Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-30

Dubuque.
( The silver offering made at the two
union services of the Protestant
churches held on Thanksgiving day
for the Home of the Friendless and
the Rescue Home. amounted to $76,
$40 of which was contributed by those
who attended the service at the Bap-
fist church and $50 by the members of
the German Evangelical churches at
Zion church.
Lake City.
Following the example set by the
Calhoun county board of supervisors
in replacing worn out and weakened
bridges with modern and up-to-date
steel structures, the Carroll county road
officials are having a modern bridge
Installed over a branch of the Coon
river, five miles south of Lake City.
The bridge will in all probability not
be completed this year.
Mason City.
The children of Mason City may use
with push carts and toy wagons to
their hearts, content, according to a
vote of the. city council, which killed
an ordinance absolutely prohibiting the
use of these means of youthful diver
sion on the street. The vote stood four
to two and was clearly marked by the
fathers against the fatherless council
men.
DyersvilIe.
The Dyersville canning factory has
been sold to the Waterloo canning cor
poration. The factory was under the
management of the Waterloo concern
during the last season, having beer
leased to the Waterloo people. Ar
rangements for the purchase OF tn
plant were made last February whel
| the lease was drawn, providing that ;
satisfactory deal to both companie
could be made.
Dubuque.
In Judge Glab's court Saturday af
| ternoon Walter Mueller was acquitter
of the charge of taking shot at Phi
| Lochner. The men are neighbors GU
at Sageville and, owing to their prom
inence in that community, much inter
| est in their difficulty was stirred u
| turnout the neighborhood Many from
that part were subpoenaed for wit
nesses, and the court room wa
thronged during the hearing.
Cedar Falls.
A meeting of twenty or twenty-fiv
of the business men of Cedar Falls wa
held late Friday afternoon for the OBJ
ject of interesting congress in appro
priating a large sum Of money for tn
purpose of building a new post Office
It was decided that Postmaster j. "
Jarnigan should consult with Con
gresham Pickett In regard to peti
ton asking for $4,000 be presente
to congress next session for the pur
pose of purchasing a site.
Waterloo.
That parents are held responsible
for any misdeeds committed by the
boys for, whom they may have give
their consent to secure hunters 1
cense is the opinion of Deputy Ffs
and Game Warden E. E. Brees, WI
has been in the city the past few day
He contends further that parents
MANY cases are too slack in lookir
after the boys who have obtained hun
er's licenses. and that II any violens
IS committed, the father is responsibl
Dyersvilse.
William Morning. aged about
years and resident of Dyersville f
about a quarter of century, WI
found dead in field near Richard
Vile by Fred Jochum, boy wi
was on his way to get a bunch
cattle. It Is thought from condition
; and evidence of the mans movenen
he died some time Monday night al
Coroner Ryan attributes the cause
death to exposure. Morning was
7 tailor by trade.
Manchester.
The local order of the Modern Woo
men of America held special NEE
ing to consider the advisability
erecting building which will be sui
able for lodge rooms and rentable sto
rooms. 1t has been planned to spe
y about $4,000 in the erection of t
building. the members of the lodge, 4
9 in number. to purchase shares, viii
: will be taken up by the ASSOCIATE
from time to time as the amount
: money in the treasury will warrant
! Mason City.
i The Iowa Retail Hardware Deale
e Mutual Insurance Company policyhol
n ers will receive rebate Of so per ce
A of their premiums of this years pa
ments, according to a vote of the boa
of directors taken while in session he