Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-07

Fort Dodse-Returnine from church,
Owen Halligan, - years old dropped
dead while passing an undertaking
parlor. Apoplexy was the cause His
wife died two months ago. Mr.. Halli
gan is survived by three daughters
and two sons.
Anamosa-Poultry fanciers have
formed g. Jones county poultry asso-
citation and will give poultry show
next December. p. f. Lowe is presi-
dent, Mrs. c. Fl. Foster, secretary; &.
B. Frazier, treasurer. Directors are
J. Gerdes, Guy Byely. J. H. Siebles,
Amos Cole, Leslie Dunn, George Man
dorf. Bert w. Berkert.
lie Mars-Walter Hamilton, a teams
ter residing here, has been annoyed by
notices posted en- the door of his resi-
dence threatening him and his proper
ty. He has. within the last few days.
received two of these notices. The
second one stated he hal been warned
and that If he did not heed the warn
ing his home would go up in flames
some time between sun set and sun
rise.
Waverly-H. Hutchinson who left
here in 1880 for Idaho, is dead. His
sister, Mrs. George Baker, lives here.
With $40 acres of grain land he be-
came the pioneer orchardist of the
state having rut out sixty acres of
prunes in one tract and as these came
into bearing he erectd large evaporat-
ors to care Tor the crop. He took
many exposition prizes with them. His
wife and son survive him.
Cedar Rapids-Rev. r. w. Drumm,
pastor of ST. Patrick's Catholic church.
who has been named as successor or
former Bishop Bowling to the Des
Moines diocese, has returned from New
York and other eastern points. where
he completed arrangements for his
conservation. The ceremony will take
place in Dubuque May 81, and the in
stallation will be held the following
day in Des Moines.
Cedar FaIIs-Mrs Sarah Mommer
age II, was struck and severely In
iured by q taxi Of the kennison line
when she was crossing the street at
Second and Main streets. 1t is thought
she was cutting corner and became
confused on the approach of the car
which dragged her about II feet before
it could be stopped. She was severely
cut and bruised, nearly 100 stitches
being necessary to close the wounds.
Sioux City--A fellow giving his
| name as Joe Stevens presented him.
self at local hospita! for treatment
OF an ugly looking wound IN his lett
arm, but he refused to say how he was
injured. The police got trace OF MN
and as he answered the description or
a fellow who .ried to gain entrance TO
the storehouse of a junk dealer and
was fired on by the junk dealer an IN
vestieation vas made with the result
he has been identified as the would-oc
robber by the junkdealer
Manson-It s not often you hear OF
horse being scared to death, pnt
that is what happened to an unluchS
equine in south Manson. me morse
belonged to Glenn Wise and was pc
ing driven to town with a LOAD OF
hogs. Near the Park Wells corner the
team met the street grader jpelhs
pulled by a gasolene tractor Inc
horse became frightened, plunged ana
reared several times and then fell dead
in the road His heart was propapiS
in bad shape and the scare stopped us
beating entirely.
Fort Dodse-Miss Marie Lohr. Is
wears old and operator OF an elevator
in the First National Bank building
now looks upon the bright side OF NE
since she was notified Of the Inherit
ance of a sun, Of $4,000 as her share
from her grandmothers estate. she
saws It's a gay life to run an elevator
IN the day time and ride in d new
touring car in the evening. She VIII
not give up her work OF hosting pas,
senpers. as she says those duties VIII
aid at least partially in buying gaso-
lene for the new car.
Rockwell City--Iieutenant Comman-
der Robt. A. Lavender. son OF Mr.. ana
Mrs J. r. Lavender, Of Rockwell CITY.
will be chief radio officer on one OF
the American airships to attempt the
night across the Atlantic. Mr.. and
Mrs. Lavender Thursday morning re-
ceiyed q letter from Lieutenant Lay
ender in which he states that the snip
is scheduled to start its fight soon.
The start will be made from a sta
ton near New Yb'k city. The nrst
stop viii be made at Halifax. From