Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-08
Northern Io1ua Items

Mr., Nicoulin had started to 60 up
stairs, when he was seized with an at
tack Of vomiting. He sank on a lounge
and expired In q few minutes from
heart failure Members OF his family
who were at tho theater were notifeo
during the first act.
Sioux City.
Allen p. Kennett was convicted Of
biKamy in the district court The
charge was made by J. II. Rockwell,
father Of Linnie F. Rockwell. his Sec
ond wife, who sat beside Kennett in
the court room turnout tho trial. She
!. insisted that he was innocent. It was
proven that Kennett was married to
IN Mason City. F,tb. ~. 1919. Kennett's
defense was that he had only one wit
ness to the first marriage and that the
marriage license record was not signed
He was arrestedin Seattle. Wash. and
| brought back to- Sioux City for trial.
Clinton. 5,
Department Commander E. c. john
son OF Iowa department Of the Spanish
War Veterans IL seeking place for the
next meeting Of Tho department. It
has been customary for the veterans to
meet at the sasna time and place as the
state G. A. r. encampment, which this
year is to be held at Muscatine June
Is, II, and IS. Commander johnson,
however. has received word from Mus.
catine that all available meeting places
have been assigned to the G. A. r., and
that owing to the strike in the button
factories. the people are not able to as
sist in the entertaining as they other
wise would. Muscatine also has no
camp of the Spanish War Veterans.
Sioux City.
The police have informed local mer-
chants that no more canvas signs will
be allowed in front Of their stores, and
| that those that are there now must
come down at once. Some time ago a
crusade was started against canvas
signs. but it was premature. as at that
time the ordinance had not been pass
ed. There will be no prosecutions at
present, but merchants will be given a
chance to take down the Objectionable
signs and 1t is expected that they will
do so. There is also a restriction
against hanging any sign over four
feet in length over the sidewalk. and all
such will have to come down. In some
instances this will be something OF n
hardship on merchants who have put
up expensive electric signs.
Waterloo.
What virtually amounts to an appro-
priation OF $1.05O to promote good
roads in Blackhawk county was made
by the members Of the board Of super
visors Tuesday morning and as the re-
suit those portions OF the Hawkeye
Highway thru the county which need
particular attention and repairs will be
given the necessary work during the
coming year and Blackhawk will line
up with other counties along the cross
state highway In making this great
| thoroughfare one OF the very best in
.he middle west In addition to this
steps will be taken to secure an ex=
| pert road maker from the governm emit
bureau at Washington. D. c., who will
supervise the building Of mile or
moro Of model dirt road IN Blackhnwk
county entirely without expense to the
county 50 far as the services of the ex-
pert are concerned.
Coon Rapids.
| The first store building erected in
Coon Rapids. which was in 1857, is no
more. Torn down and the timbers used
| to be Incorporated In a modern brick
store. II that old store could only talk
and relate the happenings Of forty five
years. what a tale It could unfold. The
| upper story was the towns hrst opera
house, where was placed on the stage
! by amateurs. Laura, the Pauper." Ed
Garst and Warren Garst. our ex-gov-
ernor. kept a various assortment Of
shingle nails and chewing gum. hickory
shirting- and sulphur. and when the
| Milwaukee q st. Paul. came thru the
old store got q move on ana came west
to be tho rallyine point for tho mod
ern city on the silvery banks OF the