Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-10-23
Northern Io1ua Items

fly of food she declares, las the old
men and women are able to carry on
| farming. Only old men are left and
!; the only time a young man is seen is
when he comes home wounded or on
| furlough.' s
Sioux City.
! George w. Stapleton. former post
master at Spirit Lake. pleaded guilty
funds and was fined 1925 by Judge
Henry T. Reed The indictment
charged him with having converted to
| his own use $225 of the postal receipts
of his office Senator Francis. his at
torney. declared that Stapleton was
not actually guilty but pleaded so to
| avoid other trouble. The embezzfe-
| ment occurred in March. 1914.
Monticello.
Supervisors Rudolph Bohren sold ten
of his fine registered Holstein cows to
| State Dairy Commissioner w. 3. Bar
ney. They were shipped to Mr.. Bar
| ney's big dairy farm near Chaplin
| Iowa. Mr.. Bohren has sold recently
twelve other registered Hosteins and
got fancy prices for them. He has
one of the best herds in Iowa, and has
1
prominent cattle breeders in the state
| Waterloo.
Night providers made a good haul
| in Waterloo Tuesday night. two resi-
+! dences beng ransacked and one of
| the delegates to the Odd Fellows con-
| vention was robbed at a hotel. APP
! proXimately $3.50 worth of jewelry and
| about $50 in money were stolen. The
| losses suffered We're as follows: DR..
| c. +. Bennett home, 1872 Western ave-
| nue.. diamond ring, pearl ring, two
watches and other jewelry. Total
value. about $3.50. Leopold Kahn
| horne. 312 Reber avenue. So in money
Dr. A. Slaught. Ottumwa. between $40
and $40 in money and valuable papers.
| Vinton.
Two actions have been fled against
the city of Vinton for the November
term of court They are for the amount
of $500 each for personal damages in
case of accidents on sidewalks and
streets. The parties suing are Mrs.
Pothena Benfer and Mrs. Louise Mes
kimmen Mrs. Benfer fell over grade
stakes and suffered broken arm and
bruises and decorations on the body:
Mrs Meskimmen fell on sidewalk
because the street and sidewalk was
poorly lighted. straining her back and
left leg and bruising her right wrist
and face and injuring her internally.
Waterloo.
According to information received
. by Master Mechanic Norman Bell Of
the 7 c. shops. plans are now under
way IN the Chicago office Of the 1lli-
ho 0f
mechanical coaling station In Water
! loo next spring. This would also en-
tail complete Encouragement Of the
yards adjacent to the coaling station.
1t is estimated that this Improvement
900. When the new coaling station has
been installed all OF the work Of
handling coal will be done by machin-
cry and the Waterloo terminal will
classify as strictly modern
Cedar Rapids.
]. l.. Simpson. the bridge construc-
ton superintendent who is accused of
| the murder of Henry Brandau at Dy-
sart Friday afternoon, was traced to
Marion Tuesday. He is believed to
have left that city after hurried visit,
| however. and the detectives at work on
| the case are Of the opinion that he is
| in Chicago. Notices have been sent
I out to practically all the larger cities.
and It is believed the fugitive will be
apprehended in few days. The flu
neral Of Henry Brandau. who died
Sunday from wounds inflicted by
Simpson, was held from the United
Brethren church in Dysart at p. m.
Wednesday. Burial was at Dysart.