Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-03-05
Northern Io1pn.,.s- Items

preparations foor the work that will oe
done on the Hawkeye highway be-
tween Dubuque and Dyersville during
the coming Summer by the federal
government.raThe road is to be i'm
proved at cost Of 100000, of which
sum Dubuque county will put up $780,
600. The government will furnish the
remainder and will furnish all engi-
neering service in addition. The work
will be done under the direction of
government engineers.
Dubuque. -
1t is the purpose Of Archbishop
keane of the archdiocese of DUBUQUE
and other leaders to make this city the
greatest center Of Catholic education
IN the United States outside of Wash
lngton, d. G. This it is proposed to
90 charging st. JoSephs College
Three hundred thousand dollars is the
sum required. Dubuque is called upon
for 100000 of this amount. There al
ready is invested in Catholic educa-
tional institutions here more than
100000. A general committee work
ing thru sub CO mmittees will COM
mence the work OF soliciting funds inn
mediately.
Sioux CITY.
A note left by William Taylor. sta :
tionary engineer who committed sui
eide here Tuesday. explained that lie
did not care to live and see his wife
obtain decree, and asserted that he
would be dead before the court coul|
act. Practically twenty-four hours
We're taken by Taylor in which to eili
his life. During that time he had been
tab ,vJ,i 1I, ,f
his family thought he was taking as
! medicine. Gradually his condition grew
| worse, but none of the family sus-
pected his intentions. This morning
Taylors dead body was found at the
home Of his mother. 1901 East Fifth
| street. The drug used was aconite.
Cedar Rapids.
Sergeant Charles McKernan has
been appointed by Chief of Police Carl
as city lecturer on the evils Of cigaret
smoking, and he is filling engagements
I in the public schools. The six foot
sergeant has about as much use for a
cigaret es a cat has for water. and
during the past week he has been
/ study the scientific effects Of cigarets
! on the system; he has also been delv
| ing into the state laws, with the as
sistance Of Judge Robbins and other
men who arc versed In legal lore. an1
| has prepared a talk on ciSarets from,
! both law and health standpoint tina,
| should put him in class with Will
| liam Jennings Bryan and other well
| known chautauqua lecturers.
! Waterloo.
After twenty years OF married life,
J. M. Blydenburgh Of this city has
! filed in district court a petition for
divorce from Mrs. Emma Blydenburgh
The couple. according to the petition
were married in Brooklyn, N. z. in
1894 and have been residents of Wa
terloo for four years. There are eight
children in the family, declares the
| petition. which adds that two Of then
are married. that two others earn thei
own living and that the others are ncy.
In the custody OF the wife, OF these,
two are girls, aged IL and respective
ly, and two are boys. aged 10 and s
The only accusation made against the
wife in the petition is that during til,
past two years she has struck. beaten
and harrassed the plaintiff to such an
extent as to endanger his life" In adj
dition to a divorce the husband asks
custody OF the youngest four children.