Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-15
Northern Io1pa Items

The Anarnosa banker is well known
turnout the state and is known as the
Banker Orator OF Iowa" Owing to
the fact that May 80 falls on Sun
day the celebration of the annual holi-
day will be held on the following Mon
day.
Cedar Rapids.
Frank Jirasek and Rudolph Novak
of the Cedar Rapids Sokols will rep
resent Cedar Rapids In six man
team to be sent to st. Louis, May ~
and 80, by the National Sokol Associa-
ton. The other four men on the team
are to be picked from the crack teams
of Chicago. The occasion will be the
semi-centennial celebration of the
founding of the first Sokol association
in ST. Louis. That the celebration will
be an event Of Importance in realms OF
Sokolism is evidenced by the acknowl-
edgement given it by the national or
ganization in sending this team to the
fete, and the choice Of two men from
Cedar Rapids is tribute to the class
of the athletes who make up the local
organization.
| Clinton.
Clinton county farmers have received
warrants aggregating the sum OF
$428975 for losses sustained In de-
struction of stock while the foot and
mouth disease was prevalent last win
ter. Under authority of the recent
general assembly the state auditor is
sued warrants to the extent OF $751;
33S29 to reimburse farmers for stock
destroyed to check the foot and mouth
disease epidemic. All stock on farms
was killed after government officials
had made an appraisal The federal
bureau of animal industry paid half OF
the losses and the state undertook to
pay the remainder. The government
checks were sent out a month ago.
The highest amount any one farmer
received was $6,543.30. which was so
per cent of the total loss Of $13,0S6.60
on that farm. The lowest amount paid
by the state was $45.,
Cedar Rapids.
Some young chap. well dressed and
possessing confidence in his ability to
take his life's voyage over this terres-
trial sphere without performing more
work than is absolutely necessary, has
evolved a brand new swindle which he
is working with some success in Cedar
Rapids. While his returns so far ap-
parentiy nave not been :aTse, he picked
UP small amount Of cash Wednes-
day with so little effort that his sys-
tenn has the sandbag or purse lifting
game beaten block. Tuesday after
noon he called at the home Of Albert
Herkner. PIT B avenue. informed Mr..
Herkner that he was an employee of a
local express company and that there
was foreign package at the office for
him He said that the charges on the
package toealed 80 cents Mr.. Herkner
gave him the money, the stranger
drew a receipt book from his pocket.
wrote receipt for the amount, handed
it to Herkner and informed him that
the package would be delivered later.
A short time later the same man called
at the home of Mary vejda on South
Seventh street. told the same story.
collected 80 cents and gave a receipt
for the amount. The two people became
suspicious last evening and notified the
police The receipts, which proved to
be crude affairs, were turned over to
the department and an effort is being
made to locate the fellow. The police
are of the opinion that several other
residents were victimized in the same
manner, and that they are still waiting
for their packages.