Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-03-01
New Hampton.

New Hampton.
The women of Chickasaw county have
outdone the men in their enthusiasm
over the short course, now in session.
Ninety-six were enrolled in the do
mestic science ,classed Monday. The
| work is in charge of Miss Knowles.
! Cedar Rapids.
! Earl Byron Byers, the music teacher
( and church orsanist, who was arrested
| Saturday for enticing young boys tc
his studio. has been taken to the coun-
ty Jail after his bondsmen had been
asked to have their names removed
from the bond they signed Saturday.
The affair has caused Zig sensation
here.
Cedar Rapids.
While working in the Milwaukee
railroad Yards about S o'clock Thurs
day morning, James Fetter, 92l South
Second street had his left leg cut Off
by the wheels of a switch engine. Fet-
ter was conveyed to st. Luke's hospi-
tai where the leg was amputated
above the knee. 1t was stated that
Fetter had his ears covered on account
of the cold and did not hear the switch
| engine approaching.
| Waterloo.
In an ordinance to regulate itinerant
! vendors the city council would bar dis
/; honest sales. The new ordinance pro-
hibits itinerant merchants from ad-
vertising an insurance, bankrupt, in
solvent, assignee. trustee, estate, ex-
| ecutor. receiver, wholesale, msnufac-
| turer. or closing out sale. or sale OF
any goods damaged by smoke. fire or
| water, unless he shall relate to the City
clerk the facts relative to the charac-
/ ter of the sale when applying for
/ license
/ Waterloo.
A three days patient watching Of a
lock box in the Waterloo postoffice re
/ warded A. NJ Billig. of Boulder, Cole.
at o'clock at night. The aged man
! has not seen his son for several years
and hearing that he was in this city
came to try to locate him. He found
| out that the son had a lock box and
the number and watched it day and
night until finally the son cameato get
some mail. The old man. civil war
veteran, is happy in finding his son
I again.
Sioux City.
An eleventh hour turn of events in
the life of Robert Buchanan, who died
here a few days ago, deprived Sioux
City charity organizations of at least
s1,10O. BY the will nieces and nepii sis 5
are the sole beneficiaries. The origi-
nal will, dated Feb. 10. 1904. gave to
several organization of the city. $3.50
each. The preparation Of the codicil
was started Wednesday and completed
and signed on Friday morning, few
hours before death. The estate Is VAL
ued at $4,000.
Clinton. &
Tuesday while hunting, Will Rhodes
a young man of Clarence, lost one. eye,
and was otherwise seriously injured.
He and companion We're out hunting
for rabbits, and it happened that he
was on one side of a brush pile and his
companion. it seems, forgot the where
abouts Of Rhodes and mistoo his NOV
ing form in the brush for game and
fired Mr.. Rhodes was brought to
Clinton Tuesday afternoon. and taken
to Mercy hospital. Those having the
case in charge say he will lose his
right eye and that the right side Of, his
face and right shoulder. are badly
SCARED with shot. IS
Cedar Rapids.
Fred Greenhagen, alias kid Far
mer," who has been in Cedar Rapids
for q year or more and who poses as a
prizefighter was arrested on a warrant
issued by Justice Sloan charging him
with bigamy. The complainant - vio-
let Pope Greenhagen, Cedar Rapids
girl. II years Of age, to whom Green