Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-06
Southern Io1ua Items

be part Of the Fourth regiment which
is one of the three additional regiments
to be added to the guard of this state.
Those who are behind, the movement
are seeking to speed up the matter so
| that Atlantic may have Company "a
the first one in, unless Adalr, which is
also seeking to organize a company,
gets in anead, in which case, Atlantic's
| company would be ''B," providing 1t is
the second one in.
Perry. ~ ,...
The Rev. W. A. Briggs goes to Chi
cago May Is to the Fourth Congrega
tional church. an Organization formed
| last fall by the consolidation of three
! churches in one district. The position
is a most important one and is con-
sldered a big advance for the Perry
pastor. He has been here four years
and was at Stuart seven years. The
Rev w n. Knots Of the Christian
| church also has resigned.
Creston.
A marriage license was issued by the
county clerk Tuesday to Winfield Tay-
lor Sharp, aged 60, of Buffalo, Wyo..
and Mrs. Mary A. Duncan. aged IS. OF
Red Oak, Iowa This couple desired
| to be married at once and consequent
ly Miss Emma Beaumont, the obliging
| deputy clerk, telephoned Rev. C. s.
| Stryker to come TO the court house. In
| a short time he arrived and the knot,
uniting the couple in marriage, was
soon tied.
| Fl. Madison. r.
An attempt to rob the Gem City
building Tuesday evening. and espe-
cially the offices of Principal A. f,
White, of the Fort Madison Business
College who occupies the second and
| third floors of the building, was frus-
trated by two student watchmen whom
| Professor White had authorized to re-
main in the building, suspecting plot
to be Matched that evening. Two shots
from a .3S caliber revolver were fired at
the thief, who effected his escape only
by a miraculous jump. from the second
story Of the building and out thru
window. That he was not killed or at
least seriously injured from his leap
Ia little short of marvellous.
Perry. .-r
w o. Nelson, started q suit in the
superior court Wednesday in which he
asks 1000 damages from the Rock
Island Railroad company for injuries
received a couple OF months ago In
wreck at Walnut. The petition alleges
that Mr. Nelson was seriously hurt IN
the accident, in which q score or more
people were injpred. He was in the
smoking car when the train left the
track and the petition says be waA
hurled from one side of the car to the
ether, hru!sinS and decorating his face,
body and limbs, wrenching his back
straining his muscles and giving him
nervous shock from which he has SUI
! fered ever since.
I Bloomfield.
Mrs. Lois Randall. a pioneer of Davis
county, and one of the Oldest women
in Iowa, died Thursday, March 20, al
Bloomfield at the age Of 103 years. The
following tribute was paid Sunday te
the aged woman at her funeral SERVES
by her pastor. Lois st. John Randall
was born Oct. 8, 1913. in Green county
Kentucky, and died at Bloomfield
March 29. 1917, aged 103 years.
months and II days. She was the
daughter Of Henry and Margare
Boomer and was married to John Ran.
dali in Scioto county. Ohio. To thii
union five children were born. three o
whom preceded her In death. The two
who are still living to mourn hef de-
parture are Peter Randall and Mrs
Mary England. both OF Bloomfield.