Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-15

Their idea seemed 10 be that in the
early history of the country the In
dams were the owners of all the land
and that the white man kept encroach-
ing and compelling the Indians to move
on further west. But they thought
somewhere near the river by the Man
haitian mill a piece wRs left 10 which
they could lay claim. ;bnt their visit
proved fruitless and they had to go
home disappointed men. -
Fairfield.
John T. Hopes. aged -. years and
one of the most prominent and best
known residents of Fairfield and JET
ferson county dropped dead at his
home at 1880 Saturday afternoon Mr..
Hopes had been working about his
garden and had just stepped onto the
warning; he fell. The, cause given by
the physician was .apoplexy. He is sur
vived only by a foster son. Prof.
George Mount Of the Iowa State
Teachers College at Cedar Falls. No
ARRANGEMENTS have been made for the
funeral.
Mount Ayr.
The most important banking deal
consummated in southern Iowa in
good many years was closed mere
whereby the Mount Ayr bank, con-
Quoted by the Allyn brothers since
1880 was sold to a new stock company
headed by Hon. Frank =. Sheidon.
On Aug. l. the bank is to be converted
into the Mount Ayr State Bank, ana
incorporated with 100000 capital STOCK
and $4,000 surplus. with MI. sheldon
as president. Associated with MI.
Sheldon are several OF the leaoins
business men and capitalists OF Ring
gold county. including J. A. Stephen
son, John o. Fry and Howard n. req
ford. This will make this pioneer
banking institution the strongest IN
Ringgold county and as strong as
any bank in all southern Iowa.
Abba.
Mrs. Mary Jones, commonly known
az "mother Jones" was In Abba Mon
day, coming here by appointment with
J. P. White, International president OF
,he United Mine Workers. The meet
ing was for the purpose OF arranging
schedule of protest meetings that axe
to be held in the large centers, begin
ming within a short time. These meet
ines are held protesting against the
action that was taken by the state oni-
Gals as the out-growth Of the labor
trouble in Colorado last year. Mother
Jones is truly a remarkable woman.
She is past 50 years OF age, but mas
the vitality Of the ordinary woman az
so years. Mrs. Jones made the TRIP
here from Colorado, arriving here on
No. and leaving the same evening
on No. for the return tip 10 Soio-
RADIO. a trip that would tax the vitality
Of almost any young woman. Only
very few knew Mother Jones was n
town until she had departed.
Shenandoah.
Whether a sure-enoughg highwaymah
should say in nice orderly manner:
| I'm getting tired Of this pushing
around and want yn.,to cut It out" te
| his victim when the said victim shovei
him away, is problem that IL bother
| ing the police officials, who suspect
| that Earl Smell, one Of the apparent
victims. was an accomplice IN the hold.
| No that was staged Tuesday nieht neal
| the old ice house by the Buflingtof
| tracks. Charles Lowell, Of Collins. MO.
who came here from. Griswoldt iowa
lost about $50 in the frAcas. he hat
| been invited by Smell TO 30 20 the hom'
| OF Clarence WEIGH on the promise o
! securing work. Returning TO towi
they came MP the tracks per the sug
xestisn OF s,.e.. ana II ssns, mere tn.
robbery was accomplished. Pfelimi
/ nary hearing was waived Wednesdal
! Afternoon: and the SAenA ndoAhf paper
hanger was bound over to await TN
/ action OF the grand jury, because g
I! hts alleged friendliness with the hoidul
man, who escaped. ~