Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-26
Dubuque.

Dubuque.
Louis Birds, 20 years old, a resident
of Peosta, was, found lying beside the
road, half way between this city and
Peosta Monday. Examination proved
the old man to be dead. Coroner Full
lerton stated that the aged man had
died from heart disease.
Sioux City.
Seated behind the steering wheel of a
delivery automobile. Edward Kladt
aged II, was found dead Tuesday. The
engine of the machine was going and
Kladt had apparently been on the verge
Iof starting the days work when over
taken by heart failure.
Cedar Rapids.
Ole o. Roe. state fire marshal in n
communication to the council. denies
that he gave permission to anyone to
repair burned frame buildings in Cedar
Rapids Mayor Roth accuses two in
surance agents of making the false
statements which involved the fire mar
shall and himself in the verbal alterca-
ton.
Ames.
Russell A. Smith. of Storm Lake,
Iowa, and Miss Mildred Reynolds. Of
Jacksonville, Fla, both graduates from
the class of IA. from Iowa State Col
lege We're married here by the college
chaplain, DR.. o. H. Cessna. They will
make their home at Storm Lake. where
Mr.. Smith is assistant county engineer
for Buena Vista county.
Cedar Rapids.
Judge Moffit in district court at Mar
ion established a precedent when, on
petition of trustees of Maine township,
Linn county, he ordered the seizure and
sale of property for the benefit of the
dependent family of one, Wagner, an
alleged wife deserter. The township
being responsible for support Of the
possession of the assets of Wagner,
whose present residence is unknown.
Dubuque.
The Iowa Equal Suffrage association
will work in the next Iowa legislature
to obtain resubmission of the state
woman suffrage amendment. Miss An
ma B. Lawther. president Of the asso-
citation, discussing the future plans, de-
clared: I'VE shall concentrate our eff
forts for some weeks upon the federal
amendment but later our activity will
he devoted to getting resubmission Of
the equal suffrage amendment to the
state constitution thru the legislature"
Fort Dodge.
Judge r. NJ. Wright late Saturday
afternoon denied a motion filed by
Maurice O'Connor for writ Of habeas
corpus to free himself from technical
arrest. O'Connor flied suit for divorce
from his wife and Mrs. O'Connor in
turn filed charges Of insanity against
her husband, In his argument O'Con-
nor held that the warrant for his arrest
should not have been issued without a
decision Of the entire board Of insanity
commissioners. Since filing the insan-
ity charge he has been under, the watch
of two guards appointed by Sheriff w.
IT. Holm. -.
Sioux City.
The Diamond Red Paint company Of
Chicago, has closed negotiations for q
long time lease on the bottling house
OF the old Interstate brewery plant. The
building will be utilized as a branch Of
the Chicago plant. %. e. Gustafson,
who is identified with the Diamond Red
Paint company, will assume the man
agement Of the branch, which will be
opened about Nov. IL. He will move
to Sioux City from Chicago immediate
ly. The bottling house will be remodel
ed to fit the requirements of q paint
factory. The company will specialize
in barn paint.
MeGresor..
High power electric transmission lines
forty five miles long are in course of
construction in Clayton county by
Schmidt Bros. & Company Of Elkader.
On the completion Of the lines a
dozen new towns and villages will be
supplied with electric light and power
by the big dam in the Turkey river ut
the county seat and hundreds Of Clay
ton county farmers may. If they so de-
sire, derive electric current at their