Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-08

Dubuque.
Mrs. George Kesel has been elected
president of the Dubuque Visiting
Nurses Association.
Cedar Rapids.
The state Sunday school convention
will be held in Cedar Rapids June 6, Z
and s.
West Union.
They Fayette county history. which
G. w. Fitch has been compiling. has
been completed. The work is issued in
two volumes.
Grundy Center.
Frank F. Galpin. the Oldest settler of
had been a resident of Pleasant Valley
Is years Of age.
EsthsrviiIs.
Word was recently received at En-
metsburg. south Of mere. that Carnegie
would donate $4,000 for public IL
be built in the court house square and
will be an ornament to that city.
Waterloo.
According TO statement made by
Mrs. J. NJ. Rice to the police her hus-
band attempted to murder her with
razor Saturday night A charge OF dis
orderly conduct by assault and battery
was preferred against Rice in police
court.
Eagle Grove.
George Gray, who has been In the
Elliott tailor shop in this city all win
ter, was sentenced by Judge Lee to
seven years in the pen for forging
checks. Gray went around town and
made purchases giving checks suppos-
edly signed by local parties. but which
were forgeries.
Eagle Grove.
The commercial club of this city will
select a slogan from the sixty or sew
enty five that were submitted. After
much discussion sitting committee
was appointed to select few of the
best and at later meeting of the club
an attempt will be made to make a Sc
lection.
Clinton.
Mayor James Smith and City Audi
tor w. E. Hayes are just completing a
big task. The new refunding bonds. re-
Gently sold by the city, with their cou-
pons, have places for 1900 signatures
each by the mayor and the city audi
tor. Practically all of the signatures
have been affixed. pen and ink being
necessary for each OF $500 signatures.
Mason City.
Two trains OF emigrants passed over
the Chicago & Northwestern Sunday.
bound for western Minnesota and the
Dakotas. Each train had twenty five
cars containing the farm tools and eff
fects Of about twenty-five families.
Nearly every farmer had disposed OF
Iowa land and was moving to where
land was cheaper.
Waterloo.
BY the passage Of the codification
bill in the last congress. Waterloo De
cures division Of the federal court Of
the northern district of Iowa. Two
terms, in May and September. are pro-
vidcd for and Judge Reed, Of Cresco,
will preside. The passage Of the bill
was secured by Charles E. Pickett, con-
gresham from this district.
Clinton.
Starting late Sunday afternoon the
Northwestern railway carried 900 cars
of stock thru this city, being shipped to
the stock yards in Chicago. This IS
one Of the largest runs that the COM
pany has had for the past few weeks.
The large shipments Of stock are pick
ed UP by the Northwestern in many Of
the western states and each Sunday a
large number Of trains make the haul.
Waterloo.
Peter Mavrelis. successful candy
merchant. and his wife have been ar
rested by immigration laws. They are
now in Brooklyn. N. Y, to answer to
the court. altho both gave bonds Of
$4,000. The complaint against Nav
relfs IL that he entered into conspiracy
with certain ship officers for the pur-
pose OF smuggling his wife into this
country. This he denies.
Webster City.
The large plate glass in the front
window of the Blankenbuehler build