Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-10-16

Archie Strong, aged 10, was killed
while attempting to alight from big
truck. His body was found in the
street by two girls who were driving
an auto. No one saw the accident and
just how it happened will remain
mystery. The driver of the truck did
not know that he had a passenger.
Sheldon.
The south half Of the wall for the
first story of the new court house has
been completed and work on the north
half is now going on. This part should
be well advanced by the time the cor
nerstone is laid. Contractor Lovejoy
has received another payment on the
work done to date which amounts to
l$13.21s, making the total so far paid
on the general contract $21.142. 81
Sanborn.
The town of Sanborn has certified to
the county auditor levy Of mills
for sewage disposal plant and l or 2
mills for lateral sewers. These are
levies applicable to all the property
! within the town limits and make the
total levy for Sanborn IS mills. which
is exceeded only by those of Sheldon
with 1864 mills and Primshar with
l9S.7 mills.
Sioux City.
Burglars made 500 haul when they
looted Zion Brothers clothing store
Monday night The thieves boldly
broke out a rear window and Quilted
the entire west part Of the store. The
bulk Of the stolen goods was in boys
sizes, which leads the police to believe
the robbers were young lads. OF the
ri 0t
had been laid away after customers
had paid deposits on it.
Cedar Rapids.
Two youths who have been employed
on farms near Marion during the Last
few days, succeeded in raising two
checks and passing them at stores in
the county seat Tuesday. When they
quit work one of the men had 50 COM
ing in salary. and the second $3.50. They
were given checks for the amounts,
and the 81 check was raised to $12
and the $3.50 check to $3.50. The To-
cal police have been requested to To-
cate them If possible.
Boone.
James Henderson. who was charged
with breaking and entering the home
| Of Theodore Thomson Monday evening,
was taken before Judge Wright We'd
nesday afternoon and sentenced to five
years Imprisonment at Anamosa on
the charge of larceny. Henderson was
found in Cedar Rapids Tuesday and
brought to this city Wednesday. He
was taken before Justice Lockard and
bound over to the grand jury. He
waived the grand jury and went before
the Judge. The term will commence
at once.
Sioux City.
Detective Amos Curtis nipped in the
bud a cleverly planned scheme in high
finance evolved from the fertile brain
of Mike Nikcis. 1901 East Third street.
Mike had printed half bushel Of
cards bearing in four languages a
touching appea! for aid. The appeals
related to injuries alleged to have been
received by Nikcis while he was en-
ployed in a stone quarry. The notices
proclaimed Nikcis hopeless cripple
but he was able to walk to the police
station under the urging Of the detec-
tive. Nikcis was accompanied by Joe
Miskulin. Both are held for invcst'sa-
ton.
Clinton.
Nearly million fish are to be
placed IN the rivers and lakes OF the
state before the freeze up time Is here.
is the report of E. c. Hinshaw. state
game and fish warden. to Governor
Clarke this week. This work is now
under way, al, the fish handled so far
having been rescued from sloughs and
shallow lakes left by the Mississippi
river when the water fell after the
rainy season. They consist OF the
smaller varieties, some Of them being
less than six inches long. So far the
distribution Of fish, as cataloged, en-
braces the wapsie river and Crystal
lake in this vicinity. among the ia
Vored waters Crystal lake has re-
ceived $4,000. Wapsie river at Oxford
] Junction. 10000; Wapsie river at De-