Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-10
Council Bluffs.

! Council 6iuffS.
Ralph Sherwin, aged II. son of Mr..
and Mrs. B. C. Sherwin. 1904 Avenue
D, was notified that his ten ears of
corn had won the state prize at Ames.
The blue ribbon was sent to him and a
check for the prize money will follow.
Ralph showed his Big Diamond Joe
corn. Ralph Sherwin and his brother.
| ROLAND have been steady winners dur
ing the past years. Ralph won the
county prize in 1915 and 1918 and Roll
land won in 1917.
Saint Charles.
r. D. Minard, 80 years old. of St
Charles and the Oldest Mason in the
state, died at his home here. He had
been secretary of the local Masonic
lodge here for the past 30 years and
was still holding that office when he
died. He had been a member of the
school board at ST. Charles for 40
years. Mr. Minard has been we'll until
few days ago, when, he contracted a
slight cold, which fastened his death.
He leaves three sons and a daughter.
Shenandoah.
| The Economy convention closed its
work with big banquet at the Doty
hotel. President ]. J. Doty gave his
men and a number of visitors most
interesting address, taking in all the
events of interest connected with his
two months trip over the battlefields
of France, he being one of the first
civilians to be permitted to go over the
ground with army officers. Mr. Doty
/ is an entertaining speaker and is held
in high regard by his hundreds of en-
ployes and statesmen.
Mount Pleasant.
Unknown miscreants broke into the
cash drawer of the public library here
sometime during the night and got
away with the small amount of cash
that 1t contained. The intruder left
no clue as to his identity but as there
are no signs of e forcible entrance it
| is presumed that the thief was proba-
bly, a small boy who sneaked into the
basement unobserved before closing
time and slowed himself away until
the attendants had locked up for the
night. The escape was. made from a
back window which was discovered un-
locked by the janitor when he opened
the building this morning.
| Ames.
! Word has been received in Anes,
telling of the death of Mrs. w, r..
Pew. wife of Professor Pew, formerly
head of the department of animal hua-
bandry at Iowa State college. The
message was received by Dean G. f..
Curtiss, stating that Mrs. Pew died
following only a few hours Illness in
Ravena. Ohio, at the home of her
father-in low. Professor Pew was in
Canada on a business errand at the
time of his wife's death. the WORT OF
Mrs Pew's death came as snoUi> 10
Ames citizens as we'll as college peoA
pie. Mrs. Pew was we'll known by
Ames people, having resided here for
about ten years. and was prominent in
club circles of the city. In addition to
being a member of the Ames Women's
club, Mrs Pew was identified with the
Book and Basket club and the Faculty
Woman's club.
| Harlan.
"A. P. Anderson. who with his family
has lived here the past year, was found
dead in bed when the family arose. He
had been bed ridden a month, but APP
peared better the last time his doctor
visited him. The doctor thought !e
was improving. He had been subject
to heart trouble number of years, and
| no doubt died Of that ailment. His APP
pearahce indicated that he passed
away without struggle. The funeral
was held, a short service at the home
and the main service at Danish Baptist
church. Burial was In the city GENE
| terry. Mr.. Anderson was born in
Daup,a rlt Nav 1894 and "a ma IN this
country in his early life. He was mar
ried here, and settled OH a farm In
| Cuppy's Grove, this county about thir-
ty years ago. where himself and family
| lived until they moved to Harlan u