Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-31
Northern Io1un Items
Cedar Rapids.

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Cedar Rapids.
! Police here Monday arrested Charles
Blockinger and Mike Burns on a charge
Of horse stealing near Dubuque and
|they will be taken back there by Du-
|buque officers on their way here. It
| is charged they stole a horse from
Adam Gardner, q rural mail carrier.
Sioux City.
| With the arrest Of Fred Smith at
Akron, near here, the police an
nounced that they are on the track
of gang of fire bugs who during the
past three years have destroyed prop
erty valued at 100000 in Sioux City
and nearby towns.
Dubuque.
| A crusade has been started on gamb-
ling in this city, and games Of chance
for money are thing Of tho past II
the sheriff, chief Of police and county
attorney have their way. The matter
was brought to notice because punch
boards are on display in many estab-
1ishments in the city. It is understood
the ban is also to be placed on pea"
or Kelly pool.
ISioux City. - n.
4 An exodus Of the hobo tourist is ex-
pected with the advent OF balmy
weather. The pas: winter has been a
record breaker for the dodgers at the
police station. That hotel has been
harboring from fifty to 100 men every
might since the cold weather began in
| the late fall. For the past several
weeks the number has been close to
100 every night.
Storm Lake. s4
| AT a meeting Of the board OF teduca-
ton Superintendent Akers was re-
elected for the ensuing year at an adj
vanced salary. Miss Martha Neprud,
of Eagle Grove was elected principal;
English. Miss Ruth Diehl; commercial.
Lucille Thompson; mathematics, Lois
Karr; grades, Allie McKenna, Mrs.
Audry Clemens. Ethel Beatty, Lulu
Bacher, Edith Malone. Freda Billings,
Edna Kerslake, Ethel Smith. There
are about eight positions to fill.
Waterloo.
waterloo's next big convention will
be that Of the Iowa State Medical
Society, which win be in session here
for three days-May IA, Is, and Is. It
has been q great many years since
this society has held it's annual meet
ing in this city. In alternate years,
until very recently, the convention has
! been held In Des Moines. 1t is ex-
pected that the gathering in Waterloo
will bring here from $50 to 1000 physi-
slams from all parts of Iowa and sur
rounding states.
Waterloo.
Mrs. Emma Hutchinson, who came
] =, a
county, was so Mortified to find her
home on Logan avenue in flames that
she fell in q faint. The swoon de-
veloped into critical illness. She was
taken to the hospital. A few days ago
she underwent an operation and
today was reported to be mentally
deranged Whether this phase Of her
train Of i'll; luck will be permanent can
not be told at this time. Her ALBERTA
ton may be Temporary.
Clinton.
william Desmond. United States
marshal for Iowa during both Cleve-s
land administrations, died Sunday
night at Seattle, wash. aged IS. Des-
mond, as sheriff Of Clinton county in
1883, broke UP the famous Fan" Burns
burglary. gang Of twenty five members,
sending three to the penitentiary and
disrupting the remainder. This gang
operated turnout Iowa in the early
eighties. They wore tile hats and
broadbloth suits. Desmond first won
the n,arsnaIsnip as the result Uf Cieve-,
lands action in passing directly upon
the qualifications Of five applicants
over whose appointment democratic
congressman were deadlocked. Con-.
gresham Jerry Murphy Of Davenport
introduced Desmond to Cleveland as
Iowa's greatest peace officer. You
look the part, Mr.. Desmond" said
Cleveland. "you get the appointment"
Cedar Rapids.
e. r. Clark, former pastor Of the
First Congregational church OF Marion.
has started what 10 probably the first
suit Of its kind ever died to tho dis
trict court Of Linn county. According
to the bill Of particulars In the action
Mr.. Clarke ~ endeavoring TO obtain
Judgment Of $229.17 alleged TO be
| salary due him ~ pastor Of the church,
from Dec. 81, 1914. to March 1S, 1916.
Mr.. Clarke says that he entered In
to q contract with the Marion church,
early in March. as1o, 20 act - pastor
Of the church for one year Ct an a1-
nual salary Of II, 100. Tho term of
this contract expired March H. 1914,
and Mr.. Clarke continued ~ pastor OF
! the. church for several months. He