Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-21
Northern I0,ua Items


LeMars.
Albert Ruba, aged IS, will probably
die from gunshot wounds received
from the accidental discharge of his
shotgun. Ruba, with companion, was
in a buggy holding his gun in front of
him. when it discharged, wounding him
in the breast. The shot perforated a
lung and the bronchial tubes.
Cedar Falls.
Miss Faith Kiddo, Of Creston, stu
dent in home economics at teachers
college, has just been named as the
first student pastor ever employed by
Cedar Falls church. She is to be
college assistant to Rev. d. w. Fahs
of the Presbyterian church. She Is
also distinguished as the first girl
chosen as student pastor by the Pres
byterian church in Iowa.
Sioux City.
Judge John r. Oliver Of district
court here has a way of his own in
checking the wave Of crime-stiff sem
fences. Bud Miller was sentenced to
ten years for burglarizing a residence
in this city. He claimed it was his
first offense. z. Kelly was sentenced to
three years for a conspiracy to rob, the
actual burglary never having been
pulled off.
Monticello.
Farmers are taking advantage of the
modification of the quarantine ban
which has been in force in this county
for a number of weeks. Stock Is be-
ing shipped from this locality in large
numbers to Chicago. All of the busi-
ness men complain of the lack Of buy
ing for Christmas compared with for
mer years, although there has been
marked change for the better within
the past three days.
Waterloo.
Frank w. Taylor, master mechanic
at the Illinois Central shops. will leave
the service here Jan. l to become
superintendent of motive power for the
International & Great Northern rail-
way. He will have supervision of the
entire system, with headquarters at
Palestine, Tex. He entered the service
of the Central % years ago as ma
chinist apprentice at Water Valley,
MINI.
vinton.
A new bank is to be launched in
Urbana within a few days. 1t will be
known as the Peoples Saving Bank.
The following board of directors will
serve the first year: Joseph Heath,
John Gum, S. c. Hawley, F. N. Saund-
ers, C. D. Ferguson, Adam Gephart,
c. d. Ferguson, Jr. A. R. Collins and
G. E. Tathweli The officers are
Joseph Heath. president; John Gum,
first vice president: F. n Saunders,
second vice president; G. E. Tathwell,
cashier.
The damage case Of George Mac
Company, Of Louisville, Ky, closed
Wednesday evening. after having occu
pied the attention Of the district court
for eight days. The jury brought in
verdict yesterday afternoon finding
for the PLAINTIFF in the sum Of $4,000.
MacCullum was workman on the CAL
houn county court house and was in
jured by having a heavy piece of steel
fall upon him. The action was for
$4,000
Cedar Rapids.
Natividad Custin. the pretty Cuban
lass whose romantic efforts to outwit
her parents and wed the man of her
choice have attracted attention and
who has been in hiding here for the
last several days, has gone to Colfax.
She was accomplished by a Cedar
Rapids woman and has gone to the
health resort to rest after her recent
Except for one letter to
the young lady. no word has been re-
'ceived here from Navarro, but he is
expected in Iowa within few days
and the elimination Of the romance
may take place at Colfax.
Fort Dodge.
G. B. Muma, factory representative
for the Thomas B. Jeffrey Company,
for the past few days has been in Fort
Dodge at the local agency for the
Jeffrey car. He leaves for Winnipeg,
Canada, the first of the week to at
tend meeting of the old northwest
mounted police, of which body he was
a member for number of years. Mr..
Muma enlisted in the mounted police
service when he was 90 years Of age
and served out an enlistment of four
years patroling the frontiers Of the
great northwest. He told Of the hard
ships and dangers of the north coun-
try and says that there is no better
regulated force in the world than there.
Mr. Muma said that the object Of the
meeting in Winnipeg is to talk of send