Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-06-16
Northern Io1un Items

and highways, have been destroyed.
The stage Of the water here IS the
highest for June since 1880. The city
park is entirely submerged. The Omaha
and Great Northern railways are de-
touring trains by way OF Rock Island
road. The flood was caused by cloud
burst at Jasper. Mimi, yesterday,
Damage is reported at Luverne.
West Union.
Franz Meyer has been safely lodged
in Jail Special Officer George Bid
we'll Of Des Moines brought the man &C
cused Of abducting Elizabeth Hup-
pertz OF Oelwein from Canada, and de-
livered him to Sheriff Ed Clark, who
lodged him in the Fayette county Jail
at IL o'clock last night. There was no
demonstration whatever at West Union
Most of the townspeople did not even
know Meyer was there. Officer Bid
we'll took the precaution to dodge DEL
vein. where 1t was feared public feeling
against Meyer might make trouble.
Accordingly he was taken from the
train at Sumner. and Sheriff Clark
drove fifteen miles across the country
with him.
Sioux City.
| Sioux City has been selected as the
i place Of meeting in 1915 Of the sixth
division OF the Railway Mail Assocla- :
ton, it was announced last night at
meeting attended by George II. Fair,
national president of the association,
/ The meeting was held at the federal
! building. 1t was called In honor OF
President Fair and J. J. Doheny. presi-
i dent of the sixth division. The con-
vention vii! bring to Sioux City rail-
/ way mail clerks from Illinois, Iowa,
Nebraska and Wyoming, these four
states being included In the sixth d.
vision. Mr.. Fair and Mr. Doheny ar
! rived in Sioux City yesterday morn
/ ing from Omaha, where a special meet
ing was held Friday night. They were
met at the Northwestern station by a
reception committee, Of which +. j.
Rickert. president of the Sioux City di-
vision. was chairman. Mr.. Fair is Wis
| ting every division Of the association
| in the United States and discussing
conditions found to exist in each ter
ritory with the men.
Waterloo.
| A cloud hurst at Manly, early Satur-
day afternoon caused the Shell Rock
river to go out Of its banks, flooding
lowlands washing out dams at Rock
| ford and Nora Springs and damaging
property in Marble Rock, according to
reports received in Waterloo up to mid
night. A heavy volume OF water is
racing down the Shell Rock. The police
were notified by authorities at Manley
early last evening and advised that a
cloud burst occurred there in the after
noon and that the Shell Rock was out
OF its banks. The police notified resi-
dents in Sars Souci and Chautauqua
parks and boat owners that the river
was In danger from; the cloud hurst
and heavy rains to the north and might
60 out of its banks during the night.
The river at Rockford rose twelve feet
| in an hour. according to reports re-
ceived In Waterloo. The dam was car
ried out and the waters did consid-
cradle damage to buildings adjacent to
the stream. Reports received at mid
night stated that the water had re-
coded and that the Shell Rock had re-
turned to its banks The dam at Nora
Springs was carried away and the
| flood conditions there we're about the
same as those reported from Rock
ford.