Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-02-14
Northern I01ua Items

ulatc Conception parish had for the
new church assets OF $4,000 and had
pledged $4,000. The purpose OF the
campaign was TO raise $50, which
would bring the total to $4,000.
Cedar Rapids.
j. Erwin Evans. cashier of the Citi-
zens Savings bank of Cedar Rapids,
and secretary of group Z. Iowa Bank
ers' association. is sending out invita-
tons TO every banker in the district
to attend the annual convention to be
held at Cedar Rapids, on April Is.
This district comprises about 200
banks.
Cedar Falls.
new strain of corn that appears to
be much earlier maturing than any
of the twenty varieties of Reds yellow
dent. which has been the favorite
breed in this section. has been develop
ed by the Black Hawk Improvement
Association. The new corn, which has
just been christened by the association
BLACK Hawk County Reid" is the pro-
duct of numerous experiments with
crossing different strains of Reds yell
low Dent, the crop improvement asso-
citation having sixty separate plots I'M
der it's care last year. Added to its
early maturing quality. the corn is said
to produce big ears, deep kerneled and
well filed.
Sioux City.
An attorney for May Noonan fled a
petition asking the court to declare
Daniel Noonan officially dead and to
name an executrix to dispose of his
property and divide it among the heirs.
The disappearance of Daniel Noonan is
one OF Sioux Citys unsolved mysteries
On Feb. s, 1907. while working on the
old Beach &: Weld building, he sud-
denly disappeared and no trace has
ever been found of him. A man can be
declared officially dead under the Iowa
law if lost completely for seven years,
and the court is asked to name Miss
Mary Noonan. daughter, administra-
trix to close UP the estate. Mrs. Moo
nan has died since the disappearance
of her husband.
Cedar Rapids.
F.. W. Harwood, deputy United
States cour, clerk, mas in his posses
sion three checks which the rightfui
owners apparently do not want; neither
. does Mr.. Harwood care for them, but
he can't get rid Of the troubles ONE
paper. In case he is unable TO get the
people to whom they are made payable
70 accept them iie viii be Obliged To
carry an 81 cent account On his books
for ten years and then turn the money
/ over to the government. When the w.
F. Iain Company of Iowa City. went
bankrupt three years ago the creditors
received a dividend of one-fourth of /
per cent. When the referee in bank
ruptcy for johnson county resigned his
position q short time ago three checks
that are still unpaid were turned over
/ to Mr. Harwood by the federal court,
with instructions to find the people to
whom they belong and have them cash
them and return the cancelled checks
| to the office here as receipts. One OF
| the checks is made payable to J. E.
Jennaker Of Ironwood, Mich, and is for
s cents. Another for II cents is for
Elizabeth Row Of Iowa City, and an
other for 62 cents is for Francis Shine
Of Denver. The total amount Of the
three checks is 81 cents, and unless Mr.
Harwood can get the three people tc
cash them it will be necessary for him
to carry an open account for that
amount on his books for ten years. Al
| the end Of ten years the checks will be
casl1ed and turned over to the govern
ment to assist in carrying on the ex.
pense of running the country. The
cent check has also been sent fo hal
! q dozen banks in different cities.