Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-12-29

sOSsO SIVVOs
The business mems Sunday school
class surprised Rev. W. w. Bolinger
this week by making him Christmas
present of fine fur coat. There is
a large class of about thirty organized
since Rev. Mr.. Bollinger became pas
tor.
latinsr.
H. c. Klaus, who for a period Of
nearly twenty years has been engaged
in business at Latimer and recently
disposed Of his interest in the leading
general merchandise store, to his part
ner, F. H. Dohrmann, has gone to
Baker. MINI. where he will engage in
the same line of business.
Monticello.
The Chicago, Anamosa & Northern
Railway Company has new manager.
Frank Rauch has succeeded J. L. KEEL
sey in the work. Mr.. Rauch is an ex-
perienced man. having been train
master and chief dispatcher on the
Northwestern system, with headquart-
ers at Pierre. s. ID. His experience
has covered period Of twenty-five
years in the service.
Anamosa.
Foley & Son. Of this place, who re-
Gently did some grading work for the
Northwestern railway company in
Wisconsin, have been unable to get a
settlement with the company. There
is dispute over rock work that re-
quired blasting in the moving. The
company wishes to settle this upon
loose dirt basis. The difference in
volved is about $4,000.
Waterloo.
To be hunted down by two officers
and arrested and lodged in Jail. charged
with stealing the property Of another.
was the novel present given to John
Bolinger. on the twenty-first annivers-
ary of his birth. The other night the
w. T. Reedy and Special Agent D. w.
Ihler. Of the Illinois Central railroad.
He had been employed as machinist
at the shops and when he left work
for his Christmas vacation he stole
800 worth Of mechanics tools from
the machine shop, 1t is alleged.
Humboldt.
The Northern Iowa Power Company
is excavating at the site of the new
power house that is to turn into cleo
tricity the great horse power that will
be realized from the construction OF
the big cement dams across the Des
Moines river here next summer. Sew,
eral carloads of machinery have ar
rived. Work will continue all winter,
and the new plant. is to be finished by
spring. The company will be able to
use only about one-third OF the daily
mower unless new manufacturing
plants are induced to come here,
Thompson.
A few weeks ago quite little inter-
est was developed here over the lind
ing Of fossil bones on the Knute Os-
beim place near here. DIR. Lee. who
forwarded the bones to the state uni
versity, has just received a letter from
there from an expert who states that
the animal was monster elk which
doubtless roamed over this country in
prehistoric days. It is the intention OF
the university in the spring to send
out men to dig up the remainder OF the
skeleton The bones were found IN
peat bog and are in an excellent state
Of preservation.
Rockford.
A 'hello" war Is greatly feared here.
It seemed Impossible for the directors
Of the Rudd- Rockford and the Way
telephone systems to get together at
a recent meeting and the result Will
be that one will endeavor to kill the
other of. Mr.. Way rejected the of'er
Of the Rudd society and would not put
a price on the property. He stated
that in case some agreement was net
reached the Corn Belt property wouhi
be taken over by the Western Electric,
which is one of the big concerns in this
part Of the. state Developments will
be carefully watched.
Wavsrly.
A telegram from Loiisvilles KY. re-
ceived here Tuesday, stated that Leo
pold Levy, a former prominent cloth
Ing dealer OF Weverly had died sud-
denly early that morning. Mr.. Levy
came here in 1881 and was in business
twenty-five years. going to Louisville
seven years ago. While q resident OF
WAverly he took a prominent part In