Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-16
Northern Io1uu Items

::;she said Oliver had bee4fsan insurance
agent in ST. Joseph, No.. but had given
up the idea Of working for a living
when he neither. The HudwellsW
Efan Hves ina;Fsatrffeld. Iowa Ohfer at
tempted to have her arrested first on
a charge Of stealing his. grip.
Rockwell City.
An important business change took
place in Rockwell City Monday when
NJ. E. Finney bought out the kusterer
Grocery Company. Mr.. Finney is one
Of the pioneer merchants of Rockwell
City, and will move his stock into the
building now occupied by the Kuster-
er company and use his building for
a storehouse. Mr.. Kusterer will prob
ably move away from Rockwell City
and his many friends will regret his
departure from the business circles Of
the town.
Clinton.
With arrival of relatives in the city
it was learned that Fred Bevansee.
former Northwestern conductor and
for number of years a resident of
Clinton. met his death in tragic man
ner at Houston. Tex, last Thursday
morning. A freight train was cut in
1t was while directing the work OF
repair and standing between the two
cars. that Mr.. Bevansee was knocked
beneath the wheels of the train and
Killed Another freight engine. pulling
a. string Of twenty cars. approached
and struck the train Of which the
former Clinton man was oy ersceing re :
pairs.
Fort Dodge.
The contract for the erection Of the
new Y. w. C. A. building was let late
Monday afternoon to- the Jensen Con-
struction Company. their hid Of $44,2s7
being the lowest of the ten filed. Work
will be started Immediately and the
new structure will be completed by
Aug. Is. 1919, according to the terms
Of the contract The Fort Dodge Heat
ing and Plumbing Company was the
successful bidder on the plumbing
work. $7,967 being the lowest of sew
eral bids. Altho the association needs
about $4,000 or $4,000 more to pay
for the structure. It was thought best
to 20 ahead with the letting of the con-
tract and work, leaving the raising of
the money to take place during the
construction. A campaign for more
funds will be started within q short
time and numerous ways of securing
the required amount will be resorted
to.
Manchester.
Manchester has had its last carnival
Criticism Of the way lawlessness was
allowed by the carnival has been heard
OH every hand and finally eliminated
in dragging the mayor and secretary
OF the carnival association before the
grand jury, which has been In session
in this city. The city council and the
men responsible for the carnival have
been severely criticised by clergymen
laymen and women's organizations OF
the city, and in the main their criticism
Is we'll founded. Gambling was al
lowed on Thursday and Friday, with
no restraint, and side shows OF exceed
ingly questionable character were al
lowed to carry on their work, with
practically no interference from OFF,
GERS. Many visitors in Manchester on
Thursday were dumbfoanded at the
open gambling, one prominent citizen
from the north part of the county stat
Ing that in all Of his travels abroad
(and he visits Europe usually two OF
three times each year) he never saw
questionable practices carried on as
openly as they were In Manchester on
Thursday OF last week.