Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-15
Northern Io1ua Items

=, from the nets, was nearly half filled
with fish of every description, includ
| ing hundreds of bass, crappieS and
pike. The seine was operated during
practically the entire afternoon. so 1t
| is said and the men apparently got
away with it" without interference.
Webster City.
The total enrolment Of pupils in the
Webster Cit; schools for the first two
days of school was l,lOS. There are
known 10 have been several more who
have enrolled since the first days OF
schools and it is possible that the
number will exceed 1,120 after the first
month of school. There are 237 stu
dents alone III the high school-a num-
Der exceeding by fifty the enrolment
last year. The seating capacity has
overflown into one of the class rooms
and in two ur three more years, If not
sooner, there is no doubt bu: that an
addition Will have to be built upon the
school building.
Sheffield.
Urban Christians had a narrow es-
cape from serious injury or probable
death while working on the new Fred
Dittburner Keystone silo east of town.
i
Christians went to the top and was
preparing to put on the outside wash.
from painters swing AS he stepped
onto the swing board. which was sup
ported by hooks clamped over the edge
of the silo, part of the block that one
of the hooks rested on gave away let
ting one end of the board drop, Chris
tians fell to the ground distance OF
i,,t ioh %
was saved by the fact that one of the
ropes used to raise and lower the
swing caught one of his feet forming
half hitch and checking the fall suf-
ficiently to prevent serious injury.
Dubuque.
Information was filed in the office
of Judge II. l.. Buckley Saturday
charging +. J. Welu, aged 10. OF 20
Pleasant street with embezzlement.
Welu until two weeks ago had been in
the employ of the Mettel Land Com
pany at 343 Twelfth street in the ca
pacity Of cashier. The charges were
lodged by Charles and John Mettel.
Two weeks ago Welu failed to put in
an appearance at the office; after sew
eral days his employers became
alarmed and secured an auditor who
went over INC DOCKS. Inc laiteT > III =
vestigation revealed shortage Of more
then five hundred dollars. No infor-
nation as 10 Welus whereabouts was
obtainable at his home. The young
man had teen in the employ of the
land company for over year and had
borne an excellent reputation.
Sioux City.
After living among strangers for
years in the belief that they were
orphans and alone in the world, Clari-
bel and Mary Banker. aged Is and 81
years, respectively, have accidentally
discovered that their mother is still
living. The me Their is living at Sidney,
F, Mont, and the girls will leave at once
to ojin her. Mystery surrounds the
circumstances of separation. The real
name of the girls Is Lewis. They were
adopted by John Banker. of Correc-
tionvi!le jus. why they do not know.
They left the home when the older be-
came of age and came to Sioux City
to make thor way in the world. Both
were prosperiEg, the younger girl nav
ing graduated from the high schoo!
last June end having matriculated In
Morningside College when thru new
| " discovered cousin living at IeMars
! investigated their case and traced the
!, mother. Tho young women hope that
when they join their mother the en-
tire mystery may be cleared UP.
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