Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-17
Northern Io1Ua Items


George.
John Wicherman, manager Of the
McCausfield Elevator Company. at
George, dropped dead while weighing a
load OF grain.
Battle Creek.
Carl Rothe, aged %, committed sui
eide at Battle Creek by drinking OPT
um Disappointment at not being able
to marry a waitress is assigned as the
reason.
Eagle Grove.
The Rev. Fred E. York, pastor OF
the Congregational church at Eagle
Grove, has rendered his resignation to
take effect April I. at the conclusion
OF a six years pastorate. The Rev. Mr..
York is one of the strongest pastors
the church has had and has brought
the church affairs up to high degree
OF efficiency. His health is in a pre-
carious condition.
LohrviiIe.
The city council has adopted an ordi-
nance which prohibits the use OF undue
loud or profane language or the In
diligence in unusual noise or disturb
ance in pool halls, theaters. churches
and any other place OF public gather
ing. Penalty is fixed at between IS and
800, or imprisonment in the county
fail for thirty days The ordinance
takes effect Immediately.
Monticello.
There has been organized and IN
corporated what is known as the Jones
County Civic League. with an author
lied capital OF $4,000. The capital
stock is divided into 1000 shares OF $50
each, and the Incorporation is to have
an existence Of fifty years. The articles
of incorporation declare that the object
Of the league Is the enforcement OF all
laws which may be enacted. both state
and local: the suppression OF vice with
in the limits Of Jones county, etc.
Central City.
A little baby boy. aged about six
weeks. was found in q cracker box on
the front doorstep at the home OF Mr..
and Mrs. J. H. Whitaker, living on the
w. J. Rowley farm, near Central City,
the other night. Mr.. Whitaker hearing
someone in front Of the house went out
and saw man climbing hurriedly into
a buggy. He called to him to stop but
he drove rapidly away. Mr. Whitaker
returned to the house, but later, hear
ing an infants cries, he went out and
found the baby. The infant was turned
over to the township trustees.
odebolt.
James Tunas, a Greek, will doubt
less be called upon to answer to
charge Of forgery during this session
Of the district court. Tunas is the man
who, last September, while employed on
the Northwestern, forged the name OF
Gus Toney to q pay check and cashed
it at the First National Bank. He at
once dropped out Of sight but the state
Bankers Association was notified ana
at once camped on his trail. with the
result that he was arrested few days
since in st. Louis by Detective Brack-
EFT, acting for the association, and AFTER
a requisition was obtained. was brought
back and lodged in the county Jail. The
case against him will be pushed ana
as the evidence is conclusive he will
doubtless do time.
Fairbank.
Following a desperate fight with an
angry bull on his farm. seven miles
north Of Fairbank ten days ago, Rich
ard Lou. a prominent young farmer.
has died of his injuries. He was 80
years Of age Nearly every bone of the
face and many in the upper portion OF
the body were fractured and he suf-
fered intensely, tho conscious until
death. The bull attacked him while he
was in the barnyard feeding some
calves Backed against the barn, the
farmer had little show for his life. The
animal Knocked him down and
trampled him IN his rage. With what
strength was left to him. Lou managed
to crawl to the house. A wife and 4
year-old child survive.
Sioux City.
The glamour Of novelty has worn off
the dispatching of trains by telephone.
in the opinion Of dispatchers, gathered
between tricks" in the offices Of the
Northwestern road in the Nebraska
street station Saturday evening The
Northwestern does not use telephones
in Sioux City, but an Illinois Central
operator in the same office receives or
ders by phone When telephones were
first used for dispatching. 1t was
thought an advance over the telegraph
had been made. But one operator now
has a different opinion. Among other
things he says: The efficiency of the
phone in disratching rapidly is de-
creasing. Operators are getting back
into the rut they were in with the tel
egraph. II an operator wanted to sleep
with the telegraph. he cut out Now
adays, with the phone. II he wants to
sleep he simply cuts ont the bell. So
there Is no advantage there"
Radcliffe.
Andrew Kumrow and wife had a
rather exciting experience recently.
They drove home from a neighbor's
late In the evening and noticed light
in one Of the upper rooms. Leaving the
team in charge Of his wife Mr.. Kum-
row hurried in to investigate. He
found two large clubs In the kitchen,
household effects scattered about and
heard Q noise overhead. Rushing up
stairs he found young fellow rum