Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-09
Northern Io1ua Items

Cedar Falls.
Work on the new Catholic church
to be erected in this city will be begun
within a few days. It Is expected it
will be fully a year before the edifce
will be ready for occupancy.
leMars.~
John Mccarthy, of st. Paul. II
year -old youth who has been working
for farmers in this county recently was
held to the grand jury on charge Of
passing worthless checks.
Spencer.
The razor factory Is now in opera
ton, part Of the machinery being al
ready at work and new blades being
turned out Gradually other parts OF
tho machinery will be put in operation
and soon complete razors will be pro-
duced.
Sioux, City.
The statement made by alleged dope
fends that they could secure all the
dope they wanted in Sioux City In spite
OF the federal law prohibiting :::s sale
has caused Inspectors William Holtz
and w. H. Rodd to come here from
Omaha to make an investigation. The
dope fiends were arrested in Sioux City
and told the officers that Sioux City
was the center for the sale of dope
Arlington.
During the rush of harvest work Sat
urday, F. Staudt accidently ran bind
er guard into one Of his legs. The
guard entered the leg abou. two inches
above the knee cap and penetrated
what Is called the knee sack. causing a
hem orrhage Of the water therein. Med
zeal attention was at once obtained but
the final result Of the accident is hard
to determine.
Sioux City.
John Prins, Spanish American war
veteran. held patriotism above paternal
love and surrendered his son John
Henry Prins, aged IS. charged with be-
ing a deserter from the United States
navy. After upbraiding his son for
his dtsloyalty to the flag under which
he himself fought he brought his son
to Sioux City and turned him over to
a navy recruiting officer.
Waterloo.
Thirty ring necked pheasants sent
from Des Moines by State Game War
den Hinshaw arrived in Waterloo
Wednesday morning and were taken in
charge by Deputy Game Warden Ed
Chapman. The birds were transferred
to the game preserve in Waterloo
township, west Of the Black Hawk.
Farmers in that locality have agreed
to post their farms and all hunters will
be warned to keep OFF the land Any
hunter violating the instructions will
be arrested for trespa ssing. A number
Of pfeasants shipped into this terri
tory in the past have been shot. but
every effort will be made to protect the
new consignment Of birds.
Sioux City.
One man was shot and two others
were slugged in the twenty four high
way robberies which occurred In Sioux
CITY during the month Of July. In the
same thirty one days there were sixty
house, store, Office and hotel burglafies,
according to reports on Ale st pnlice
lleadquarters. Eleven bicycles and two
motorcycles were stolen. Sixteen times
motor cars were robbed Of articles
ranging from raincoats and suitcases
to sttckpins. toilet cases and pearl
sets. Six automobiles were stolen out
right. all but one being recovered The
July record in these respects has sus.
tanned the pace set by preceding
months.
Sioux City.
The Julius diversion Paving Company
entered the lowest bid for the Correc-
tionville road job when the bids were
opened by the city council at its regu-
lar meeting Wednesday. The bid Of
diversion was s1.27h per square yard.
C. L. Mosher's bid was cent higher.
The M. l. Finn Paving Company, the
only other bidder. offered to do the
work for $780, The CcrrecAionvflle
road lob is the third large project un-
dertaken by the city under the new
paving law. City Engineer +. H. john
eon estimated the cost Of the project at
$2S, 200. The total area Of the improve