Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-06

Sioux City. "A
Roy Wheat paid 800 In police court
for slapping girl on the street. He
accosted her while she was waiting for
street car, making advances for
which she slapped his face. Wheat re-
turned the compliment, knocking the
young lady down. and the blow cost
him 500.
Webster City, 4, e.
Fred .Manke, residing two miles
south OF Homer, was before Judge
Charles A. BiernatEki Monday morning
on the charge OF violating the game
laws. He had number of muskrat
and mink skins and was found guilty
Of hunting without license. Informs
ton was fled by deputy game war
den. Mr.. Manke was hned $25 and costs.
amounting in all to 1876. and given
fifteen days In the county Jail.
Dubuque.
Agitation for the construction Of a
river terminus Is being given impetus
by the Commercial club. Better facil-
tiles for handling the steamboat traf-
fic is needed III the city. and some
thing will have to be done soon il Du-
buque Is to profit by the opportunities
offered by river commerce. The
Streckfus line has served notice Du-
buque will be discontinued as q receiv-
ing AMI delivery point unless salts
factory arrangements for the care OF
passengers and freight is made.
Cedar Falls.
Transforming garbage into a sort OF
coal Is regarded az 80 likely q Bropo-
- FckI ~ ero n Y
tho inventors scheme, fearing the next
Iowa legislature will adopt law pro-
hiblting dumping garbage, in the rivers
of Iowa. The garbage Is made into a
fuel by combining it with coal slack,
according to the inventor. II tests are
satisfactory a company Of local cap
iitaHsts may be organized and build q
plant. The promoter says J. /. not in,-
possible to make q dustless fuel at a
cost OF 1895 ton. which may be, sold
considerably lower than coal with a
good margin Of profit,
Mason City.
There was one Mason City mother
who had more than her share of sor-
row Saturday. She is Mrs. Lars An
derson, whose son, Norris, was on Sat
unday afternoon sent to the reforma-
tory for auto stealing. and who began
serving his time Monday. .But that
was not to be! all Of her trouble. For
some reason which no one not versed In
the psychology Of drunkenness can fig
ure out, here other son, Segel Anderson.
picked out that afternoon as the proper
time to get drunk. and was arrested SO
he spent Sunday in the city jail. sesel
han been there frequently before. but
that can not lessen the grief Of his poor
old mother.
Mason City.
Members OF the Cornell family Of
Sheffield had very narrow escape
wnen their 1uto turned ever !..c
ditch after they had turned to one side
OF the road to allow u. b. McWilliam..
editor OF the Rockwell Tribune, to pass
near the south end Of the Rockwell
bridge. Both were coming toward Ma
son City, and In turning out to allow
to pass. the Cornell car
tipped over, pinninx the three occu.
pants under the car. They were re.
moved by the assistance Of McWilliams
and other autoists and taken back to
Sheffield. where they were given medi-
cal Aid. but 1t Is not thought that tseir
injuries are serious Tho younger men,
her of the Cornell family is proprietor.
OF restaurant at Sheffield,
Boone. II ~ ss : 9, 49,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Mace and
daughter, and Mr.. and MRS. Charles
Clarke OF Beaver Fsre-the victims Of
an automobile accident Saturday morn
ing but fortunately none Of the party
were seriously hurt. They had left
Perry that sInorning, intending to drive
to Winterset In the Mace car When at
the Taylor hill about three miles south
OF Mipburn, the car struck q rut Just
after the small concrete bridge had