Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-04-15

Waukon.
After continuous residence in Ala
makee county Of sixty -four years,
Samuel Smith. aged IS years, died at
his home in Rossville.
Ida Grove. .a
Ed Roberts, prominent young
farmer, was married to Miss Alice
Cork, who came 5000 miles from Eng
land to become his wife. They will
live on farm northeast Of here.
Sioux City. s
Nick Sokolof. defeated candidate for
the city council, takes the prize for
economy in conducting his campaign.
Sokoloffs belated report, fled with the
county auditor, shows total expense
of $3.50 spent for bills and car fare.
Fort Dodge.
Mrs. Peter Holfmquist lost a $4,000
damage suit against the Western Un-
ion Telegraph Company. started for
alleged non transmission Of a message
to her husband. The jury decided the
message never had been delivered to
agents Of the company.
Storm Lake.
H. Cunningham. speaker of the house
in the last legislature, and for three
terms representative from this coun-
ty, has announced that he will not be a
candidate again for the nomination. he
will engage in a business with his
brother in Des Moines. There are al
ready two announced candidates Tor
the nomination, NJ. C. Edison of Storm
Lake and Guy Roberts OF Marathon.
MeGrs9or.
Because he won the first prize foE
the best ten ears of yellow corn ex-
hibited at the farmers institute held
here Feb. q and 20, Irvine Meyer. the
12-year- son Of w. A. Meyer OF
Giard. has been awarded a gold prize
bv the Philadelphi Farm Journal. The
Journal is offering prizes to boys VINO
win premiums for corn at institutions
and fairs. The corn was planted. cult
waited. harvested and selected by IT.
vine and in the contest competed with
tho corn exhibited by adult farmers.
Spencer.
The grand Jury indicted ]. c. John
son and Ray wilkins here Saturday on
a charge Of attempted extortion OF va
rious sums Of money from young men
by threatening to send them to tine
penitentiary for the seduction OF tins
formers daughter. wilkins was
brought into the deal as the recipient
az the money to release Johnson from
criminal responsibility as the receiver
Of hush money. On March 2S one o.
the boys claims to have paid to WAL
kins the sum Of $50 to settle the al
fair. Both men are under arrest ane
will be tried at the next term OF ths
district court.
sioux City.
Mayor Smith Is looking over plans
and prices OF different plants iors tn !
handling Of garbage. It Will pc nm
possible for the city to get along an
other year without some such plant
he said. A law was passed by the ZEN
eral assembly last sessoin. provtdine 10
:. snecial assessment COR this purpose ~
cities Of $4,000 or more. This must o
-chanxed to include Sioux City oelor'
ana action can be taken, but the maSo
wishes to have everything In readiness
80 II It IL changed the work can ~
At once. There are three dinessn
types Of plants, two OF which give -,
city Z revenue and the other wnic'
merely burns up tho refuse. One Of tn
nlants gives 4 fertilizer, the other
cinder fiaxstone. II the expense issno
too lerre the mayor believes the sit
should establish revenue ps$sn
plant. - = -
Cedar Rapids. Z.
The condition OF Thomas Joch. "a
young man who was struck by Nf
Chief lohrbAchsr's autonobtls duran