Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-04-11
Northern Io1ua Items

kart pastor Of the First Lutheran
church. Mrs. Snouffer was born in
Hanover. Pa. Feb. 3, 1881. She Is
survived by three sons and one daugh-
ter. Coming to Cedar Rapids when the
city was only small place. Mrs.
Snouffer had seen its remarkable
growth and always had taken a keen
interest in everything that pertained
to the city's welfare.
Cedar Rapids.
The federal grand jury went thru
mass Of evidence against a large
class of bootleggers Wednesday aft
ernoon, and after summing up the tes-
timony returned the following indict-
ments Thursday morning: Ben Shaw.
vinton, bootlegging; William z. Mer-
rift, Anamosa, Bookkeeping; w. X.
Sherman, Anamosa, bootlegging; Roy
Tanner Iowa Falls, bootlegging; James
Collins and James B. Malley. breaking
and entering; II. c.. Smith. alias L. Z.
Tinsley. Marion, forging name to
money order; Charles d. Grimm, Ana
mosa, bootlegging. The following SEN
fences were imposed by Judge Reed:
John McElroy, Waterloo. Bookkeeping
thirty days in Jail and 800 fine; James
O'Day, Tama, selling liquor to Indians,
sixty days in Jail and 800 fine
Cedar Rapids.
The little town Of Ely is much
wrought up over the recent town cleo
ton and as a result two suits have
been filled IN the district court to be
heard at the September term. F. j.
Krob has brought an action against
Mayor J. c. Dvorak and the town
council including Joseph Buresh
Frank Sladek, Fred Novak Frank
! Michalicek and Sam Bicicka. Krob
claims he was candidate for mayor
at the election March 80, and that ne
was not satisfied with the count OF
| the ballots and took the matter ur
with the council, but that the members
refused to hear him. In his petition
+! for writ Of certiorari he asks that
the votes be recounted and his com
plant given a hearing. second pc
tition for a writ Of .ceYt;orari was filed
by Joseph Lorenc. with the same de-
Pendants named in the above case. He
claims he received more votes fol
councilman than Sam Becicka who was
declared elected. He wishes to con.
test the election and have the trouble
made right by district court proceed
ure.
Mount Vernon.
Mrs. Rood, the wife Of Colonel Henr,
In. Rood, died suddenly Wednesda,
1 evening, following an attack OF hear
disease She was past 20 years old
and with her husband. had been active
IN the social and college life of Mount
j Vernon for more than nifty years. They
were married during the civil war
The death OF Mrs. Rood marks the
passing Of one of the community
!. most hospitable hostesses and one o.
/ the most beloved women in the county
. in the affairs Of which she has beer
{ prominent for more than half cen
| fury. Colonel Rood has always beer
| actively identified with Iowa military
4 affairs and Mrs. Rood is widely known
/ thru her connection with womens or
1 ganizations associated with the g. A
r. Mrs. Rood was the daughter Of the
late DR.. J. NJ. Armstrong, prominent
early physician< OF Lisbon and Mount
Vernon. She was a native Of Ohio. She
+ Is survived by her husband and q
daughter, Mrs. rttner. who were pres
eht at the time OF death. The funer-
| al will be held Saturday afternoon
Mrs. 2cea was member Of the Meth
lodtst church.