Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-01
Northern Io1ua Items

west, w euleSudy HlSut, ". y. fAHdpp,
telegraph operator living at Nc
Oregon, was arraigned IN police court
on charges Of disturbing the peace.
pleaded guilty and was fined 500 and
costs. The entire neighborhood was
aroused in the vicinity where Knapp
almost created riott. Knapp has q
wife and nine children from whom he
was separated five years ago and they
west, this city. It is alleged that he
with Ratchet also that he choked and
beat her into insensibility.
Cedar Rapids.
Neither Fred Kubias nor Louis Smid,
local plumbers. who were convicted at
Des Moines Wednesday by a federal
jury on a charge of violation of the
Sherman antitrust law. are expected
to Return to this city for several days.
A telegram from Mr.. Kubias stated
they would remain at Des Moines a
few days, which is taken to mean that
an effort will be made to obtain a new
trial. Ben Kubias said the conviction
came as a surprise to him, and that the
public had been led to misjudge the
plumbers. He said: "There are I'M
doubtedly some things in connection
with the plumbers Organization that
would not bear too close inspection,
but they had nothing to do with the
local situation. In fact may say that
1t is matter which extends over the
entire nation"
Manchester.
The preliminary hearing held before
the mayor of Greeley recently in the
case Of the state of Iowa against
Charles Pullman, Who was charged
with arson, proved that not sufficient
evidence was available to hold Mr..
Pullman on the charge. The complain
ing witness at the time of the hear
ing denied that he had entered into a
conspiracy with Pullman to destroy
the Commercial House at that place.
Numerous witnesses from the town
Of Greeley were summoned and ques-
toned as to the reliability Of the tes-
timony Of Archie Arbuckle, who in
formed John C. Hockaday of the al
legged plot. The testimony OF all Of
these witnesses was decided against
Arbuckle, and without further argu-
ments the attorneys who were repre-
senting the state and the defendant,
the mayor dismissed Mr.. Pullman.
Cedar Rapids.
James II. NORM, at one time prom
inent business man Of Cedar Rapids,
and a member Of q company conduct
Ing one Of the largest cold storage
houses in the state, died Thursday at
p. m. at the home Of his son, Henry
Norm, in Chicago. The body arrived
in this city Saturday night and the
funeral was held at st. Paups NJ. E.
church Sunday at 8 o'clock, the Rev.
e. ]. Lockwood officiating. Mr.. NORM
was associated with an eastern CAPT.
ta;ist Under the 1ianie os J. r. NJ oriii
and Company. For twenty-one years
they conducted q cold storage business
in First avenue between Fifth and
Sixth avenues. In 1891 the firm failed
in business, but the NORM family con-
tinued to live here for several years,
leaving about fifteen years ago for
Texas and later moving to Chicago.
Mrs NORM is dead. The surviving
children are Henry, Charles and Her
bert, OF Chicago, and James r. NORM.
Jr., Of Galena, Kan. Mr.. NORM was a
business man Of much prominence dur
ing his residence IN this city and was
one of the leaders in St Paul,s Metho-
dist church. He was about SO years
Of age. Death was caused by stroke
Of paralysis, suffered some years ago.
He was man Of fine christian charac-
ter and will aforementioned by many
OF the older residents OF the city.