Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-02-21
Iowa Neus Items

csifsx---News comes from Carson
City. New. that Mrs. Hurst. sister OF
G. l.. Dotson. formerly Of CelfAx.
Dss Moinss and Sioux Falls. q. D.
ana who 10 . member OF the as
ssmbly In Nevada psrsidcd over
the aesisn whom IL unanimously
ratified the woman suffrage amend
nlent. Mrs. Hurst introduced -
resolution OF ratification. speaker
FritSSsrald said Nevada was the
twenty eighth state In ratify the
amendment but ~ tar a. he was
aware. however. no woman had an
yet presided over . legislative body
taking such action, and he cxprsssed
great pleasure In being able to re-
quest Mrs. Hurst to take charge OF
the proceedings during roll call.
Atlantio--Word has been received
here. Of the passing away At Mercy
hospital In Davenport Of Oliver
Meredith, uncle Of Secretary orsASri-
culture Edwin T. Meredith. formerly
Of Cass county. Oliver Meredith was
q brother OF Thomas Meredith.
father OF the secretary. Thomas
Meredith at the time OF his death
and for many years prior thereto,
was a resident OF cass county.
Fort Madlsan, DR.. George p. Neal.
board OF health physician. ives fore
cd to send two calls for police aid
here when applicants for whiskey
prescriptions stofmed his office.
Neal is the city dispenser OF a
barrel Of whisky received from the
government q few days ago to COM
bat illness. Since the announcement
Of the arrival Of the, barrel. Meals
office has been packed day and
night.
Esssx-Members of the George
weatherall post, No. 333 Of the Iowa
department Of the American Legion
are starting a movement here for tho
immediate construction Of a city hall
building which will be used ~
civic center, municipal Office and
have a homo for the post. ID. D.
Hastings who was q large Land
owner and wealthy resident here un-
til his death severss years ago save
the town a lot on Main street ana
$4,000 in his will which was TO DO
applied towards the erection OF
city hall. No action was taken NJ
that time and the money has been
lying in q bank drawing interest ana
awaiting action at some future DAY.
The former soldiers, sailors ana
marines believe that the time has
now como for the construction OF the
building and have, presented resolu-
tons to the council asking that ac-
ton be taken at once.
eurIinston-Organization OF
league Of semi-professional oase-oai'
teams, to include the cities OF Bur
lington, Fort Madison. keokuK'
Galesburg, Oakville and other cities
in this section, for Saturday rs AMI
Sunday baseball during the coming
year. il now in progress. The mead
quarters of the league is to De
located in Burlington. Fort Manson
ana Keokuk' are organizing tneir
teams, Galesburg Is planning 10
place a strong team In the league.
Oakyille, one of the best small 'Dase-
hall towns in this section plans 70
Mace q winning team in the circuit
what other towns will be gwen a
he,tb IN the league has not been de-
termined.
Eaol. Grovs-capt. Clyde McCon-
aughy Is too short for his weight
saw the military authorities, ana
Company G. will have to be muster
ed out. First Lieutenant Borwey 10
a mall carrier and too busy to COM
mand. An inspecting officer gave
the captain q mark Of 100 per cent
on condition of equipment, which
has been efficiently looked after by
Quartermaster r. H. Eneix. Al soon
as the necessary work incidental TO
the transfer can be made, the COM
pany will be located In some other
Iowa city.
Iaurens-'rhere has been q loss OF
horses recently north Of town caused
by feeding ensilage. J. T. Ferguson
has lost eight. G. c. Wright two
and NJ. w. Hertz two. The horses
are supposed to be poisoned by
fungus growth that attaches itself TO
forage on low lands. At one time 1t
may be in fodder or some other for,
age plant. A few years ago q man
southwest Of town lost every horse
he had from feeding corn. This year
the 4 poison seems to be In silage.
There, is no known cure.
Stern Lake-The belief seems to
be prevalent in the surrounding
towns that Storm Lake has a ter
itble epidemic of influenza. One
story that is going the rounds. has
1t that there are 800 homes in Storm
Lake quarantined for the influenza.
Marshal C. D. Stanton, states that
there were only twenty eight FLU"
signs up. and that every one Of them
has been taken down. There are
now only two houses under quaran-
tine for smallpox. The condition in
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