Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-10-16

ing tobacco to school boys who are be-
tween the ages Of II and Is years.
During the hearing before Justice Lis
ter. Webber contended that the boys
claimed to be past 16 years Of age. The
count on which Weber was prosecuted
was the one which charged him with
selling tobacco to Clyde Pope, d school
boy, who is said to be but II years of
age
Waterloo.
The dairy cattle congress-. with
Headquarters in Waterloo and COM
posed entirely of Waterloo business
men, has been organized and will soon
be Incorporated for the purpose OF adj
vancing the interests of the dairy BUS
mess and the raising and exhibiting OF
dairy cattle turnout the state. The
capital stock of the new corporation
will be $25, 900 and Of this amount slo.-
900 has already been subscribed by
some of the most prominent men and
live wires of Waterloo. John Andrews
and II. e.. Keister are temporary presi-
dent and secretary respectively.
Anamosa.
The Mecums nave pleaded guilty to
seven charges against them FOR house
breaking and similar crimes. in the
Canadian courts. Warden Barr is in
receipt Of a letter from there which
states they have not yet been Sentenc-
cd, but have been remanded for trial
before the assiZeS on two charges Tor
ATTEMPTED murder. 1t is judged from
this letter that the MecumS will be
sentenced for the minor charges in the
police courts. and will be held for the
other charges in 4 higher court. Their
trial on the murder charges is expected
to soon, and it is anticipated
that they will be given n dose Of Cana
dian Justice that will keep them in
prison for many years.
Ida Grove.
Alvern Wendell. son of Tink Wendell.
and 4 young nan we'll known in An
thon. has purchased the Barlow ranch
of LAO acres on the south road from
Anthem to Sioux City. paying 500 an
acre, or a total of s156.600. The prop
erty has always been nown as Cap
tain Barlow ranch. A large part is
under a high state of cultivation and
on the top of a high hill stands the
cid manor house which years ago cost
Captain Barlow $50, 900 to erect. This
house is still in n fine state Of preservn-
! ton. Captain Barlow took great pride
in this ranch years & and patterned
it after one of the old English estates.
He lived on the place for n number OF
years. when he finally decided to return
to England, but he made the Barlow
ranch famous and in his manor house
he gave many notable society events,
The purchase of the ranch makes Wen
del one of the largest farm property
owners in northwest Iowa.
Waterloo.
William F:wald. who was the first
! president of the Waterloo Baseball
| Association and at present is a vice
president of the organization. states
, that Waterloo is as much in the Three
| league as the town ever vas: tina
the action of the meeting in Chicago
was illegal in every phase. Gerry Herr
mann, chairman of the national com :
mission. last spring told the league
how to disband and r~eorganize. but in
the reorganization every town then In
| the league must be taken care Of. Mr..
Hermann promised on behalf Of the
commission hat If the league officials
could not agree on a method Of dis
abandonment and reorganization. that
the national commission would take the
matter in hand, again emphasizing the
fact that every town must and should
be taken ARE of. 1t is the opinion of
Mr.. .Ewald that h proper procedure
for the waterloo fans in the present
situationSis an appeal to the national
commission. That undoubtedly will he
done ifsifhe fans, OF Waterloo want
baseball