Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-05
Northern Io1ua Items

for a two story and basement city hall
building and fire station with separate
bids for the heating, plumbing and
electric wiring Bids are to be opened
April 5.
leMars.
Mrs. Ida Tulli9. employed as house,
keeper at the home of Frank MinicheS,
who conducts second hand store on
! East Sixth street. swallowed some BIZ
chloride of mercury on Sunday even
ing with suicidal intent. DR.. r. r.
Wild was summoned and by the prompt
use Of stomach pump prevented dire
consequences. The woman was in a
serious condition Monday. She was
visited by the authorities on Monday
but was too i'll to give any coherent ex-
PLANTATION Of the reason for her rash
act.
LeMars.
John Vohan, alias Sandy" was ar
rested on Saturday night by Officer
Sudduth, on charge of Bookkeeping.
Volan was caught in the act of sup
plying whisky to a man who Is on
the saloon black list. He was given a
hearing before Justice Tritz on Mon
day morning and in default Of bonds
was sent to the county Jail to await
the action of the grand jury at the
coming term Of the district court.
vohan was convicted last May Of a
similar offense and served a sixty day
sentence in the county Jail.
Sioux City.
Altho having lived in this country
since 1907 the doors Of the United
States have been closed against Johan
Baptiste Wanko, proprietor of bath
house in Sioux City. His application
to become a citizen Of this country has
been rejected on the grounds that he
is an undesirable. On the Recommended
ton Of United States naturalization Of
ficers, Judge Anderson dismissed
Wankos petition for naturalization,
which means that he can not become a
citizen Of this country. Wankos mat
rimonial entanglements resulted in his
disbarment by the federal government.
Cedar Rapids.
William Brickle, 80 years old, a
negro. died at the home of his daugh-
ter Mrs. Lillian Morse, 1927 Eighteenth
avenue at Z: so p. m. Wednesday. Death
is the result Of ailments incident to
old age. Mr.. Brickle was born in slav-
cry at Huntsville. Ala, at which place
he was married in 1859. Shortly after
Lincolns call for troops he and his
! wife escaped from the plantation to
Join the northern army mule afford
ing the means of escape. Mr.. Brickle
enlisted as a private and hI wife was
taken into service as a cook. AS a
member of Company A, Sixtieth Iowa
infantry, he fought in some Of the most
! innportant engagements OF the civil
war including those Of Fort Pillow and
the second battle OF Bull Run. At the
close Of the war Mr.. Brickle was mus
tered out of the service and came to
Iowa, settling at Iowa City.
Clinton.
Iowa can secure war material worth
| $4,000 for its national guard immedi-
ately if the legislature passes the Coast
| bill providing for the reorganization or
the national guard in this state, ac-
| cording to Capt. G. w. Dulany, Jr.,
commander Of Battery A., Iowa's only
artillery company. In the endeavor to
! secure support Of the bill CAPTAIN Du :
lany entertained national guard Of
ficers. state legislators and commercial
club officials OF Muscatine and DAY.
export. The plan q. proposed by the
state military advisory board provides
| for the establishment Of batteries at
those two cities, making them con
venient to the Rock Island arsenal and
near to each other. He showed the
men from thosSstwo cities thru Gin
toms coliseum and armory where the
! $125, 900 worth OF equipment assigned
to Battery A Is stored.