Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-09
Northern Io1ua Items


old water line and It now appears as
when first gazed upon By the white
settlers. Many are the tales told Of
the big fish caught here. Much regret
would be expressed if the lake was
spoiled by drainage.
Vinton.
About 200 friends of DR.. Marion
Simms gathered at the Presbyte terrain
church on Thursday evening to give
him farewell banquet. Dinner was
served by the ladies of the church at
$3.50. the members Of the choir doing
the serving. Hon. c. II. Plattenburg,
of Cedar. Rapids. formerly Of this city,
was POSTMASTER, and an excellent pro-
gram was given Dr. Simms has been
pastor Of the Presbyterian church for
about nine years and the large gather
ing which assembled at the church on
this memorable occasion was express
i've Of the esteem in which he Is held
by his many friends. DR.. Simms will
leave for Des Moines this week to
take up his duties as financial agent
for Congregational hospital. He will
preach his farewell sermon on Sunday
morning. His good work in Vinton will
never be forgotten.
McGregor.
At the meeting Of the McGregor Auto
Trails Association here. with delega-
tions present from Dubuque, Gutten-
berg Millville, Harper's Ferry. Cal
mar, DEBORAH. Cresco and Cedar Rap
ids, the Davenport, Dubuque and
Cresco division of the Burlington Way
was organized by A. E. Nissen, super
visor Of the Iowa and Minnesota por-
pft ho ri ,,o r.
ty-six members of the McGregor Auto
| Trails Association signed the regula-
lions of the Burlington Way Associa-
ton, whereby they legally guaranteed
to see that the trail Is organized.
blazed and sign boarded according to
the standard plan of the Burlington
Way Association from Davenport to
Cresco. This means that every pole
| will be painted. with the official orange
and white bands and the official sign
be placed one mile north and south Of
every town on the route.
Dubuque.
The plate glass display window and
the doors of the Preitauer photograph
studio, at the corner of Sixteenth and
Clay streets. were smashed Saturday
afternoon when John Kolb, of SIS
in which he and Mrs. Kolb were rid
ing into the front of the building in
oder to avoid running over boy who
CHANGED ito get in the path Of the car.
| The boy was Frank Clemens. Of 1858
Clay street. His life was probably
saved by the act Of the Kolbs in driv-
! ing their car against the front of the
| building. The Kolbs were riding In
! the DeIIaval Separator Company's car
and Mrs. Kolb was driving. They
started to turn into Sixteenth street
| from Clay street, to go west, when the
| Clemens boy got in front of the auto
mobile. Mr.. Kolb grabbed the wheel
almost instantly and turned the car
| sharply in order to avoid knocking
| the boy down. He succeeded in this,
| but only at the cost Of about 800
| damage to the Preitauer studio and as
much, If not more to the automobile.
/ No one was injured in the accident.
| Vinton.
The postoffice department being dis
| satisfied with it's present quarters in
this city Is asking for propositions for
a new location. Under the notice Civ
| en- an entire new outfit is asked and a
| complete modern room is asked for.
! new government building as an appro-
priation for $4,000 has been made.
| This new proposition asked for is in
clining the people to believe the new
! building is far in the distance, as the
| department is Offering a five or ten
year lease. The present landlord is
! hoping a proposition for new loca-
| ton will be rendered as he is anxious
| to get hold Of his building to remake
| it into a mercantile room. He has had
| several good offers from a rental
standpoint. Owners of buildings are
afraid to make an offer as the postal
| department is in the habit Of walking
| out any time it feels like it. 1t Is
anxious to get a building within eighty
rods of the depot so as to be relieved
Of carrying the mails. 1t would then
fall on the railroad company.