Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-08
Southern Iowa Items

equipment and machinery, together
with several head of stock. The fire
was discovered about $50 o'clock by
neighbour who went to the Colber:
home and aroused the household. Help
from town also went out to the place.
which is about two miles south OF
What Cheer but the fire had advanced
so far that little or nothing could be
saved from the buildings when the help
arrived. The loss which is practically
total win be close TO $1,000.
Sisourney.
Judge Willcockson IN hts instructions
to the grand jury called that body S
special attention to the law passed by
the legislature last winter in reference
to sed!,ious talk and told that body no
matter whether one as an individual
believes in war or not, it was their
duty to indict any one who within the
bounds Of Keokuk county had been
guilty of seditious talk they must in
dict him. The court also told the grand
jury 1t was their duty 10 investigate,
and if they found sufficient evidence,
to indict any ard all who were guilty
of combines in restraint of trade. And
assured them that If anyone were COLI
victed OK that charge in his court that
they would not escape with the mini
mum penalty provided by the statute.
Montezuma.
The case OF Mollie Fry5arger. of Os-
kaioosa. against Lou Boset, John Lunn
and Henry Halssy, of Searsboro, was
terminated by Judge S!lwold in district
court here. Last year Miss Frybarg r
taught school at Searsboro and it was
for alleged sianderous remarks made
, vy vivi.ua.. 10, uv.i:::-2s.::s 80 name
with that Of Searsboro citizen, that
she asked Cor damages. 4 number OF
witnesses for plaintiff were examined
and defendants attorneys asked that
the jury be directed to return a YER
dict in favor Of said defendants for
the reason testimony was not suffici-
ent upon which to base suit for dam
ages for SANDER. The court took that
vie. and requested the jury to re-
turn directed verdict.
Davenport.
Some of the finest potatoes ever
seen in this city are being dug by the
Boy Scouts at the battery grounds. Big
ones, every single one of them just as
solid as any grown in the country.
Altogether the boys have raised be-
tween 800 and 1000 bushels on the
eight acres of ground just east Of the
battery buildings. The spuds are on
sale now and anyone wishing to buy
them can just bring their sacks and
get the choice tubers at the battery
grounds. Friday the potatoes sold at
81 per busheI. Members Of the Boy
Scout Association have been digging
the potatoes every night after school
and worked all day Saturday. They
expect to have the entire eight acres
cleaned up by the middle Of this week.
Columbus junction.
The Iowa eldership Of the Churches
Of God was in session IN tirz Cairo
Bethel. Representatives. were In AT.
tendance from Johnson, Lee, Clay, Ida
Des Moines. Jasper. Grundy, Buchanan
! Page, Louisa, Scott, Henry, Washing
| ton and Carroll counties, az well a.
! some of the counties Contiguous tr
Iowa in Missouri. Laymen, as well a.
ministers, are eligible as representa-
tives. A field secretary from the gen
eral body at the church, EIder ). l.
photograph of MI Pleasant Pa, wal
present and presented the outline Of
the centennial program. II ID the pur.
| pose to observe the centennial OF tns
origin Of the Church Of God, and they
| expect TO raise . fund Of t2S0;00O AZ 6
general forward movement. The open.
ing sermon was delivered BY Elder e
e. Heltibridle. The president EIdel
A. c. Garner. OF Ida Grove. and tws
clerks constituted ths Hsv;y foTmct
body. and the election Of the new
officers resulted ~ fo3I0ws. President
Elder, r. -. Funk ~ ia Grove
stated CLERK, E1dsr a. l., Shusy, d
Henry county: transcribing clerk, vi.
dor r. 2. Hsnisn o. Clay county.