Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-27
IOWA NEWS ITEMS
OavonpoH.

Rieche, the popular assistant cashier
OF the American Commercial and saw
] ings Bank. and secretary treasurer OF
the American Trust Company.
! Farrasut.
| The Nebraska Iowa Grain Company
| has been shipping in corn to supply tho
| feeders In this vicinity. The crop hero
| was very short Some fields were
| totally ruined by the drouth. while
others were from fifteen to forty
bushels-but forty bushels to the acre
| was very scarce II has been some
time since It has been necessary to
have corn shipped in. A large amount
Of oats was also shipped in last fall.
Whsatland.
Word received by relatives from
John Bloomer, in France, states he mas
been over the top number OF times
and was severely wounded In OCTOBER.
He In now on the road to recovery
and expects to reach home soon. Other
wheatland boys in France are re-
covering. Chris Homrighausen has
been in a French hospital suffering
from pneumonia, and Walt Klaher,
who was hit by shrapnel Is reported
we'll again.
kimbaIiton.
Influenza has now claimed three
members of the family Of Chris Nissen
and wife. Two sons and grandsons
have died Of the disease within the
past few weeks. On Dec. 10 their
son, John, a young married man OF %
fell a victim OF the disease. A short
time previous another son. younger
than John. died of influenza at Camp
Dodge. Now the little son Of John
Nissen In dead Of the same disease.
The Missions live northwest Of Audit
bond.
Cedar Falls.
Henry Pfeiffer, head OF the Pfeiffer
Chemical Company. Of New York, a
former pioneer resident of Cedar Falls
and one Of the founders Of the West
ern Old Peoples Home here, an Evan
gelical church institution, remem-
bered the home with a check for
5000 today, according to Rev. A. l..
Hauser, superintendent at the home.
One half Of the $1,000 will be placed
in the endowment fund Of the home.
while the other $4,000 will be used for
upkeep, Superintendent Hauser stated.
Boone.
Ed Ellis, whose home is in Des
Moines, was arrested here by police
Saturday evening on charge OF
carrying concealed weapons. Monday
he was taken before Justice Of Peace
F. o. Lockard. and after waving pre-
liminary hearings. he was bound over
to the district court under $500 bonds
He was unable to furnish the bonds
and was placed in the county Jail. Ac-
cording to the police. Ellis threatened
to shoot his wife and was carrying a
revolver.
Cedar Rapids.
Lieut. Verne Marshall. after wearing
the uniform Of Uncle Sam for a year
and a half. Is back home in Cedar
Rapids and will Immediately resume
the duties Of civil life. He takes up
the position OF editor OF the Evening
Gazette within few days. after he has
recovered from an attack Of tonsilitis,
from which he has been suffering for
some time. Threatened with an at
tack OF Influenza he was obliged to
go to hospital at jackson, Tenn, last
week, remaining, there five days. He
recovered sufficiently. however. 10
reach Cedar Rapids in time to spend
Christmas with his family here. After
having received his discharge from
army service he complied with re-
quest Of the treasury department to
take up Red Cross work for two weeks
and during that time until he was
= !, To- hehoyf NJ tho
Red Cross Christmas roll. visiting New
York. Boston and other New England
cities.
Burlington.
The press wires brought the news
from Livingston. Mont, that 0. III.
Harvey. republican state chairman.
and one Of the most prominent attor-
neys in Montana, died at s o'clock
Monday night, from a fractured skull,
sustained in fall to the sidewalk dur
ing fist fight on the streets Of that
town, a half houf earlier. with POST
master J. Swindlehurst. Swindle-
hurst gave himself up to the sheriff
and is in the county Jail. Professor
Harvey was 4 member Of the high
school faculty in 1896 to 1900. He was
very capable teacher, arithmetic and
algebra being among the branches
taught by him here. He was most
likable man and he possessed many OF
the gifts that make for success. He
had many friends here. who were con-
fident that he would succeed in what
ever he undertook and who were glad
to note from time to time. how he was
progressing in his new home in the
west.
Atlantic.
With a few belongings in satchel
and QUILTED with horse and buggy
as means of transportation. Pearl
Lundy, aged IA, left her home near
Casey and set out to locate theatre
cal troupe. She wanted to become an
actress. The girl was found Sunday
by Sheriff Mckee at a farm home west
of Atlantic and turned over to her
father, who took her home. The young
miss had been making her home with
her grandfather on the latter's farm
eight miles southeast Of Casey. Life
OH the farm became tee mcnc.cac.s
for Pearl She wanted to see the world
and incidentally she had stage aspira-
tons. She had seen the Angel coined
ians perform and decided this was her
forte. To find the troupe did not seem
any great obstacle to the young
woman. She hitched up horse and
started out. When found by Sheriff
Mckee the girl was at the home of J.
r Thomnson seven roiles west Of At.