Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-28
Northern I01uu Items

charter membership fee is 1880 for
each mem Der. Only the death or resig-
nation Of a charter member will create
a vacancy. 1t will be opened June Is.
A number of the most influential citi-
zens and hnanciers of Chicago are
classed among the membership
Waterloo.
Probably never before in the history
of Iowa has so much interest been dis
played In corn growing contest as has
been evoked by the offer of a, total Of
$1,000 in prizes by the Leavitt & john
son National bank. A total OF 567 en-
trants have so far been registered
which includes about IS per cent Of the
farmers OF the country Every town
ship is represented by numbers rang
ing from eleven to sixty nine in
Orange. or the total in prizes offered
$500 is set apart for the boys and girls
Marcus.
Relatives and the friends are alike
| sharing in the surprise attached to the
secret marriage of Miss Bertha Wendt
and Arthur Dorr. which has jus; leaked
out. The interesting event took place
in Des Mones on May s. and no one
had an inkling of the affair until Mon
day Of this week. when the couple
"fessed up they We're now one. Mr..
Dorr presumably left on business
trip the day Of the wedding and to
keep away from reporters and susp
cious friends the young woman took
the train at Cleghorn. The wedding
took place at the Lutheran parsonage.
Rev Mr.. Myers officiating. and Frank
Wagner. formerly of this city, was the
only witness.
Dewitt.
Work on the Dewitt opera house is
! progressing rapidly. but the building is
not ready for occupancy This week
Chris Nelson. proprietor Of the Nielsen
Scenic Studio of Chicago. is working
| on the new DROPS. scenes and wings Of
the stage. and is being assisted by Miss
Hunt of Chicago. who is also a talented
scene painter. Five new curtains and
picture screen have been almost
| completed. The curtains include the
| front. The dressing rooms have been
| overhauled and retitted and lighted, the
| ticket and cloak rooms renovated and
| equipped. handsome new stage furni-
ture has arrived and is being installed,
! the oak floor of the parquct is being
| scraped. filled and polished, the balcony
| has new floor. new doors have been
hung. and the building Is newly seated
! thruout with comfortable opera chairs.
| The furnaces have been taken out and
| will be installed in the ha sement, in
| surfing an even and sufficient heat. The
cost OF the remodeing and improving Ia
roughly estimated at $4,000. but will no
doubt exceed that before the place is
| ready for occupancy.
Sioux City.
Minnie Garrett. a character we'll
| known TO the police, attempted suicide
| on the river bank beyond the Interstate
| brewery She assigned as the cause
| Of her act that when Sam Garrett. her
negro husband. got drunk he beat her
because he was drunk, and when she
! got drunk Re beat her becars she was
| drunk. and az one or the other OF them
| was drunk almost all Of the time 1t
was more than flesh and blood could
| endure to stand the beatings. She lives
with her husband. to whom she has
been married about twenty years, in n
suuatter howell on the river bank in a
grove beyond Zeckman's park. They
made their living by fishing. gardening
and otherwise. AS two tramps were
eating their breakfast on the river
bank, the Garrett woman appeared.
After passing the time Of day. she
raised cup to her lips with the re-
mark. Good by. boys" The cup con-
tanned carholic acid The men knocked
the cup from her hands before she had
swallowed more than half the contents
She attempted to escape from them
and jump irto the river but they pre-
vented her. The police ambulance was
summoned which brought her to the
station, where an emetic was ad-
ministered by DR.. P. E. Keefe. She will
recover.