Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-11-17
Northern Io1ua Items

Iowa prairies in their natural state. The
country was sparsely settled in those
early days and the Scroggy family 10
eating upon a farm nine miles from
Dyersville, know all the joys and vicis-
STUDIES of pioneer life. They were
sturdy people, who worked hard and
: were generally beloved among the early
settlers.
Cedar Falls.
Word has been received In Cedar
Falls Of the serious illness of DR.. J. c.
Magee at his home in Tulsa, Okla. He
was a former resident Of Cedar Falls.
while he served as pastor of the Meth
odist church and later when he was
presiding elder in this district. He also
resided in Waterloo during a pastorate
In that city He walked to, his home
from his office as usual early this
week. but was shortly thereafter
stricken with paralysis which left him
speeches.. Later. however, his faculty
LOT speech returned. A daughter, Mrs.
F. l.. Snider, resides in Cedar Falls.
Waterloo.
Tim Holland. Of Kansas City. brother
of William Holland Of the Waterloo
Livestock Commission Company. is in
Waterloo on a horse purchasing tour.
Mr. Holland has been delegated by the
French government to purchase 10000
horses for the French army, while the
English government has instructed the
Kansas City man to purchase as many
horses for army work as possible.
About $50 animals are being passed by
the inspectors daily. This demand for
American horse flesh has had a decid-
edly encouraging effect on the horse
market thruout the country.
Thornton,
Some time between 9:45 p. m. Friday
and a. m. Saturday, thieves entered
the A. O. Engebreston general store at
Thornton and stole two mackinaws,
two sweaters, shoes, fancy socks and
miscellaneous articles valued to as high
as $50. The burglary was discovered
Saturday morning, when the store was
opened. No goods were disarranged
but some valuable garments were at
once found missing. One Of the mack
inaws stolen was a blue and gray plaid,
the other a medium tan. One Of the
sweaters was mouse colored with head
trimming on the collar. The thieves
entered by kicking out a basement
window.
Sioux City.
Sioux city had 1920 population on
Nov. 1, according to the new directory.
The method Of estimating the popu-
latlon by the directory in recent years
has become clear and definite. It Is
based upon the last government census.
In the year 1910 the government CEN
sus gave Sioux City q population OF
tanned 26,31S names. This directory
contains $500 names. an increase in
population Of 1882 since the govern
ment census was taken, which. added
to the government census of 1910, in
dicates a population Of 1920 Nov. l,
1914, which Is an increase OF 1886 dur
Ing the last twelve months.
Waterloo.
From widely separated sources le.-
tiers from German people conveyed the
intelligence that more volunteers were
offering their services to the kaiser
than could be accepted. One letter
came from Rudolph kaltenbnch to
John Kaltenbach, from southern Ger
many. Rudolph explained that he was
excused from service thru the efforts
Of big stockmen, who engaged him to
look after their herds of thoroug Inbred
cattle while they were at the front. He
says Fred and Adolph Kaltenbach Of
Waterloo had Just arrived at his home
after their tour OF Switzerland. This
means that the boys will not arrive
here for several weeks. The other let
ter came to r. G. Fuchs from Weiss
baden. Mr.. Fuchs has two brothers
and several nephews in the German