Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-01
Northern Io1ua Items

eliminates one-half the draft. Besides
this entirely new feature. it has all
the advantages of tne ,old kind, with
only one-half as much machinery. as it
is all operated by one lever. and throws
itself out of gear. They have had over
dozen offers. and are now making
arrangements with manufacturers.
Cedar Falls.
1t is conservatively estimated that
fully 5000 people inspected the new
home Of the Citizens Savings Bank on
Saturday. That they did NOT come
simply to satisfy their curiosity was
evidenced by one of the heaviest days
business since the organization of the
bank. The handsome new building was
Illuminated for the evening callers and
from to 9 veritable mob besieged
the doors. There were many out of
town visitors in the crowd. The in
terror of the building was set off to
splendid advantage by the system Of
indirect electric lighting.
Dubuque.
Judge J. W. Kintzinger heard and
overruled the motion for a new trial
in the case of the State against Sidney
Palmer and announced he would prob
ably pass sentence on the prisoner next
Tuesday Palmer was convicted at the
present term Of court of completely in
the burglary of the Berg -Arduser jew
elry store last December, his pal being
Leon Babe" Darlington, who has since
been convicted and is now serving
terms Of ten years each on two counts
at the Anamosa reformatory. 1t is
stated that the state law provides that
Palmers sentence must be a ten-year
indeterminate one and that he can be
paroled only after having served eleven
months of his sentence. Even then he
may not be paroled If his conduct rs
not the very best.
correetionviIle.
A. r. Goucher aged 40, died here
from drinking liniment. purchased. as
he said, for application on lame leg.
Three physicians worked over him. The
idea of suicide is secuted and 1t Is be-
lieved that an uncomfortable desire for
a stimulant led to the act. Ten days
ago Goucher was taken from Quimby
to Cherokee. where 1t required four
men to control him during the night
When he returned here he told that he
had accidentally taken some liniment
in the dark thinking 1t was another
medicine. Goucher was unmarried and
was member of a highly respected
family His father was one of the
earlier settlers of Union county. South
Dakota, and his parents, who still live
here. have resided in Correctionville
for a quarter Of a century.
Sioux City.
The efforts made by the commercial
club and other organizations in this
vicinity. to impress upon the farmers
the necessity for testing seed corn. is
to have beneficial results this year, ac-
cording to John Sundberg. of Whiting
Mr.. Sundberg Is recognized as one of
the corn experts of this locality "A
maiority Of the farmers are convinced
that it is not only profitable but neces-
sary," said Mr.. Sundberg here Mon
day zone man down our way In
sisted that his corn was all right and
that testing the seed was a waste of
time. But he did try few ears and
was surprised to find ii tested only %
per cent. He got busy right away and
bought some seed corn" Mr.. Sundberg
says the demand for seed corn is far
greater than the supply. He was Of
fered $1,000 for 1000 bushels of good
seed corn. He was obliged to turn
down the offer. He predicts a large
crop this year.