Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-10-08
Northern I01ua Items

ants pleaded guilty to eighty counts in
the information. The penalty prescrib
ed by the state law for each violation
is s.. making a total penalty on eighty
counts OF $500 against each of the
members of the firm, which was i'm
posed by the justice. The defendants
paid the fine and were discharged
odebolt.
Fire destroyed the barn and out
buildings on the Albert Stevens place
in Highland Park addition. The fire
company was called out. but as the
place is outside the hose limits, the
crly way they could fight it was by or
ganizing a bucket brigade. A strong
wind was blowing at the time and they
" ere unsuccessful in saving the out
buildings, hut by heroic work confined
it there, saving valuable residence
property in the neighborhood. Con-
flicting reports are given as to the fires
origin The loss is several hundred
dollars.
Crystal Lake.
The Farmers National Bank of Cry
stall Lake has opened up for business In
the building formerly occupied by the
First National bank. The new bank is
a
stock being held by residents Of this
community. There are total Of sixty
four stockholders, who hold from one
Of $4,000 was all subscribed for in
about two days. and number that
wished to secure stock had to be dis
appointed, because there was not
enough to go around The directors
a III u don No1c
Matson, Ed Beterson. ]. c. Nelson.
John Valley, August Hansmire. and NJ.
j. Barrett, all well-to-do farmers.
Waterloo.
The tabernacle site for the Sunday
meetings has not yet been definitely
chosen by the architect, Albert p. Gill.
who came to Waterloo to make prelim-
nary arrangements for the Sunday
meetings. The site committee have
been considering the problem for the
past three days and their progress has
been We. J slow owing to the many nu-
foreseen obstacles that presented them
selves. Two sites remain from which
to choose and one Of these will certain
ly be used. according to the members
OF the committee. Mr.. Gill was obliged
to go to Chicago to transact important
business Wednesday evening and until
his return the announcement OF the
site will not be made public
Waterloo.
Two strangers worked clever swim
die on Ed Stolte. proprietor Of the
Stolte pool and billiard hall. and sue
ceeded In getting away with $3.50 be-
fore the game was discovered They
approached the counter and one made
a trifl1ng purchase amounting to ten
cents. throwing down a $40 bill on
the show case with which to pay for It,
AS the change was being made the
partner interrupted with Let me pay
for it," and proceeded to make a dill
gent search Of his pockets. Five cents
was all that he could find In his pock-
cts and as the purchase amounted to
ten cents this amount was insufficient
The other man then threw down what
was supposed to have been the $40
bill! which he had first flashed and then
picked up again what the other fellow
said that he would pay. 80 80 in change
was counted out and the bill placed in
the money drawer. Picking up their
change the men quickly disappeared
1t was not until a few minutes later
that the mistake was discovered and
instead Of SO bill It was found to
have been 81 bill which the man had
substituted in place OF the ten.