Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-12

tai building. Work or tle new %TuS-
tsrc will begin this spring, The WORK
done Mt Mercy hospital has been IN
creasing fast since the new addifiona!
| wing 10 the main building was erected
\ n few year. ago. The erection OF the
new nurses home will add greatly 70
| the facilities now at the disposal OF the
large Institution and will provide faci-
l.,ies which have been under consider
alton for a considerable length OF time.
The hospital is under the direction OF
the Sisters Of Mercy.
pavsnport-Two former nurses in
Davenport have returned from four
| teen mouths overseas as Red cross
| nurses. They are Miss olive Whitiock.
now at valpa raise. Ind. and MISS
| Bessie Whitaker, Of Grinneil. Both
! arc expected to come to Davenport
| within short time to follow their
work as nurs q. Miss Whitlock, grad
uate OF ST. Luke's hosptni course, en-
listed as Red Cross nurse and was
first assigned to Camp Macarthur.
After a service there of two months
she went overseas and has worked IN
France for fourteen months. Ais"
| Whitaker was a member of the same
unit overseas. She also is a graduate
Of st. L,ikes hospital and il expected
to return to this city to live.
Ne~ton.-Garner NJ. Trip. one OF
| the most prominent citizens and at
torneys OF Jasper county. died sud
| denly at his home in this city. Cntii
he was 40 years old ne was engaged In
4 tnxa a
that age ne took up the study OF law
and was soon after admitted to the bar.
He was known as one OF the most sue
cessful lawyers in this part OF Iowa.
He retired from the practice in Octo-
Der, 1917. He was prominent Mason
and also a member Of the Woman
lodge. He was one Of the elders OF the
| Christian church at Colfax. where he
resided for q number OF years before
moving to Newton last fall. He Is sur
vived by the widow and eight chill
dren.
| Mystie.-Deep mystery surrounds
the death Of Charles Smith. 50 years
old. living north Of this place. He was
found dead in his busy. sitting bolt
upright in the seat, his team trottins
along the road toward town. His face
was bruised and injured, but the ply
sicians think ne may have died OF
heart disease. A nei&hbor driving
from town met his outfit on the road
and spoke to him. He did not answer.
which seemed SO strange that the
neishbor stopped his own rig and
turned around to catch up with Mr..
Smiths carriage. When he stopped the
horse. II was seen that he waA dad.
He had left home in the morning to
go to town. His body was discovered
about noon. He was welI-to-do and
had q nne family. He had no enemies
neutrality-suspicious. fifty years ago
Thomas Moss and Miss Sarah Smith
we're united In marriage at the home
Of the brides parents, Mr. and Mrs.
John Smith, at this place; the house
in which they were married stands
just across the street and Is occupied
by Leo RuxgIes and family. The mar
riage was performed by Rev. Mr.. Mel.
len. pastor OF the NJ. E church Of
Birmingham. Rev. Mellen 10 living In
California, but Mr.. and Mrs. Moss were
unable TO find his address. Three d
the anniversary guests we're present a
the wedding Mrs. Belle Smith ant
Albert Moss OF Fairfield. and Alber
Moss OF Fort Madison. Birmingham
has always been the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Moss and they have always LIVED
! within q block Of the old home place.