Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-06-20
Northern Io1ua Items

Of the Central Presbyterian church of
Des Moines. "A class of six was gradu
ated. At the annual meeting of the
board of trustees arrangements We're
made to transfer the entire business
college Of Baskerville to Buena Vista
College. This addition will give
Buena Vista College a commercial de-
partment with equipment valued at
$4,000 and will be in charge of Prof.
E. E. Strawn as principal. assisted by
Prof E. C. Ryan.
La Mars
Thomas Stokes, aged So, who has re-
sided in Plymouth county for forty
years, is dead with a stroke of apo
plexy. He was a native of ireland, and
a survivor of the Mexican war. In his
youth he mined and ranched in Aus
tralia and on coming to America was
employed in Pittshurg testing guns for
the war department. = = =" Mrs.
John Ackermann died at her
home in this city, aged IS years. She
was a native of Germany and came to
plymouth county. in !, 1887.
Mrs. Siefke ReWerts, a pioneer settler
Of Grant township, died at her home,
aged so years. She was a native Of
Germany and came to America forty
years ago.
Sioux City.
While swimming in the Little Sioux,
at Kingsley. in Plymouth county. with
couple of companions, Ray Oliver.
aged 25 was drowned. An effort was
made by Royal Boyer. a 14-year- old
lad, to save the drowning man, but
divers weight was too much for the
young fellow to handle. The other lad
who was with Oliver was about the
age Of Boyer and could give no aid in
the attempted rescue. Oliver had been
engaged as a farm hand in the vicinity
Of Kingsley for the past year. He has
no relatives in Kingsley, and the citi-
zens of that place do not know whether
his parents are living. 1t is thought
that his sister lives somewhere in Iowa.
WaverIy.
A number of boys who were employ
ed by the Iowa Sugar Company in the
beet fields, near Dunkerton, quit and
came home after a few hours work.
The boys say it was on account of the
foreman being cross and too eXacting.
but that person says the boys did not
want to work and were homesick The
employment of young boys in field
work has been the cause of consider
able trouble to the company and has
hiring outside help more
largely than would be necessary if sat
isfactory work was done by the boys.
The sugar company investigates each
case and if the boys are at fault they
are given no more work. On the other
hand, If the foreman is to blame, he is
Nevada.
Sheriff F. c. Warrick had an exciting
chase after a bunch OF Gypsy horse
traders yesterday evening. The bunch
had managed to beguile a minor son of
George Nelson, of southwest of this
city. into a horse trade during the day
and the trip of the officer was made
for the purpose of securing the horse
which he did. During the day the
horse traders passed the Nelson home.
Mr.. Nelson being absent. They had a
pony to which young Nelson took a
fancy and after some dickering they
made swap" securing in return for
the pony and $3.50 in cash, valuable
colt belonging to Mr.. Nelson. When
the latter returned home and learned Of
the trade he at once took after the out
fit, and when he run them down. de-
an exchange, they refused and
Mr.. Nelson was assaulted by one of the
men,