Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-03-17
Northern Io,ua Items

rapidly. The county central committee
announces that a full county ticket will
be nominated by their party at tho
June primary. n1 ia
Cedar Rapids, s,44
The, city of Cedar Rapids today is
being .benefltted~by~ water plant in
which the capacity has been increased
by 100000 gallons per day. One OF
the two units ordered by the board of
water commissioners has been put in
operation. The daily capacity of the
plant was increased by over 20 per
cent. Whereas the capacity OF the for
mer plant was $500. 900 gallons per day,
that Of the enlarged apparatus is H.
100000 gallons. When the second new
unit is put into operation a few days
hence the capacity will be increased
by another million gallons. When set
Ting basins. now being talked Of by the
board are installed 100000 additional
gallons per day will be added making
total capacity Of 100000 gallons per
day.
Cedar Rapids.
After having been in the waters Of
the Cedar river since Dec. 80. the body
OF Kenneth Keins, a 7-year-old boy.
was found Sunday evening. The boys
father was returning home from his
days work and while crossing the
Northwestern railroad bridge noticed
a black object along the river bank
near the Shaftics west side boat house
He made an investigation and found it
was the badly decomposed body OF his
little son. The lad had been given a
new sled for Christmas which was
found on the river bank where he Is
supposed to have been playing. a
vigorous search has since been made
by city authorities for the boy ever
since he disappeared. A professional
diver was brought here from Burling-
ton to aid in the work.
Cedar Rapids.
When Sergeant Smrtana put Jack
Rennett under arrest Tor stealing near
~ $1,000 worth Of hides from Joseph
Kushner, through the Bertillnn meas
uremcnt and finger print process the
old fellow protested loudly. stating that
he had never been arrested before and
that he would be disgraced forever.
The finger prints taken when Ben
nett was first apprehended were sent
to the government Identification bu-
reau. and with Benefits photograph,
taken twenty years ago, came back.
His record reads as follows: Jack
Mueller alias John c. Moll. alias Jack
Bennett. alias John G. Miller, alias John
Null, January 3. 1888, sent to Wiscon-
sin state pcnitentiary for shop!ifting;
1901, arrested in Chicago for robbery:
1899, sentenced to six months In work
house for "hoisting" (shoplifting)
Cedar Rapids.
A fair audience of Linn county far
mers from College and Rapids town
ships who are interested in the propo-
sition to secure q soil expert for the
county under the new law which sets
aside portion OF the amount OF money
necessary for the purpose. heard Pro.
lessor Coverdale explain the plan at
Kingston hall Thursday afternoon. The
meeting was one OF three held durin.:
the day, ard In all Of which a great
deal Of enthusiasm was shown by far
mers who are supporting the plan.
Professor Coverdale is in the employ
OF the agricultural department OF the
federal government. and Is lending his
assistance at the expense OF the gov
eminent. In order to secure the APP
preparation for soil and crop expert
I. .r!li be necessary to form an asso-
citation in each township in the county
and through these associations the
necessary fcnd viii be raised. In addi-
tion to the amount furnished Ny the