Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-07
Northern lIo1ua Items

Schnurr ordered Winkel away from the
premises the latter drew a knife from
his pocket. saying, you - I'll rip
your heart out" Il then knocked him
down." Mr.. Schnurr testified, and took
the knife away from him. After re-
turning home received phone mes
sage from Kalo saping that Winkel
was coming with a shotgun to get me-
On the charge Of bootlegging three wit
nesses testified to the sale of whisky
by Winkel. The transactions. they de-
clared, took place on Saturday, Sept
16, and Friday, Sept. %, at Kalo. One
of the three, Henry Dawson, offered
the bottle he, said he had obtained from
Winkel in evidence. ~
Sioux City. ~
Rev. Benjamin Drumming, % years
old, of Boone, the Oldest living pastor
Of Universalist church, at the state
convention of the Unitarian and Uni
versalist churches here, gave his recipe
for longevity. IF you want to live to
be 100. as expect to do" said DR..
Drumming 1T will be necessary only to
take things easy, don't worry over the
worlds series, put your mind on your
no cigarets." Mr.. Drumming is accom-
panied by his son, N. B. Drumming, 70
years old, whom the elder Drumming
says he is still able to"take across his
knee, if he doesn't behave"
Fort Dodge. I
The gavel and gavel board. used by
Mrs. Ida (B. Wise Smith, president, in
calling the W. C. T. U. state convention
to order, have associations connected
with them that are an inspiration to
any member of the union. The gaveL
which belongs to the state, was made
from wood in a beam in the house in
which Frances E. Willard was born.
The gavei board is the possession and
a highly priced one, of Mrs. Smith.
This gavel board is Of poplar wood
taken from the crusade church In
Hillsboro, O., from which the original
crusade started. It was presented to
Mrs. Smith by Mrs. Mary Russell New
ton.
Neville.
Five Neville men had serious
automobile accident about half mile
east of the pavement on Bacon Ridge
while returning from Sioux City last
Saturday. The party consisted OF
Frank Livermore, Henry Burning,
William Kay. Christ Grieshipps, and
Art Slingluff. Mr.. Livermore was
driving and when he attempted TO pass
team the car skidded In the soft dirt
and went off an eight foot grade. Art
Slingluff and Mr.. Livermore escaped
with slight injuries, but the other
nor Nd in "a
hospital in Sioux City. The car which
is a new Overland. was not greatly
damaged
Cedar Rapids.
Tom Wilder, president of the Iowa
Mercantile Company of Cedar Rapids
which is in the hands of receiver
pending the closing up Of the business
because of alleged mismanagement OF
financial affairs was indicted on five
counts by the Jones county grand jury
sitting at Anamosa. Cheating by false
pretense is the charge. Bond was fixed
at $4,000 in each case and he was
permitted to give bail on two Of tho
indictments and ball in the other cases
was held up. Judge Milo P. Smith per-
mitted Wilder to renew his present bail
not believed that Wilder will be tried
until the Novenhe. term Of court.
Sioux City.
Louis l.. Farley, local real estate
man, and N. Keliher, Jr.. son Of 4
prominent ranch owner Of Rapid City,
s. D.. were killed late Tuesday aft
ernoon near Whiting, thirty miles
southeast Of here when big touring
car in which they were riding turned
over. Both men were dead when ex-
tricated from the wreckage. Farley Is
an Indian. With his brother. John F..
Farley, he has carried on an extensive
land business in this vicinity. They
had offices In the new Frances build
ing, just completed. 1t was reported
that no inquest viii be held. Tho
bodies were viewed by the coroner Of
Monona county