Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-08
Southern Io1ua Items

| in light form. John Lee is suffer
| ing with IT, and Is seriously I'll. as nc
| is also suffering with complication
| Of eczema and Kidney trouble. oscar
Hedy. living In the country near Ting
ley, has the disease. also in light
form. A close quarantine of the homes
| afflicted is obs served, and the spread OF
| smallpox Is not greatly feared.
Fairfield.
| Because seventeen young men Of the
senior class Of the Fairfield high
school have enlisted in the navy, the
| junior class in charge of the class play
| has decidedSto take the sum realized
from the play and devote 1t to Red
Cross work. The juniors have also
decided not to give the seniors a ban
quet this year. but also use the money
| for the Red Cross work. Several other
seniors have enlisted. Every seat in
| the auditorium was sold out and nea.
and nan dsome purse was realized.
Williams burg.
The Williamsburg fair dates have
| been changed There will be no Sun
| day fair as had been formerly planned.
Secretary jones Of the Williamsburg
Fair association talked with Attorney
| General Havner over the long distance
telephone yesterday and the opinion
| was advanced that any admission
charged on Sunday would be a viola
ton Of the state law. Acting on the
advice OF Havner, the first plan IN
Guiding Sunday program has been
abandoned, and the dates now set FOL
the big fair are Sept. 8. 1, and s.
Media polls.
| The citizens OF Mediapolis have pu,
up fine flag pole in the business part
Of that city, and are now making the
plans for flag raising to be held next
Wednesday evening. May 9. There will
be a parade, starting about 7:3(
O'Clock, following which a program viii
be given on Main street, near the nag
pole. where a stand will be built. TIT
program will consist Of singing, mar
tiai music and short talks. All OF thu
people Of the vicinity arc cordially IN
vited to plan for the occasion and IT.
tend the exercises
Marsnso.
| Mrs. Laura Slower Of this city re.
ceiyed word that her young grand.
son. Water Slower. OF WATERFOWL
s. d.. was made captain Of one Of ths
| Wa " saattsrtto.. cor, penias Of the nationa
guard. Walters father, Lee Slower. Z
former Marsngo boy, WAS Lieutenant
colonel Of the First South Dakota reEi.
ment during the Spanish Americaf
war; his grandfather, the late u. w
Slower was a. valiant soldier Of thu
Civil war. Walters uncle, Roy Slower
Hof Marengo. and the youngest son o.
| Mrs. Laura Slower. met death while
serving az a stan officer Of the South
Dakota regiment in the Philippine
islands.
clarinds.
The grand Jury which has adjourned
until Aug. q has made no report ant
the officials Of the county and mem
bers Of Al,A jury are absolutely tongue.
tied zs TO what they are working on
4 The presence before the grand Jury fo'
many hours OF Guy Brent rscsntiy r.
LEASED from the charge OF having EN-
i bezsaed 5000 from the Clarinda Trus
and Savings bank: G. A. Mains. chic
state bank examiner: II. NJ Cormandy
special bank examiner; Fl. +. rtalleI
special bank ~xaminer and expert ac
IcDantant: Frank Shaw, state aAditol
land q. w. Gandusky, assistant s&seFne.
general, has croAted the Widest inter
- IN the srand jury doinss. 81