Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-12-21
Southern Io,ua Items

AHe UNION Heh uecllneQ 10 CONSIDER
reduction in the paperhanging scale
and the contractors refused the paint
ers request.
Cedar Rapids.
After leaving the mountains Of his
native Bulgaria and crossing the ocean
and half of the American sentiment.
krastin Valcov, aged II, arrived in
CEDAR Rapids to learn that the friend
who would have helped him in the
new, strange land. was in Jail charged
with murder Valcov's friend is Sep
tn1m Svetcoff. who shot Robert Nor
r1s. The Bulgarian boy spent almost
twenty-four hours in anxiety after his
arrival here. for nobody seemed tn
know that he was coming. Valcov ar.
rived at the union passenger station
about o'clock p. m.g Capt. Joe Kroulik
asked him for an address, and all that
the boy had was a paper showing the
name Of Septhim Svetcoft and most
Office box number 1872.
Boone.
One Of the first hunting accidents. Of
the season occurred about a mile and
half northeast of the city. John
Kueck, store keeper of the Chicago
& Northwestern, was the victim of
painful altho not necessarily serious
accident. He was out hunting with a
boy named Schroeder who after
shooting rabbit was reloading the
gun when 1t was accidentally dis
charged. Kueck was standing far
enough away to allow the shot to
spread and most of them entered his
left arm. The boys at once went to the
! nc ~
Bassett, who went after them i'm his
automobile. He at once took the in
jured man to the Eleanor Moore hos
tracted from his arm.
Cedar Rapids.
( Rev. DR.. B. E. S. Ely. Jr, pastor OF
Westminster Presbyterian church OF
this city, has just received a call ia
become pastor of the First Presbyteri-
an church of Hannibal. Mo- The Han
nibal church is one Of the oldest and
strongest Of the denomination in
northeast Missouri. It has a nearly
new and thoroughly modern house OF
worship free Of debt and fully equipped
to meet all present day requirements
1t has also just been presented by one
| of its members with comfortable
marse for the minister's use. Beside
the pastor and pastors assistant al
home. the church supports foreign
pastor in Persia. and q missionary
teachers in japan. In addition to about
$4,000 given to its benevolences las
year and $4,000 for it's own expenses
the congregation contributed s27, 900 t.
the erection of the new Y. NJ. c. A
building.
Keokuk.
I. That the long series Of saloon rob.
i berries which has continued uninter-
rupted for several months. merging in.
to almost nightly occurrences during
the last week. is the work of an or.
/ ganized force which is seeking to throw
discredit upon the Keokuk police de.
4 partment, is the sensational charg'
made by members Of the police force
4 They say the robberies are myths ant
are fabricated for the purpose Of at
lacking the competency Of the publ,
safety department: II carefully hav.
Investigated every robbery" said Chic
Schevers Tuesday, land find that II
many instances it would have been al
most Impossible for person to hav,
entered the saloon in the manner sup
posed. 1t is also true that the burglar!
reports have been circulated wide!!
before an official report was made t.
1 police headquarters" Other officers o
Il the force hold the opinion that tn
move IL directed at Commissions
i Thomas z. Gray, :s:soo VIII vi: 20 d S:s:::
didate for reelection under the com
mission form Of government. in thu
y spring.