Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-11
Northern Io,ua Items

, building business, His sons joined the
firm several years ago and have carried
on the business since the illness of their
father.
Cedar Rapids.
The monthly report of the financial
condition of the city for December as
submitted to the city council by James
H. Hughes, of the department Of &C
counts and finances, shows the city
treasury to be in excellent condition.
The report indicates the receipts for
the month amounted to S46,9O7.s4, and
warrants aggregating $73,447.6S We're
paid. In the sundry funds there are
balances of $1Ss.451.ss. The cash on
hand Dec. /, amounted to $194.991.22.
and the balance on hand at the end OF
the year was S1HS. 451.22. A. the be-
ginning of the year there was an avail
able balance of 1888, 56O.47. for the rest OF
the fiscal year. OF this amount there
is $37.26SS5 in the bridge fund; $12.-
S6S.S4 in the ordinance fund; $12. SO
in the light fund; s50,3s9.14 in the wa
ter works fund. The total outstanding
warrants aggregate $35, 0S5.49.
Sioux City.
Surmising that the logical place to
dispose of stolen horse and buggy
would be at the stock yards Detective
Amos Curtis and Deputy Sheriff Hal
liday, of Elk Point. s. D., wended their
way thither Thursday afternoon and
found their conclusion to be correct. AS
a result a man, giving his name as
Fred Nelson. aged 80 years OF Wagner.
S. D., is in Jail at Elk Point. and will
face a charge of larceny. The horse
and buggy were stolen several nights
ago from Henry Beward, of Elk Point.
S. d, Detective Curtis and Sheriff
Halliday, who arrived here to work on
the job. attended the ring sale at the
yards yesterday afternoon and found.
as they suspected, that the stolen ar
tic!cs were announced for sale. Fol-
lowing the sale, the man, who gave his
name as Nelson, stepped up to collect
the proceeds and was placed under ar
rest by the officers.
Fort Dodge.
Gorge w. Milinox received an in
deterninate sentence of five years in
Fort Madison penitentiary Friday at
ternoon in district court. Judge F.. NJ.
Mccall sentenced four men. including
Millinox. who pleaded guilty. Millinox
was arrested for stealing from railroad
cars on Nov. II, 1914. Much of his loot
was on display in the grand jury room.
b. NJ. Gloyd. who tried to break out
of the county Jail on Sept. %, with
Robert Campbell, the negro. was SEN
fenced to serve one year in the county
jail. Joseph Lynch pleaded guilty to
petty larceny Of suit case. AS he has
served forty five days in the county
awaiting sentence. the court imposed
further sentence of only five days.
John Andrews Of Dubuque told the
court that he bought the gun found on
him a month ago for fifty cents while
he was drunk He said he had never
carried weapon before. Judge Nc
Call gave him sentence Of thirty days
in the county Jail in addition to the
thirty he already has served.
Mount Vernon.
Many interesting sidelights regarding
the pioneer life Of early Iowa could
have been given by David Donsr, who
passed away Sunday, at his residence
at Mt. Vernon. He was born at Car
Isle. Cumberland county, Pennsyl-
vania, June 49, 1884. with his parents
he came to the territory of Iowa when
he was but years Of age, when Iowa
City was the capital OF the state. The
family settled near what is now North
Liberty, seven miles northwest OF Iowa
,City. Mr.. Doner was early made ac-
quainted with nard work, necessary
adjunct to pioneer life, and suffered
many privations and hardships incl
dent to the life OF that time. He often
spoke OF attending the district. school
when all the pupils studied their les
sons audibly. He spoke interestingly
at one time of getting his first pair Of
shoes by hauling rails for his father
in-law. who was q Shoemaker. HE also
spoke frequently Of the stopping OF
the Mormons at Iowa city on their
pilgrimage to Salt Lake City.