Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-04-23

Boone.
Attic Rev. J. w. Babcock. pastor OF
the Christian church OF Boone. has
bought q grocery store, he declares he
will not allow the store to interfere
with his ministerial duties. He has
placed his son in charge.
Independence. ,.zssA..s
Hon. L. F. Springer, aged SO. died al
the Phiiaedlphia sanatorium, according
to a telegram, received here. He was
formerly state representative and for
years mayor and clerk Of the courts
here. He was an attorney and unmar-
ried. He has suffered for three years
from paralysis.
Waukon.
John Alton, Of Waukon, while work
ing at the Pat Kavanaugh home in
Waterloo township. found $1,000 In
gold under q building. In the collec-
ton there were forty-five $50 gold
pieces; thirteen $t0 and four IS. The
money was found in the cellar of a
residence built almost twenty years
ago.
Humboldt.
Humboldt is to have her new Mime
apolis & St.-Louis depot and work Is
to be started upon it within thirty days
Such is the promise Of the officials OF
the road upon their last visit here dur
ing the past week. The building Is to
be modern turnout and will be built OF
brick and Hreproof.
Cedar Rapids.
Three Des Moines men, Ernest jones
Earl Jones, and Arthur Strom, ar
rested in Des Moines. charged Win
plotting to blow the safe in the coli
scum and secure $4,000 taken in at the
Mary Garden grand opera perform
ance, will be brought here to answer q
charge Of blowing the safe In the gro
Gerry store of s. w. Damour.
Waterloo.
Rhea Gown, prominent real es-
tate man Of this city, SHE'D his that
into the ring" Monday afternoon, wher
he announced his candidacy for the
republican nomination for state SEN
ator from the district comprising Black
Hawk and Grundy counties, In opposl-
ton to Henry w. Grout. The nomin-
alton papers Of Mr.. Gown were cir
culated Monday and signed.
Cedar Falls.
The annual spring meeting OF the
Central Iowa conference Of German
Lutheran pastors opened ut O'clock
Tuesday morning in st. Johns Evan
eelical Lutheran church on fremont
street. Thirty visiting clergymen are
IN attendance. Rev. John Graeming o.
Maxfield, is chairman and Rev.. H
Wumderlich. Of Tripoli. is the SEQ
rotary Of the convention.
Cedar Rapids.
Louis J. Roth. son Of Mayor Louis
Roth, is an ensign on the United States
battleship Michigan, which was ordered
to Tampico with other war cruisers
last week. Ensign Roth graduated
from Annapolis last Juno. He is 9
graduate Of Cedar Rapids high schoo
and Is well known among tho younger
set in Cedar Rapids. He graduated
with the class OF 1908. and won higf
honors turnout his career at Annapolis
Tabor - !.
News has been received here oftthe
death at WAvsely, n. r, whore he had
gone to attend Holiness convention
OF Elder George .WeaXerS. head OF the
Holiness school At Tabor, Iowa HI
was q man. Of considerable note thru
out this section of. lows and adjoin'
ing states. Z wss I'm 1893 that Weaver.
sold quarter section Of land he owned
near Doniphan, Neb.. and went TO- Ia.
Dor. whore he. bought forty acres II
tho incorporated townsits and estab.
lished the Holiness religious school, OF
which he was the head until his death
1t was incorporated a. the Hetxibel