Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-11-19
Rock RAPIDS.

Rock Rapids.
| The first snow of the season, COM
ing from the northeast, has caused Sc
rious damage to the corn which re-
quires cold, dry weather to put it in
! condition for cribbing.
sibley.
| Henry vaspes. a Mexican. was MUIR
! dered here Saturday night with a
butcher knife. Frank Martens, for
| merly a member Of Villas army, is
charged with the crime. The body was
found in the street near the Omaha
railway. knife was in the dead
mans hand Martens was apprehend-
ed at LeMars.
Charles City.
The Congregational Ladies' Church
Club recently held a meeting at which
they burned the $4,000 note given at
the erection of the church and so now
the club is out of debt. The Rev. w.
L. Dibble began the fourth year of his
pastorate here Sunday. There are now
SIS members in the church and an en-
rollment Of 400 in the Sunday school
Sioux City.
The suffragists of Sioux City will
endeavor to win converts to their
cause by giving series Of Equal
Suffrage Teas" during the first week
in December Prominent society wo-
men will be in charge. The local suf-
fragists have named Mrs. Fred A. Pat
terson their candidate for election as
a state delegate to the national suf-
frage convention.
Anamosa.
Judge Ellison sentenced Thomas
Burke to an indeterminate term Of
from one to five years for breaking
and entering box car. Burke was ar
rested at Oxford Junction with a
partner named Morgan. who lately es-
capped from Jail. Burke became tired of
staying in Jail and asked for sem
tence He was in the reformatory in
an hour after the judge had sentenced
him.
Charles City.
Mrs Irving Fisher. OF Allison, has
presented a beautiful memorial plate
to be placed over the door of the
Little Brown Church in the Vale" at
Bradford. Mrs. Fisher is one of the
few remaining pupils of the old aca-
denny in Bradford and an active work
er in the church in the early days
when Dr. William Pitts, author Of the
song. and It's first pastor, the Rev. Mr..
Nutting. resided there.
Sioux City.
George Bertram Williamson, Clinton,
Iowa, dentist is not a bigamist A
ruling by Judge Jepson in the district
court here relieves him Of that em-
barrassment, even tho the Judge made
known that he thinks Williamson a
few other things that aren't exactly
nice The motion of Lillian Blaine
Williamson. first wife Of the dentist.
to set aside his divorce. was overruled
solely on the ground that there had
been too much delay in making 1t.
Jefferson.
E. s. Buchmiller lost mare which
had record rarely equalled in the
land Of horsedom. The animal was Of
Morgan extraction, born upon Mr.
Buchmiller's farm thirty-two years
ago the Sth day OF last May, and she
never passed out Of his possession.
She was foaled by mare given to Mr..
and Mrs. Buchmiller by her father at
ter their marriage forty-two years ago.
Old Dolly was family pet and her
passing Is q source Of great grief in
the Buchmiller household.
Humboldt.
Colonel Halgrims, for several years
county representative from Humboldt
county, and well known turnout the !
state. went to Canada this fall to look
after his wheat harvesting there. He
went by auto. When he was about to
leave his farm for the return journey. |
a government custom officer came to
his farm, told him he had gotten
across the border into Canada by maxi
ing false statements and that he was
subject to a tax of $3.50. Mr..
Halgrims very unwillingly paid andi
Is now taking the matter up with