Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-22
Northern Io,ua Items

Peter MinlkeE ono Of the early settlers
Of Clark township. He had been in
good health and was on the streets
during the day. Sitting In his arm
chair after hearty supper he was
stricken with heart failure and death
came instantly, so suddenly his rela-
tives could scarcely realize it. Mr.. Min
KEEL was 50 years of age and had lived
in this part Of the county since 1864.
In that year he brought his family
here and erected a log cabin northeast
of the present site Of Traer, where he
lived until 1880. when the old folks
moved to Dysart. He was born In
Germany in 1929 and came to America
in 1858. He enlisted in the civil war,
but was wounded before serving a
year and was honorably discharged.
Menlo.
The cold snap Of the last few weeks
lasted the longest in the recollection OF
the older residents Of this section for
it's severity. Since it has moderated
the people have been examining their
fruit trees and have found them all
bursted open by the freezing zero
weather. Apple trees seem to have
suffered the worst of any, and most
of them are practically ruined. espe-
cially the old trees The young trees
did not suffer so badly but about so
per cent of them are ruined and prob
ably more. The damage can not be
properly summed up until spring
opens Practical fruit men attribute
the cause to the ground not freezing
and that the sap remained in the trees
until the severe freezing weather came
on. Small fruit Is ruined and fruit Of
all kinds will be a scarce article in this
part of Iowa this year.
Arthur.
At the annual meeting Of the stock
holders of the Arthur Savings Bank
the old board Of directors were elected
for another year and all the old off,
GERS were reelected to their former po-
sitions. At this meeting the regular
cash dividend Of s per cent was de-
clared and also stock dividend OF
20 per cent was ordered struck from
the surplus account and thus increas-
ing the capital stock Of the bank to
$4,000. 1t was also decided to erect a
new and modern bank building on the
site OF the present quarters. The old
building will be torn down and the
new one will be built the full size of
their lot 1t will be a two-story struc-
ture, built Of brick. with hot water or
steam heat. 1t will be modernly
equipped turnout. Work will be be-
gun on the building as soon as pos
sible in the spring.
Waterloo. ~
Judge Franklin c. Plat refused TO
admit J. T. McCaskill, slayer 81 Henry
Phillips, to bail, after following formal
by his attorney. Alfred
Longley, before the Judge. McCaskill
pleaded not guilty. w. p. Hoxie and
Assistant County Attorney Mccoy pre-
scented arguments on behalf OF the
state on the application for bail, main
tanning that II there was likelihood
OF conviction for murder in the frst
degree, the prisoner should be held.
Referring to extracts Of the evidence
Alfred Longley OF the defense held
that If McCaskill had ommitted pre-
metiitated murder while ne was near
the buggy at the roadside near the
home he could have carried out his in
tentions before Phillips had reached
the house. inasmuch as McCaskill was
not following nim TO any lonely or se-
cret place. The court held that the
crime could have been premeditated
and sAntr after the
house was reached.