Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-23

Clinton.
Maggie George, of this city, knows
for years as Maggie Haddad, grew
tired of life and took a dose of rough
on rats. No cause is known for her
ra sh act She vas 50 years of age
and leaves one son and a brother
Gao City.
Sac City volunteer fire department
has two large fire trucks now and the
old apparatus will be pushed into the
discard. An effort is being made to in
crease the pressure of the city water
supply to insure better fire protection
| Dubuque.
Walter NJ DAILY, of this city, brake
! man on an-Illinois Central freight train
was instantly killed between Dubuque
and Freeport He was struck on the
head by an overhead bridge. The vic
, tim Of the accident wass:the only son
Of ex-slpervisor and Mrs. MattvDa,y
Of this city,. 4
Dubuque.
| The body of'Mrs. Nicholas Konzen
of Centralia, was found suspended by
rope from the rafters of barn by her
eral hours. Mrs. Kozen, it is believed
was Respondent because of Ill health
She was the mother of two children
the youngest II months old. The wom-
an had suffered for months with fits OF
melancholy.
Webster City.
Webster City merchants have adopted
the one delivery daily plan and hence
forth all special deliveries will be dis
continued. The merchants are plan
ming a cooperative delivery system,
thus cutting down expenses and at the
same time releasing men for war work.
The local ruling Is in accordance with
suggestions by the state food admins
trations.at Burlington.
Spencer.
Clay county has been represented on
the casualty list with two more names
this week, John Miner. a Spencer boy,
received two wounds in fighting July
Is, one over the right eye and one a
scalp wound. Glen Hall received a
wound in the hip when high explosive
shell burst near him. Letters from the
base hospital were received from both
Of them by relatives here.
Cedar Falls.
Catalogs are being distributed all
over this section, giving detailed infor-
nation Of the fifth annual fair and eX-
position Of the Cedar Valley Association
which will be held in Cedar Falls, Sept.
IA to 81. Our four thousand catalogs
are ready for distribution. The cata-
logs show that over $4,000 has been
NJ, for linn, IN oil ri .
|erally found at fairs; $500 has been
put into purses for horse races and
over $1,000 into auto and motorcycle
races.
kamrar.
Guy Hassebrook, Of Kamrar, by his
father, George Hassebrook, has brought
suit in the district court in this city
asking damagessin the sum Of $500 OF
Sundar Waterman, town marshal of
Kamrar, and H. H. Scarson, singer of
Walterman's bond. The petition alleges
that Waterman wrongfully arrested
young Hassebrook and that at another
time he assaulted him in the barber
shop. The suit will create considerable
interest In and about Kamrar where
the parties are well known.
Farkersnurs.
Mrs. p. c. Mahanse, Parkersburs.
died at the farm home of the family a
short distance north Of New Hartford
at noon Sunday. It was on this farm
that Mrs. Mahanke was born about
rolled in the state. Mrs. =. l.. MARQUIS
fifty two years ago. In company with
her husband and daughters, she was
spending the summer on the old home
stead. when. week previous to her
death, she suffered stroke Of apoplexy,
from which she failed to rally. Prac-
tically her entire life had been spent in
the vicinity Of New Hartford or PARK
ersburg.
Cedar Falls.
All sections Of Iowa are represented
by the delegates and visitors who are
in the city this week for the annual
session of the Danish Baptist church
and the Iowa Evangelical Association.
Programs of both conventions are being
carried out as announced, with slight
changes. Visitors to both gatherings
continue to arrive and estimates are
that 1000 will be In the city for the
final DAYS Of the nrugrams. II. thu wAath-