Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-12-31

Esthsrvills.
Miss Lydia Yeager. while riding on
q motorcycle with s. Nelson, collided
with an automobile driven by Robert
Bauviard. and the wheels of the heavy
car passed over her body. 1t was
thought an arm and several ribs were
broken. In addition to internal injuries.
Waterloo.
Amos Cameron, farmer, killed him.
self with q shot gun Sunday. He had
the gun fastened in wise to his work
bench with a cord attached to the trig-
ger. He stood in front Of the gun and
pulled the string, the charge striking
him in the neck and causing instant
death.
Clinton.
Louis Noonan. Clinton mute. ar
rested on a charge of purloining parcel
post mail matter from the Burlington
railroad depot in Clinton. was ar
raigned before Commissioner Bush. OF
the United States district court ut Dav-
export, Saturday afternoon. The testi-
mony of Clinton witnesses was heard
and Noon was held under 5000 bonds
to the federal grand jury to meet in
Davenport in April.
Waterloo. t
Tho more than 80 years old, Mrs.
Harie Urbau had an uneventful journey
from Austria Hungary to Waterloo
which took thirty-one days. The re-
union with her son. Michael, whom she
had not seen for many years. was af-
fecting. Elaborate preparations had
been made for q big Christmas cele-
bration. but owing to detention at Ellis
island the aged immigrant did not
reach her journeys end until Saturday
Cedar Rapids.
From Dec. to Dec. "a. more chick
ems were sold on the Cedar Rapids
grain market than were sold in that
length Of time in the history Of the
market. The chicken receipts during
this years days of Christmas trading
amounted to more than 10000 chickens.
About ninety out of every 100 pounds
were shipped out of tho city. for the
demand here liz unable to take so heavy
q supply Of chicken meat. The prices
were steady thruout that period, the
farmers getting II and 111x cents per
pound for their chickens.
Fort Dodge.
Eight hundred members of the Iowa
State Buttermakers' Association will
be in the city Feb. Is, 10. and 20. when
the state convention will be held here.
It has been known for some time that
the convention was coming here but
the dates were not definitely announced.
]. j. Bruner. Of Strawberry Point, sec
rotary of the association. will be here
some time next week to take up the
matter Of local arrangements with Fred
Helleman, Of the Thompson Butter Tub
Factory. who IL boosting for the con-
vention. Mr.. Heileman has asked the
Commercial Club to aid In the enter
tainment Of the visitors.
Fort Dodge.
The reunion Of Fort Dodge bandmen,
held Sunday, proved to be 50 much q
success that 1t has been decided to
make 1t an annual affair. Many former
local band members came here from
surrounding towns and kilograms were
received from men who formerly play
ed In the local band. One man wired
his regrets from California and an
other from Atlantic City. N. ]. A
number Of men who are now profess
sional band mon. but who received
their start here, telegraphed regrets
and good wishes for the coming year.
At least one hundred bandmen at
tended the reunion during the day.
Nevada.
Will Pointer. the Cambridge man
who shot and killed his wife the fore
part Of last week. and afterwards shot
himself with suicidal intent, and has
since been at Iowa Sanatorium, where
he underwent an operation for the re-
moval Of q piece Of the bone OF the skull
from the brain. 10 now. repeated by the