Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-06-15
Northern Io1ua Items

+ which enables so many OF these old
country fellows to outsrip their Yam
kee neighbors in the race for wealth
and seeing beneath the rough top that
! there was the making of hne farm
out Of this land, which his neighbors
had ridiculed and laughed at. bought
| 1t and went to work. Now this former
old country Dutch farmer, Herman
Rottink, is the owner Of one of the
| best farms in Butler county. Himself
and family now occupy large and ele
CANT and modern farm home, which
they have erected in slightly location
on the farm.
Waterloo.
| T.. E. Cain Of Des Mossville, KY, who
was shot thru the body Saturday night
in dark alley by Officer BeclqrEan
while resisting arrest, is resting easy
and may live. Cain had insulted women
in a restaurant and Beclunan shot
him when he threatened the officers
life and reached as if getting a pistol.
They had previously fought a desper-
ate hand to hand battle.
Waterloo.
President Taft has exercised execu-
tive cle1ne1ycy In what are known as the
Waterloo. Iowa, cases, where eleven
persons were sentenced to imprison-
mert for sixty days and to pay fine of
500 each for selling liquor to Indians
He committed the sentence to the fine
imposed. The old injunction cases
against saloons and drug stores and
the owners Of the buildings have been
dismissed from the court calendar at
plaintiffs costs.
Walker.
Eugene NJ. Voorhees,. pioneer resi-
dent Of Waterloo passed away at his
home In Walker early Sunday morn
ing. Death came suddenly, being the
result of an attack OF angina pectoris.
Mr.. VOORHEES, had been for some years
an invalid but death came Unexpectedly
to the family and friends. Two years
ago he went to Los Angeles, Cal. going
into the hardware business with his
son, Raymond. but creasing Ill health
compelled him to return to Walker
where his family temporarily resided
Waterloo.
A temporary injunction issued in
Judge Platt's court Thursday restrain
ing Chicago Great Western railroad
from molesting the crossing at Bluff
and West Fourth streets. or interfering
with the Waterloo, Cedar Fails and
No1tlrern's work. was made permanent
Saturday and the latter company plac-
ed their crossing Monday II is thought
no further trouble will ensue between
the two companies. just what settle
ment will be made between the Great
Western and the Rock Island relative
to crossing the latter's tracks Is not
known.
Sioux City.
Sioux City factories. power houses,
engine houses, brcweries and big bust
ness blocks in which the heating ana
power questions are most important.
continue 70 suffer from the effects Of
the lasting shortage OF steam coal. and
in addition a general rise in coal prices
Is impendine Since early last winter
this particular kind OF coal has been
difficult 10 obtain and at no time has
there boon any in,preveznea. n the sit
uatfon. Steam coal is the kind used
in the office buildings and factories.
ana because of its absence It Is neces-
eary to use mine run and other kinds.
which az more expensive. The coal
n,,,, .ay rIin.r, :: No daneee ~ an alb
sofute coal famine but that there 10 90
dnabe rs to tho probability OF the gem
sra1 anorease n SS..s1ccec.