Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-17
Ida Grove.

RenuS Johnson, a young married man,
accidentally discharged his gun while
taking it thru the fence His left
thumb was torn off, together with a
portion of the f1eshy part of the hand.
Ida Grove.
The vital statistics Of Ida county for
the year ending June 80, 1915, show
that there were 26S births during the
twelve months period, as compared
with 21O the previous year, or an in
crease of % per cent. There were 153
boys born and 10 girls. The city Of
Ida Grove showed an increase in births
of from ii to 81, and the town Of
Holstein from SO to "a.
Dubuque.
Investigation Of the books by the
company's auditor revealed a Short
age of $4,000 in the accounts Of Fred
Somers, aged 20, freight cashier Of the
Illinois Central office here. Somers
left July 8. saying he and his mother
would spend the Fourth with relatives
in st. Louis. He has not since been
seen. The company is protected by a
bonding company. The weakness for
a gay life is assigned as the cause.
Sioux City.
W. j. Kennedy, president of the
Purity Serum Company, will Judge
horses at the Utah state fair. which
will be held in Salt Lake City Sept. p
to Oct. 2. Mr.. Kennedy will go from
there to the Panama exposition. He
will judge a horse show at Cromwell,
Iowa, on Sept. rs, and will Judge the
stock at the Dixon county fair at Con-
cord, Neb. Sept. 8. Mr.. Kennedy will
be judge at the horse show at Paul
inc, Iowa, on Oct. is.
Sioux City.
Managers Of farmers elevators in
northern Iowa will meet in Sioux City
July 20 for the annual district meeting.
according to word received from w. j.
Ray, Of Colo. Iowa, secretary Of the
Farmers Grain Dealers Association of
Iowa. Five counties will be represented
and about fifty managers are expected
to attend. Ben Hathaway. Of Kingsley.
Iowa. is director OF the First district
OF the state association, which will be
represented at the convention in Sioux
City.
Ruthven.
The new $4,000 Methodist church at
Ruthven was dedicated Sunday, Rev.
]. B. Trimble, D. D., preaching in the
morning. Six thousand dollars was
necessary to fully provide for the en-
,terprise, and in a few minutes DR..
Trimble raised $7,065. In the after
noon Rev. J. w. Southwell, of Orton-
vile, Mimi, a former pastor, preached.
At the evening service Rev. D. A. Nc
Burney. district superintendent.
preached. and the building was formal-i
ly dedicated. Rev. w. o. Tompkins,
the pastor OF the church, is in his third
year, and has seen this enterprise de-
velop, and now rejoices with his people
over the success Of the undertaking.
Sioux City.
The police are holding Paul Mahnke,
alias John Johnson, white, and Mabel
Nash, negress, who were caught in
raids Tuesday night, in which large
quantities of opium was taken. until
the arrival Of federal authorities, who
will prosecute the couple under the
Harrison drug act, which became ef-s
fective March I. Mahnke was, arrested
when the police raided the house at 30S
Water street. The Nash woman oper-
ates boarding house at 1913 East
Fourth street. Mahnke, according to
Detective Spencer. Is married. The de-
tectives allege that his wife was ad-
dicted to dope" but quit the habit.
Mahnke has tried at various times to
quit, but has failed, Spencer said.
Three opium pipes. scales and other
were found at both
places.
Sioux City. 81.
A bank account saved Edward VIII
son from the humiliation Of being un-
identified. Wilson reached Sioux City
Tuesday night, registered at the DAv-
export hotel under = name not his. own.