Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-21
Northern Ioua Items

Charles Simmons, of Waterloo; a dis
cussion on how to meet mail order
competition by H. Leslie .Wildey, of
Graettinger, Ia,;, an address on the
sphere of the middleman by Ralph
Starr Butler of the University Of Wis
consin: two addresses by H. G. Lar.
inner; an address BY Arthur E. Sven
son, dean of Northwestern University,
an address BY Mrs Christine Frederick.
of Long Island, and an address by Hon
George c. Scott.
Waterloo. 4te 80
Forest II. Hardin, killed at Clinton
in an automobile accident Saturday,
was manager of the Waterloo Fuel
Company, q veteran in Christ Episco-
pal church and a member of the vested
choir. He was the son of Charles H.
Hardin, who moved here with his fam
lily from Chicago five years ago. He
had been on the, road for week in the
interest of his company and telephoned
shortly before his death that he ex-
pected to arrive home Saturday even
ing.
Sioux City.
Following the action Of Public Safety
Commissioner Dineen, in reducing to
the ranks Chief of Police John Britton,
he is assuming the duties as chief
himself. Dineen reduced the following
three desk sargeants: Plat Ford John
Shannon and Nels Nelson, and reduced
Captain Oscar Birdwell to the rank.
The Daily News, in an attack on Di-
neen, says: Gambling is under way
nightly in the downtown hotels and
the wave of crime ramains unchecked.
1t is merely case OF politics and next
years campaign has just begun"
AckIsy.
The case Of Mrs. K P. Arends
against her mother, Mrs. John Frer.
ichs, is up again. A few weeks ago
Judge Durham handed down decision
in this case awarding Mrs. Arends
some $4,000 worth OF property and it
was assumed at the time that there
would be an appeal taken from this
decision. Since that time the attorneys
for the defense claim to have discov-
cred new evidence which they consider
to have vital bearing in the case
and they now ask that the former de-
cision be set aside or that the case be
opened again for trial in the district
court. y
DEBORAH.
A curiosity in the form Of a three
legged chicken made its appearance at
the butcher shop Of Bollinger & Goltz
last week, taken IN from some farmer
in the county. The butchers started to
dress chickens one day, and when they
got to this one it was killed, and while
the feathers were being removed a
third leg, about five inches long, was
discovered, and the chicken had other
III fa0 mi, fny : - -. g.
osity. The chicken was turned over to
City Marshal johnson for safe keep
Ing and he turned It over to George
Costakos. who procured a gallon of al
cohol and put the chicken in it, and 1t
ii:as bec:i attracting lots of attention at
his store. The chicken was Plymouth
Rock springer, and weighed Az
pounds.
Sioux City.
Fifteen young women Of Sioux City
have won out in their battle in. the
courts to compel the Lyon Taylor Co,
Of: Iowa City, and some fifteen local
merchants to reimburse them for fall
ure to send the girls to the Panama
American exposition as winner in a
popularity contest carried on thru the
medium Of the Sioux City Journal.
Judgment was entered against the
Lyon-Taylor Co. In the district court
for Si,275. Each Of fifteen merchants
who had not previously settled. must
Pay ssh of this amount Those who
settled and are relieved from further
responsibility are Tolerton & warfield,
johnson Biscuit SOinpaiiyr az q { the
journal. The action was brought by
Miss Josephine Weisz for the other
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