Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-06
Northern Io1ua Items

retiring superintendent of schools, has
been given a state life certificate. the
first one issued to a resident of Chick
asaw county ..
Waterloo.
A switch frog in the. Waterloo rail-
road yards Friday morning at 1925
o'clock caused the death Of Brakeman
John Lewis of Cedar Rapids. Lewis
was one of the young brakemen en-
ployed by the Rock Island. He had just
made coupling of two box cars and
was about to board one of the cars,
when his foot was caught in frog. He
was thrown under the train and
crushed to death. His body was hor-
rihly mangled, both legs being severed
at the hips. He also sustained inter-
nal injuries. The companys physician
was summoned Immediately, but Lewis
died few minutes after the accident.
Goidfioid.
The farmers cooperative creamery
of Goldfield is still brewing. Parties m
terested in the project have secured the
signatures OF thirty-five influential
farmers Of the. community who are
willing to help the movement along.
These in addition to the Owlake
creamery patrons, are planning to hold
meeting soon and get together on the
deal. AT the meeting plans will be at
hand for the probable cost of construc-
ton of building, and facts and figures
regarding operations from several or
the best and most successful farmers
creameries in the state. farmers
creamery for Goldfield seems almost
a certainly.
Cedar Rapids.
When Herbert Scanlon. a 16-year-
old boy. came into pool room Thurs
day night with his father and played
pool with the proprietor. Ross 0. Burke,
who apparently thought it was with
in the law for q man to bring his son
in snd play pool with him, did not
order them out. \ policeman hap
pened along about this time. and was
somewhat surprised to find the ftaher
and son playing Kelley pool for money
Burke was arrested. and in police court
was fined $40 and costs on two charges
allowing minors to frequent his place
and keeping q gambling nuisance. The
Scanlon boy was in court. and admitted
he had played two games for money
and that he had also played with his
father. who is a plumber. Burke stated
that he cid not know that they were
pla wing for money, and thought 1t was
not against the law for a father to
bring mis- son into pool room.
| Charles City.
Miss Margaret Clemens. Of this city,
eleventh hour maid OF honor to Mrs
Charles G. Gates. millionaire. who
travelled with the Gates wedding party
To PENNSYLVANIA from Minneapolis on
second choice" invitation OF put
few hours standing, will marry ralph
e. Collins, of Des Moines. on Jan. 8
The announcement of Miss Clemens
engagement several days ago, recalled
the frantic efforts of Miss Florence
Norwood. now Mrs. Gates. to secure a
| maid Of honor when she was about to
| wed the divorced son OF the late John
W Gates. Miss Hopwood had ar
| ranged with sorority sister. a Min
neapolis society girl, to act IN the ca
pacity. but within few hours OF the
leaving time Of the Gates train FOL
| i,ennsylvani MIA, the first maid OF honor
| unexpectedly refused to serve. Miss
Clemens hur-iedly prepared to accom-
pany the party in response to Miss
Hopwood's calls for help. Mrs. Gates
now 81 living at Pasadena. Cal, while
Mr.. Gates is establishing firm rep
utation in the Minneapolis business
world, and preparing to build pala-
tial residence and art gallery on the
shores Of Lake Of the isles boulevard
there.