Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-12-24

ment National Bank, will address the
farmers on the topics, "The Relation OF
the Banker to the Farmer Letters
have been written to number OF ex-
perts on agricultural subjects. asking
them to come to the meeting and de-
liver. addresses. The committee hopes
to hear form these persons within the
coming week.
Dubuque.
Harry Jones. colored. aged 10 years.
was arrested by Detective Fury Sat
urtiay afternoon. charged with having
confiscated tools from The Morgan, a
boarding house, on Bluff street. about
two months ago. Jones was taken to
the county Jail. where he will be incar-
cerated pending an Investigation by
county officials. Officer Fury in making
the arrest also recovered some OF the
tools that were stolen. According to
Jones. he and Urban Lindley. now on
parole, stole the tools about two
months ago. The arrest was the result
of confession by three boys-Stall-
man. Willis and Isindley, who were ar
rested several weeks ago, who init
mated that there were others who were
members OF the gang to which they be-
longed. Jonese' name was brought out
thru the confession which was directly
the cause Of his arrest. The police,
however, despite the fact that they
have four in their drag-net. believe
that there are others implicated in the
wholesale rebbertes in the city the past
six months.a
Cedar Rapids.
Nels D. Stolpe, IS years old. a car
penter for the Sioux City Yards Com
tpany, was asphyxiated by illuminating
gas. some tinae Saturday night at his
home, 1101 South Helen avenue, Morn
ing Side. The body was found Sunday
afternoon. Stolpe's dog. Sport" a
water spaniel. who had faithfully fol-
lowed his master for several years. also
was asphyxiated. Gustav Holt, a neigh
Dor, Sunday afternoon became sus-
picious when he saw Stolpe's evening
and morning papers lying outside the
door and made an investigation. He
found Stolpe's lifeless body in chair
in the kitchen. A gas Jet overhead was
wide open. The dead dog was found
lying on the threshold between the
kitchen and sitting room. Coroner j.
e. Carver was notified and instructed
Detective Harry Luce to go to tho
Stolpe home and make an investiga-
ton. He ordered the body removed to
the Weisz & Samuels undertaking
eating the case, reported to Coroner
Cedar Rapids.
The first municipal Christmas tree
ever seen in Cedar Rapids arrived here
Sunday from Scotch Grove tho
Christmas tree metropolis of Iowa"
It is giant spruce, f1fty-five feet tall
and two fiat cars were required to
transport it. The tree will be illumi-
mated by hundreds Of incandescent
lights and blazing star will adorn the
topmost tip. Accompanying the big
tree was Edward Hoyt Of Scotch Grove.
who for a half a century has been de-
voting all his time to the culture OF
Yuletide trees. He has farm Of ten
acres near Scotch Grove, which is mid
way between Anamosa and Monticello
in Jones county. The big spruce. which
!s to furnish Christmas cheer to the
Cedar Rapids Riddles, was grown from
seed brought from Germany, which
was planted forty-two years ago. II
got ny idea OF growing Christmas trees
ago written by Horace Greeley In the
New York Tribune. He suggested such
an undertaking would prove profitable
along with his advice to the young men
to go west" said Mr.. Hoyt.
Cedar Rapids.
A lawsuit which has attracted con-
siderable interest in Cedar Rapids has
Just been decided by Judge Hunter OF
Appanoose county. The suit was en-
titled the F. H. Juckett Coal Company
vs.. the Big 10 Block Coal Company.
and was q suit for damages growing
out Of the lease by the F. H. Juckett
Company Of t. Diamond Mine" locat-
ed at Centerville. to the Big 10 Block
Coal Company Of Illinois some seven
years ago. The F. H. Juckett Coal
Company claimed that the Big Block
Company operated the F. II. Juckett
mine only at such times as 4 could do
30 without interfering with the sale OF
coal produced from a rival mine con-
trolled and owned by the Big 10 people
situated near the mine owned by the
F. H. Juckett Coal Company. The suit
was for damages because Of the loss Of
profits which might have been made
had the mine been operated according
to the lease. The president OF the
F. III. Juckett, became con-
WINGED that this was q matter that he
could recover damages upon and in
spite Of the prominence Of the men
who controlled the Big 10 company,
such men as Harry Taylor Of Chicago
and others. he worked with tireless en-
ergy to secure the necessary evidenns
to prosecute the case to successful
conclusion.