Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-23

Waterloo.
Zig game hunting in the solitary
places of Manitoba proved successlui
to DR.. Ross C. Bodwell who has just
returned. He killed three black bears
and a large elk.
Winthrop. -,
The public school building. SIX
room brick structure. was destroyed on
Wednesday by fire. from spontaneous
combustion. Classes are accommodat-
ed in the opera house and l. Q. o. r.
hall.
Cedar Rapids.
Sometime between and 40 o'clock
Thursday night robbers entered the
home of Samuel Graham. while Mrs.
Graham was Christmas shopping anu
escaped with $50 in cash and valuaole
jewelry and silverware. Entrance was
gained thru basement window.
Cedar Rapids.
Cedar Rapids Is to have an artificial
ice plant. The Hubbard Company mas
heen reorganiZed, and a large Ice
nlant will be installed and put in OPP
GRAFTON az soon as arrangements can
he completed. The new company Will
nrobably build a cold storage plant.
WapeIIo.
In the midst Of a gathering which
she had arranged In honor OF Mrs.
George l.. Thore. wife Of the new as
for of the local Christian church, Mrs.
nan Graham. a prominent member and
worker In the local congregation.
droed dead early THURSDAY eVeE'hs.
Mrs Graham was about 10 years or
age.
Sioux City. -,
THE third carload Of -four donated by
Sioux City to the Belgian relief 1una'
departed Monday from the Martens
brothers Mil Company. The car VIII
On direct TO Brooklyn over the North
western railroad and It's eastern con-
nect,ons. It is probable that arrange
ments on freight charges will be MADE
similar TO those Of the cars which lett
last week. The western roads VIII re-
ceive the -four until Dec. 81 for free
sh,nment. buy the eastern roads refused
consignments latter Dec. 10. The
freight probably will be paid between
chica 20 and Brooklyn with the under
standing that the money will be re-
funded.
Sioux City.
Mrs. Rose Cramer. who was one OF
the witnesses held by the police IN
the shooting OF her brother, Ray Ding
man. last summer. also bears part IN
the killing Of Wesley Bland by M 7.
Rickham. in a pistol duel at the Mike
Flanagan roonling house last Wednes-
day. Mrs. Crnmer testified at an IN
nuest held In westcott's undertaking
establishment Saturday night. that the
two men had had their first quarrel at
her home. The second was at the
home Q. Mr.. Mary Highly. Mrs. Elan
a9an was informed by Bland and his
friends, according to the evidence. that
they had Just given Bickham beating
and she was asked not to admit him. A
short time later the shots were heard.
Sioux City.
Clarence J. Doyle. a salesman. wrote
his wife in Oak Park to meet him In
Sioux City. Mrs. Doyle wrote back:
do you expect me to walk? You have
not given me cent in months" In
spite OF Doyles failure to provide her
with funds. Mrs. Doyle was the first to
come 10 Sioux City to his aid when
she learned Doyle was under arrest
for passing spurious sight draft for
$50 on the Oak Park Trust and Saw
ings bank at local hotel. Next came
]. j. Craig. of Minneapolis. manager OF
an advertising agency which employs
Doyle. This Is the third time ! have
got Doyle out Of jail this year." said
Craig. HE got In bad at Fargo and
Grand Forks. 8. D.. under similar cir