Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-04-24
Northern Io1ua Items

Waterloo boys are in the navy, but It
was impossible today to determine
whether any were aboard the ships
which are now off Vera Cruz and
Tampico
Cedar Falls.
Tuesday noon occurred the death Of
, George North, ST.. aged 81 years, at
| the home of his grandson, Clarence
North, six miles west of Cedar Falls.
The deceased was up and about the
house yesterday morning, going out
upon the lawn. but succumbed quickly
( because his strength was depleted by
age and consequent infirmities. He
came to Iowa forty-two years ago and
struggled with all the hardships Of
, pioneer life in the west Later he
moved his family to Waterloo, where
about two years ago, since which time
homes Of his children.
Cedar Rapids.
Roy Stoneking. driving team Of
mules belonging to T. a. Hoagland, had
a narrow escape from death when his
team was struck by the Milwaukee,
Kansas City passenger train, No. 1913.
at the grade crossing on Sixteenth
street, near the National oats mill.
The engine Of the passenger train hit
the team of mules, one of the animals
I: being killed outright and the other SO
seriously injured. that 1t had to be
killed. The wagon was demolished and
Stoneking was hurled several feet.
The injured man was taken to ST.
Luke's hospital where he was given
o%f tNy he &c,
physician. His injuries are slight and
the hospital in few days.
Cedar Falls.
st. Johns Lutheran church was the
scene of some very spirited discussions
Tuesday Of some of the leading
topics Of the day, topics of interest
not only to the church but to the public
at large. After the opening exercises
conducted by the chairman, Rev J.
Graening Of Maxfield. roll call showed
an unusually large attendance. The
passage recorded in 1 Timothy. 81
came up for consideration. Rev. Ack-
erman Of Tripoli. who led the discus
sion Of this topic. based his remarks
on an elaborate paper treating the pas
sage energetically and homiletically.
the labor question which necessarily
had to be taken into consideration in
this Connection. Also the woman suf-
frage question came In for It's share
Of the discussion and the relation was
clearly shown between these two move
ments.
Dubuque.
Earnest Wiedner. arrested Saturday
night and lodged in Allamakee jail by
the sheriff OF that county. will face a
charge Of murder. The crime he is
alleged to have committed occurred on
April 10. The body of Cyprian Martel.
an aged trapper and woodsman, was
found in one OF the shallow depressions
that line the banks Of the Mississippi
opposite Harpers Ferry. where the ac
several years. Wiedner is about 20
years of ago and was for years resi-
dent Of this city. He has achieved
considerable renown through his ac-
complishments as fisherman and has
drawn the attention and favorable
comment Of the state game warden on
numerous occasions. The precise evil
dence upon which the Allamakee
authorities expect to convict Wiedner
is not known. According to the coro-
ner's inquest Martel was killed by a
shotgun, the body bearing unmistakable
marks Of the missiles of such a piece.
1t is declared Of him that he was I'M
popular among the people Of the vicini-
ty. He choose to hunt and fish alone
and resented the entrance Of any
other gamester into his preserves.