Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-28
Northern I0,ua- Items

3,1S9; increase in years, 112. Per
cent of increase in five years, 20 per
cent.
Story City.
The First National bank has pur-
chased the lot occupied by the City
Restaurant and will erect a new and
modern structure thereon for an extern
sion Of their banking quarters. The
bank has felt the need of larger quar-
tiers for some time. and with the add1-
ton Of the new savings department,
recently announced, the necessity OF
Supplying more room became impera-
tive. The new building will be two
stories in height finished to conform to
the banks building. The wall between
the two building will be torn down,
making the banking house to include
the present quarter besides the new
This will make a front of about fifty
feet. The new building will not only
prove great convenience to the First
National and it's patrons, but will help
dress up this whole main street block
West Union.
Fayette county's census figures for
1915 show an estimated gain of 1447
since the last census five years ago.
The county's population will be just
over $4,000; to be as exact as possible,
1924 with Oran township estimated.
| The census of 1910 showed a popula-
ton of 1881 so the county apparently
has 1,447 people more than it had five
years ago. The big outstanding fact is
that Fayette county gives us a striking
| Illustration right here at home of the
drift from the farm to the town and
city. Two thirds Of the country town
ships show losses in population, while
every city and town in the county
shows gain. And listen to this: The
urban population Of Fayette county
has practically reached the point Of
numerical equality with the rural. The
rural population has fallen below 15,-
900; the urban population has risen
above $4,000. With 14,796 people in
the country and 14,47S in cities and
towns, the country people outnumber
the town people by only .31s. The net
loss in rural population in five years
of sos, and the net gain in urban pop
ulation Of 1856 wipe out 2,463 of the
2,7s1 lead which the country showed
In 1910.
(! nmhunue
DR.. E. E. Wuttke, prominent pny-
stefan of Sumner, Ia, was arrested by
federal authorities Tuesday charged
with selling opium and it's derivities
contrary to law. He furnished a bond
| Of $1,000 for his appearance before a
1 federal commissioner at Waterloo
4 Thursday. It is said he will waive
! preliminary examination and be held
to the federal grand jury which con-
venes in Dubuque next December.
Wuttke's arrest was brought about
after federal officers had laid a care
/ fully prepared trap. About a week ago
Mr.. and Mrs. Ivan Hargroves were ar
rested in Waterloo, it being charged
they had dope" in their possession
and were marketing 1t. Following their
arrests efforts were made to discover
where they procured their supply Of
drugs A thorough investigation prov
ed they had not obtained it from any
! Waterloo druggists or physicians.
Later the Hargroves are said to have
! confessed that the obtained their sup
| ply, including morphine, opium and
cocaine, from the Sumner physician.
Following this alleged confession. the
authorities decided to set t~nn ~
| wuttke and catch him with the
goods il possible.