Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-24
Northern Io1ua Items

Ia male quartet furnished the music.
L. r. Adsit, William Mccullough,
Homer Miller, W. H. Little, Dean
Barnes and C. J. Maher, promoters of
this event, are well pleased with the
success of their efforts.
North MeGresor.
Fred Libbey, passenger conductor on
the Chicago run, was held up by hobos
between this place and McGregor,
Wednesday afternoon. He managed to
evade them. Later they were arrested
and put in the McGregor Jail. Friday
Mr. Frisbee was held up by hobos be-
tween this place and McGregor. At
the point Of revolvers they marched
him to the river bank for his valuables.
Later they were arrested and brought
to the town JAIL The two towns are
planning on putting on patrol be-
tween the two towns. It is q mile be-
tween the towns, the railroad track and
county road skirting the river bank.
sheIIsburs.
The town of Atkins is to have a Sec
ond bank. At a meeting of the char
ter members the following directors
were elected: J. E. Owens, Joseph
voss, Harry Hogan, Henry Schuch-
mann, Roy Arms, w. j. Beatty and T.
Welhelmi. At the directors meet
ing following the stockholders meet
ing the following officers were chosen:
President, w. ]. Beatty; vice president,
Harry Hogan; cashier, r. w. McNie.
The name chosen is the Farmers Saw
ings Bank and the paid up capital is
SIS, 900. A building adjoining the post
Office has been purchased and will be
fitted for banking room with safety
vault and other fixtures.
Eagle Grove.
Eagle Grove has devised new COM
mercial idea-the establishment Of a
permanent aeroplane service for the
benefit of the public. It is proposed
| to bring Filing o. Weeks who is a
native of Eagle Grove back to the city
with new aeroplane for which he is
trading his Curtis biplane and to es-
tablish an aviation station. Mr.. Weeks
has been here and in an address be-
fore the Commercial club explained the
feasibility of the scheme. 1t will cost
only $1,000 to bring him here for the
whole summers work The aviator
would carry passengers from place to
place and the machine would be at the
service of the general public. Mr..
Weeks is licensed pilot and is also
a member of the United States avia-
ton reserve and in case Of war he
would be called to the colors. Should
the machine be brought here it would
be made part Of the local military
strength, the part of our 'citizenry
trained in the use OF arms"-and air
ships, He has himself built six BIZ
planes.
Cedar Rapids.
Saturday evening was unusually
busy for members of the fire depart
ment a series Of fires coming in quick
succession. Fortunately no great dam
1 age was done in any of them. At sos
| p. m the department was called to the
home of E. A. Dewey. AT Sixth ave-
nue., where sparks from the chimney
started a blaze. The fire was extin-
guished with the chemical with very
.,s.:s damage resulting. At sos the
department was called to an auto
/ mobile fire in front of the home OF
Tony Bohac, 1908 Bever avenue. His
son was starting the motor when II
4 back fired, burning out the wires and
badly scorching the paint on the hood
The flames leaped up and it looked for
q time as Il the car would be ruined
Fire company NO. eAtlnSulSHeu Liz
flames with the chemical. At $3.50 the
! department was called to the house
occupied by E. J. Workman, 1i45 a
avenue, east Sparks from the chin
ney started blaze which was extin-
guished with little damage resulting
At 1928 the department was called to
/ the home of r. A. johnson, 1411 North
|Seventh street, west. where an over
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considerable damage was done but the
chemical.