Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-22

Clinton. l
Arthur Peterson, of Grand Mound
has been arrested for cruelty to ami
mails. It is charged that he has beell
taking rigs hitched in Dewitt, and mas
driven them at breakneck speed 10
other towns, then bringing them back
to the place from which they were
taken.
Clinton.
| Quarantine zones in Clinton county
will be abandoned by State Veterln-
arian Gibson on March %, instead OF
the 25th. The advance is made IN or
| der to permit farmers. who have been
holding livestock for many weeks, to
get it to Chicago for the better mar
ket usually prevailing in the early part
of the week.
Humboldt.
Frank Gotch was elected president OF
the Humboldt Mems Get Together
! Club for the ensuing year, at the an
nual meeting. which was followed 81 3
/ banquet. The meeting was addressed
iby Rev. Rowland Hanson, of Des
Moines, who spoke on THE New Mean
ing Of Old Glory
l-Waukon.
Allamakee county's financial strength
is strikingly illustrated in the healthy
condition of her banking institutions.
The recently published reports of the
condition of the fourteen savings, state
| and national banks in the county show
that the capital, surplus and deposits
of the banks of Allamakee county to-
tai over $5,ooo,ooo.
Sioux City.
Articles of incorporation were filed
Thursday by the West Hotel Company,
capitalized at 100000 Officers of the
company are j. P. MacLarty, presi-
dent: Frank E. Gill, vice president;
Frank C. Fulks, secretary and treas
urer. These men together with Minnie
Donohoe and Peter Balkema constitute
the directors.
Dewitt.
Earl Christensen died at 1890
o'clock Wednesday night at the home
of his uncle Charles Levsen, of Elvira,
two weeks after the death Of his wife.
He was a carpenter by trade. Chris
Hansen was born here June IL, 1891. He
was married Aug.~2 20, 1913. His wife
became i'll month ago and two weeks
ago today passed away. There survive
a 2-months-old daughter, Margaret and
his mother, Mrs. Dora Christensen.
Funeral services were held today,
Cedar Rapids.
A program Of unusual merit and in
terest is being arranged by the pro-
gram committee for the annual con-
vention of the Master Bakers Associa-
ton of Iowa, which will be held in
Cedar Rapids May 4, and g. The con-
vention will be opened on May 4 with
an address of welcome by Mayor Louis
Roth on behalf of the city and word
of welcome on behalf of the CONNER
cial club by President e. B. Robbins.
The visitors will be rendered BAN
quet on the evening of the opening day
at the Montrose Hotel.
Sioux City.
All records are being broken at the
Sioux City stock yards. Since the
first of the year over $7,500,00Q has
been paid out for swine by the pack
ers of this city, an increase of over 100
per cent over year ago. The total
receipts reach a trifle over 100000
head. Practically all this business has
of 100 miles of Sioux City. Figures
show this city has passed st. Joseph.
and is making rapid gains on St.
Louis, which stands fourth in the
United States as packing center.
Sheldon.
DR.. NJ. Brink, Of Boyden. and son, C..
w. Brink, Of Matlock, have purchased
the Kicker Bros Bank Of Granville,
the deal being closed Tuesday DR..
Brink started the Farmers Bank OF
Boyden and sold the same to w. II.
Eddy and associates thirteen years ago.
DR.. Brink and his son, G. W.. sold the
Bank Of Mat,ock last August to Messrs
Fred E. Frisbee, Fred Bloxham and H.
q. Logan, c. w. Brink when the sale Of
the Matlock bank was made expected
to go west, but has decided that the
Big Four counties are good enough tor
him.
Anamosa.
The first jury trial Of the March
term was case from Olin, Charley
Southwick vs. George w. Kramer.
The plaintiff hired Kramer to break a
colt for him and afterwards permitted
him to keep it and gave him the privi-
zlege of working it on the farm. The
colt died from lung fever and the
plaintiff claimed It was overworked
and not doctored as 1t should have been.