years ago. Mr.. Hoover Ia ,
mining engineer and Is wealthy. He
win be in charge OF food distribution
| in this country during the war and
will serve without pay.
csotsrviiis.
Prices not now thought possible will
| be paid for coal in Iowa next winter.
says one Of the biggest operators in
1 this coal field. 1t may hook like rash
| advice to be suggesting that the people
| be storing Goa! now for next winters
use, but ! believe It IL good advice.
The railroads are already storing for
safety. Indications are that the gen
! sral consumer would do well to be get
ting supply In his cellar" Coal de-
| iiyered In the bin In CentervilIe ad-
| vanced to $3.50 today. It was deliy-
cred last Yinter 1t 32.75 and $500.
| Prices on board cars here have been
about 1926 per ton, during the late
1 spring and early summer. Coal Ii be-
ing shipped from this territory into
places never before touched from here.
| Practically all mines are running full
| time. an unheard of thing at this time
Of year when usually two days week
10 good running.
] Columbus Junction.
While Claud Oaks was piougn1E
along the railway track just east OF
the Safeguard Office and near an old
| box car occupied about six months ago
by a gang OF MexicanA, he unearthed
iifteen regular army rihes. which II -
presumed that the Mexicans oiled and
then buried Where the Mexicars got
the rifles 10 not known. and naturally
there In considerable speculation a. to
what they expected 10 do with them.
II IL presumed that they may have
been providing themselves against the
exigency u trouble between this coun-
Try and MEXICO, or they may have hAAn
Trying 10 srnuggle the guns to Nsxico.
The difficulty In transporting arms, 70
4 say nothing Of the danger IN connsc-
ton with such suspicious actions, M
i doubt prompted th4 Ereaseru 70 barry
the fthss fof the time being. With the
lsxpectation ~ unearfhing them wbsn
i fAeya SnieAt ~ needed.