Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-22

4 NIn9SSeys
W. H. Greasy has been placed on the
ticket for mayor of Kingsley in a gem
.eral circulated petition.
Rsnwick.
F.. T. Bell, former editor Of the Rem
wick Times. and now manager Of the
Vernon Theater, has closed a deal for
the Goldfield Chronicle. He will con-
tinue the management of the theater
lin connection with his new enterprise.
Fonda. =
The high water Sunday and Mon
day cause.-the bridge at the foot of
the Marshall hill to become impossible,
as the pilings were crowded from
under the north side letting the bridge
drop. w ~ '
Fort Dodge. ~
| Bank. clerks think they have to COM
plain when-s patrons use checks for
dairies. One one check for 81 was
written. the following: For one ticket
to 1t Pays to ADVERTISE at the Princess
.theater, in, the middle section, three
rows from the back and fourth from
the aisle" Il
Moont Vernon.
every college man a construction
list" is the slogan Of the Iowa Inter-
collegiate Prohibition Association,
which meets at Cornell college here for
a big three days convention, begin
ming March 81. This convention is to
be "a clinic in good citizenship" Every
college in Iowa is expected to send a
delegation.
Dubuque. -
Roland Longueville was held up by
two masked highwaymen on the Cot
taee Grove road the other night. They
got his loost change, about $3.50. and
| told him to drive on, and he did so
without being urged. Longueville
shortly afterward notified the police,
hut no trace Of the bandits was to be
found when then officers investigated.
Parksrsburo.
! Last week the Beaver Valley State
Bank at Parkersburg passed into the
millionaire class. it's total footings at
the close Of business last Thursday
being over a million dollars. This Is
the first time In the history of either
Butler or Grundy counties that any
bank has passed the million dollar
mark. F.
Waterloo. -
Mayor Frank c. Kelley. Of Cedar
Heights, newly created town, will
serve the shortest term Of any city
Executive in Iowa this year. Mr..
kelley was elected Monday and his
Term will expire April l.. The election
Monday was merely to give the hand
lsome little surburb set of. officials
until the regular city election. on
March 81. -. - "~
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lcharIes City. -
h. When AL Billings. Of Nora Springs,
former United States soldier. was
round guilty of stealing chickens he
said to District Judge Kelly. Judge.
n YOU will let me of will enlist and
% down to fight tho Mexicans." The
Ecourt expressed the opinion that there
you'd be enough willing citizens to
Ina dle the Mexican situation without
RnIines' aid. Billings was sentenced
"a two years in Fort Madison prison.
Sioux City. s.ss J.!
lsfoux city out Of forty that were
tssted have been found inaccurate by
q !. Nolan, state inspector OF weights
land measures, who has been conduct
E,np a second inspection in Sioux City
since Monday, Recently Mr.. Nolan
condemned several scales here. and as
= result he was sent back to Sioux City
M ". B. Barney OF tho state dairy
nd food commission. Associated with
M Nolan in the inspection is L. L.
|F1ickinger. assistant commissioner.
M ason City. 5sS 5ss3... s
/ 4 After carrying hedge thorn in his
leg for forty -eight years. Clarence
Newcomer. custodian OF the detention
hospital, underwent an operation al
ithe Park hospital Friday afternoon
land the thorn was removed. Mt
fNewcomer has been suffering from
Lpains in his limb for some time. and
trecently he consulted his brother. DR.
1IsGE Newcomer. and ii was decided &c
,iopefate. Tbs operation was performed
4. 81 - Dr. Dr. e. Graham tn Pa
.k.,,sn=n,.ta, stag and the thorn barely
tvisible to the naked eye, was removed
lMr. Newcomer - reported to bs
trecoyering and 1t is possible that he
viii leave the hospital In the meal