Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-28
Northern Io1ua Items

+; Taylor's Sons, Port Richmond, Phila-
delphia. The last contributors were G..
H. Hackett and w. J. Peddicord, of
| Waterloo. and Nina E. Bumgardner. of
Cedar Falls.
Sioux City.
| Miss Elizabeth Davelaar, a teacher
for many years at the Whittier school,
died suddenly Wednesday morning at
her home, $500 Morningside avenue, of
heart trouble. She was about 80 years
of age. Miss Davelaar had apparently
been feeling very well and had re-
NAMED at her work as a teacher until
Christmas vacation started several
days ago. Miss Davelaar resided with
her brother, Garrett Davelaar. and a
sister, Minnie Davelaar, at 1900 Morn
ingside avenue. She graduted from the
Sioux City high school in 1892, and had
been a teacher at the Whittier school
in east Morningside ever since the in
stitution was installed there.
Waterloo.
Efforts are being made to parole
Robert Tracey, colored. who shot and
killed Percy Hopkins in Il street tignt
in this city early last spring. Chief of
Police Leighton received communi-
ing the local official to furnish the
board with the prisoners record in this
cit. previous to the shooting ARRAY.
Tracey was never involved in any
trouble before he killed Hopkins and
the chief will so notify the board.
County Attorney Hoxie has also fur
nished some information to the board
| and it is believed the prisoner will soon
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of guilty to a charge Of manslaughter
and was given eight years in the state
reformatory at Anamosa. Hopkins had
the reputation of being bad negro.
Cedar Falls.
What is believed to be the most
unique bit of civic publicity ever issued
Is now in press here for the Cedar Rap
ids Commercial Cuban illustrated
booklet without IL single line OF sta
tistics concerning the city. The theme
was written by Rev. Joseph Fort New
ton. pastor of the Liberal Christian
church, and rs classic in city building
propaganda. The booklet will contain
forty eight pages of duotone cuts of the
principal business houses, parks, ETC.,
of Cedar Rapids without single refer
ence to the smokestacks or postal re-
ceipts or bank clearings. The book
VII be ready for distribution in ten
days and will represent the culmina-
ton of twenty-one months of effort in
assembling photographs and text mat
ter. Because of the originality of the
idea, 1t is expected the demand for the
booklet will be large from all over the
country.
Manchester.
Frank Midkiff, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Midkiff. Of Manchester, and who
has been living on a farm near Edge
wood has mysteriously disappeared,
and his whereabouts is mystery. and
is causing his family and relatives
much concern. The young man, who
is about 81 years of age. went hunting
on Sunday morning. He was last seen
going past the Earl Beatty farm home
about two miles from his own home.
When seen at the Beatty home he was
petting dog belonging to Beatty. His
relatives in Manchester have gone to
Edgewood and have formed searching
parties in an effort to locate their son.
Some advance the theory that he has
met an accidental death by possible
explosion of the shot gun which he
carried when last seen. Others claim
that he might have broken thru the ice
and drowned. When he left home there
was some snow on the ground, and 1t
would be comparatively easy task to
ind clue to his whereabouts II it
were not for the several inches of snow
which fell Sunday afternoon and night.
Until his marriage a short time ago the
young man resided at home with his
parents in and near Manchester.