Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-31
Northern I01ua Items

out Of the ground work Of construction
will be vigorously pushed. The latest I'M
proved machinery will then be installed
for loading cars and 1t is confidently
expected that hundreds OF cars will be
shipped from here every week. The
increased use Of cement has greatly
stimulated the sand industry.
Sioux City.
The Sioux City traffic bureau has
filed a petition before the interstate
commerce commission demanding $780,
coo from the railroads in favor of local
jobbers. The lemon rate was cut by
the commission some months ago and
the rate was not made effective be-
tween Sioux City and the coast The
decrease was marked. and the commits
sion houses are confident Of victory In
the coming fight. The wholesale job
bling houses are now splitting up $780,
900 received as the result of the VIM
ming of the Burnam- Hanna Munger
case.
Storm Lake.
BY overruiing the demurrer brought
to the indictment returned against the
Fairnont Creamery Company alleging
unfair discrimination. Judge A. d.
Bailie practically has decided that the
statute under which the Indictment was
returned is constitutional. When the
case came up for trial at the last Sos
sion Of the district court, the demurrer
was argued at some length. unconst-
tutionality being urged. George Cos
son, now attorney general, the Trainer
Of the bill against unfair dlscrim1na-
ton, was here at that time to defend
his own bill. 1t is understood that the
case will be appealed.
Fort Dodge.
For some time District Superinten-
dent Rev. D. A. McBurney and the mis-
stonary committee of the Fort Dodge
district Of the Northwest Iowa confer
ence have been planning for q great
missionary rally at Fort Dodge. under
the management Of field secretary OF
the aymen's movement, the Rev. DR..
7. B. Trimbie The date has Just been
set for Feb. $40. DR.. Trimble, as
sisted probably by ten foreign mis-
sionaries. will have charge OF the pro-
gram, which will begin with mems
supper Thursday evening and continue
Friday. After the principal program
the company will divide into smaller
groups and visit several different
charges in the district.
Sioux City.
AS a result Of riot on the bottoms
early Monday morning, Peter Gailinges.
a member Of the Polish colony, lies at
the Samaritan hospital with frac-
tured skull, while three OF his country
men are held at the city jail pending
the result OF his injuries. They are
Pete Rastis. Tony Crudais and Ted
Giomatis. The men were charged with
disturbing the peace, but this was
withdrawn when 1t was learned that
Gailinges might have been seriously
injured. The cause Of the fight was
jealousy over a girl. Two men wanted
to dance with one girl at the same
time, with the result that one Of the
men IL alleged to have hit the other
over the head with a beer bottle. I'M
mediately a small riot began.
Waterloo.
Frank Thorn pson, II years OF age,
was arrested by Juvenile Officer L. o.
Thompson and placed in the county
Jail, to await the result Of injuries in
flicted on Howard Peterr, companion.
It appears that the two boys in com-
pany with several others were playing
together when Q quarrel arose between
them. Tho injured boy Peters. who X
young Thompson's senior by several
years. struck and knocked Thompson
down, vhereupon Thompson seized q
brick which was lying conveniently
near and threw It q Peters, striking
him over the temple l0ndssang him I'M
conscious. Thompson, who has been the
subject OF investigation BY tho juvenile
authorities on several previous occas.
IONS Win b held at the county 3all
pending tlse result Of the injuries, which