Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-17

Sioux City.
When Joseph Shelley made his daily
call on his aged mother who lives
alone Tuesday, he got no response to
his knock and forcing open the door
he found her dead on the floor near
the gas stove.
vinton.
Within a few days after his Here
ford sale Cyrus Tow Of this county
was offered $4,000 for his celebrated
2-year-old Hereford bull. but refused
it He says nothing less than $4,000
will get this bull. He now stands at
the head Of Mr.. Tow's herd.
Cedar Rapids.
A scheme for swindling sympa-
when the police arrested Oushana W.
Baboo, a Persian, on a charge of beg
ging. Baboo is a partner Of Daniel
Joseph who was arrested Friday on
the same charge, bu: was later re-
leased. The two men were obtaining
subscriptions from Cedar Rapids
people for destitute widows and or
phans in Persia. Baboo confessed that
they purchased their Credentials" for
IS each, and 80 far as can be learned
from Baboo not one cent of the money
collected was ever sent, to Persia.
LeMars.
force of worlanen came Monday
from Hudson to erect vitrified hol-
low tile silo Of 375 tons capacity on
the farm of NOLAN Brothers just
north of Ruble, and also cattle shed
s0x1oo of the same material This
big silo will store sufficient silage to
Brothers expect to put a hundred cat
tie on feed, raise calves therefrom and
market them as baby beef. Dairying
and beef raising under the silage sys-
tenn is certain to grow in favor in this
section, as higher and more definite
profit are thereby insured than from
continual cropping.
LsMars.
Thomas Hickey, a farm hand en-
ployed by Fred Schifford in Lincoln
township, was thrown from wogan
and received injuries which may prove
fatal as it is thought his skull is frac-
tured Hickey was driving out of the
Grand Central feed yard. He was on a
triple wagon box and drove into the
alley east Of the hotel when the team
started to run and he was thrown out.
He lit head first on the hard cement
paving and torrents of blood gushed
from his ears DR.. Mammen was called
and conveyed the injured man to the
hospital. Joseph Delaney stopped the
runaway team at the mouth Of the
alley.
Fort Dodge.
When a young woman clerk In one
Of the department stores announced
her engagement did it arouse any par
ticular excitement or commotion? Not
nearly the amount such an important
event should, for the clerks in this par
ticular store are rather blase on the
subject of engagements and weddings.
Out Of the twenty five employed there,
in the past year twelve have been mar
ried. or are to be married very soon.
And the rest have hopes. Why wouldn't
they when everyone in these days OF
progressive science believes in the
power of suggestion and example? Now
don't try to get position in the store,
for there Is already waiting list.
Fort Dodge.
The second district OF Iowa r. P. s.
G. e. convention will be held in this
city June 2i-cS and will he entertained
by the societies of the local Congrega-
ftioral and Presbyterian churches. A
large delegation is expected from the
district which includes nine counties
to the north and east. The topic OF the
convention is vocational training in
Church work and the address ON Tues
day evening will be given by DR.. e. E.
Hastings OF the First Presbyterian
church. The local societies are work.