Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-05
Northern Io1ua Items

course at study. Ihey mad no money
Pappy hitched the old family horse to
the family shay. Nanny" packed the
family wardrobe into two grips and two
bundles. They started for Minneapolis.
A few miles out of Ness the family
horse lay down and died.
Cedar Rapids.
Frank Phillip has been honored by
election to the position of Sokol COM
mander- in chief of the United States
and in this position is taking the lead
ing part in making plans for the ma
tional tourney which is to be held in
Omaha in June. At the last national
tourney. Mr.. Phillip was elected assist
ant commander in chief and was. pro-
NOTED to the head position recently on
the resignation Of Rudolph Styble. of
Chicago. former, commander. Plans for
the Omaha tourney are developing rap
idly and present Indications would show
that the tournament this year is to be
the best in the history of the American
Sokols and that competition this year
will be unusually brisk. Local Sokols
are working hard in their preparations
for the meet and hope to come out OF 1t
with numerous points to their credit.
jefferson.
Five young women. from Cooper up
set with their auto near the Andrew
Thompson place. in Grant. and il seems
a piece Of rare good fortune that some
Of them were not killed. The car was
driven by Miss Wilma Virgins, and, as
they were trying to get home ahead of
a torn. considerable speed was being
resorted to. The girls can hardly ac-
h,,f he fof Ia
that, the front wheels swerved slightly
in rough place, and threw the weight
of the car sideways against the Wheel
crushing same and overturning the car.
The auto went over with such force that
it turned completely, righting itself
again after splitting the girls out Dolly
Davis. who was hurt the worst, Is suf-
fering from broken arm and many
severe bruises. Pearle Frame had one
of her ears almost severed. and her
sister, Miss Fern Frame. and Miss Mar
jorie Wilson, both sustained bad cuts
and bruises A car WAS following close
| ly behind them, and there was help
quickly at hand.
Sioux City.
Members Of the First Congregational
church here adopted resolution after
the morning services Sunday declaring
the attitude of their pastor, the Rev.
Wallace NJ. Short, Son the temperance
question was not the attitude Of the
church In brief address before his
regular sermon the Rev. Mr.. Short de-
! clared emphatically that he could not
| align himself with either of the two
factions now engaged in the contest I'M
der the titles vets and drys. The pas
tor maintained that neither side was
right. The Rev. Mr.. Short declared he
saw three types in; his congregation =
those signing the saloon petition OF
consent. those who would not sign it,
and still others when they go into an
election booth to vote will not cast a
ballot for prohibition. but who will not
sign the consent petition. Mr.. Short in
recent sermons to the membership, has
| shown opposition to drawing the
church actively into an open fight
against the saloen...
Cedar Rapids.
Leroy Maltby 10 much divorced
man. Married and divorced five times
in ten years is going some. Judge Smith
4 yesterday granted wife No. divorce
4 custody Of the son, Leroy Maltby. Jr.
and $4oO permanent auHOny. Hs
plaintiff who received the decree Friday
was Mary French, daughter of DR.. and
Mrs. L. L. French, Of Omaha, Neb
4 Mainly, who is a travelling salesman
land Miss French we're married II
Omaha Dec. 5. 1911. and the wifi
brought charges Of cruel and inhumar
treatment against her husband. Sh'
4 claims Maltby represented to her befor'
!. her marriage that he had obtained th'
4 divorce from wife No. because the1
could not get along together. The cour
J, records showed 1t was the wife who OBJ
tanned the decree. A. the record nov
stands three DEGREES were granted II
the district court Of Douglas county
Nsb., one in the district court Of Ms
souri, at Kansas City and the last In tn,
!. Linn county district court. The recors
I fshows that wife No. I was Marie Feene!
!, who secured divorce on the ground
/ of cruelty and non support. Lii
!, llian Foggs Maltby obtained decre'
J. July IS. 1908, because Of cruelty. non
.lsupport and abandonment Then Iari'
i Feeney secured second decree. havinl
J married him after thSff divorce. Ann!
! IN. Maltby was giysn 4ecree Dec. =
4 1907, cruelty and ado1etfy being tn
, grounds on which it VoO 01a0te6.