Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-22

| have spent the past four years. The
two young priests are expected to ar
rive in Dubuque tomorrow. Rev.
Francis Schulz, the third Dubuque hoy
to receive Holy Orders at this time.
arrived in Dubuque Friday evening.
His ordination took place Sunday
morning at 9 o'clock at the Sacred
Heart church. Archbishop Keane was
the ordaining prelate, and the pastor
of the Sacred Heart church. Rev.
Father Boeding, and the pastor of the
Holy Ghost church assisted in solemn
ceremony.
Cedar Rapids.
The purse snatcher was operating
Saturday evening. Mrs. Glare Allen,
Ala First avenue, west, was his Victim.
Mrs. Allen carried an, embroidered
handbag which she had suspended on
ribbons from her arm. The purse
snatcher evidently cut the ribbons with
scissors and Mrs. Allen knew nothing
about it. This very likely happened
in the Kresge store between and s
o'clock. 1t was in this store at about
6 o'clock that Mrs. Allen purchased
some article and reached for her money
only to find the ribbons hanging from
her arm, but the handbag gone. The
handbag contained IS and pair Of
glasses which Mrs. Allen priced higher
than the cash.
Cedar Rapids.
Miss Agusta Lund, saleslady for the
Geiger store, while on her way home
Saturday evening at 1890 was followed
by foot pad and forced to deliver her
valuahles at the point Of a gun. Ac-
cording to Miss Lund, who lives at
l42S A avenue west, she was followed
by the unknown for several blocks. He
accosted her in front Of the T. NJ. Glib
.erson home at 333 A avenue west and
whipping out a gun told her to give
him her money or he would shoot her.
He secured some small change and
check unendorsed, signed by Mr.. Geiger.
He is described as rather young, short
and extremely heavy. Detective Cook
was Immediately sent to the scene.
when the alarm was given, but the
bird chad flown.
Clinton.
Herbert Frazier lives to tell the story
after remaining immersed in the wa
tiers Of the Mississippi for half an hour.
with the temperature below zero.
He broke thru the ice on venture
some voyage from Fulton to Lyons.
while trying to maintain his record of
being the first man to cross on the ice
each winter for three years. Frazier
was saved because his gloves froze to
a cake Of ice, holding him up after he
became unconscious from the cold. He
had walked three -fourths of the way
across the river, till he came to the
middle Of the channel, where the ice
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plunged thru, and was unable to climb
out, because the thin ice kept break
ing under him Then he held onto ice
and shouted for help. His cries were
finally heard on the shore. and num-
Der of men broke boat out OF the
ice, and pushed 1t out with pike poles
till they were able to reach Frazier.
He had been quiet for some time, and
scious his frozen gloves preventing
him from sliding underneath the ice.
Waukon.
The death at Lansing, Tuesday eve
ming Of last week. Of Col" j p.
Brecker. the well-known auctioneer,
removes a picturesque character from
Allamakee county. Mr.. Becker was
born In Luxembourg, Germany, Ap:!! 2,
1888, and came to America In his early
youth. After short residence in Ohio,
Dubuque, and Lacrosse he came to
Allamakee county. having in the mean
time spent two years as rafter on the
Mississippi and a short residence In
St Louis. After coming to this county
he purchased farm and was consid-
cred shrewd and successful agricul-
turist. For q period OF almost forty
years he had been engaged in-the bust
ness OF crying sales and was one of the
best known auctioneers In northwest
ern Iowa, being associated with his son.
John H. Hancocks history of Ala
makee county states that at one time
he cried an auction In which 42e sales
were made In one day. Mr.. Brecker
was married Dec. II, 1852, to Miss
Mary Hirt. Mine children were born
to them OF whom four of them. with
their mother, survive.