Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-18
Northern Io1Du Items

Tins feeling has had much to do with
the a .e1npts to escape from the pri-
SOILS. he says.
Manson.
Fort Dodge.
Carl Lehman, Is, who drives a deliv
cry wagon for his father, j.. H. Lehman,
a grocer on South Fifteenth street, was
arrested for interfering with a funeral
procession on North Fifteenth street
Wednesday morning. Young Lehman
was accused of driving his wagon be-
tween the, hearse and the car contain
ing the mourners, forcing other cars in
the rear to stop and in his manner
| causing confusion in the procession.
The father appeared for his son before
Magistrate Mcgowan Thursday morn
ing. The fine was S.. This is the first
case Of this kind in months to come up
in police court. A state law prohibits
any interference with funeral process
sions.
Sioux City.
While the police and relatives of r.
A.. White Of LeMars, were dragging the
Missouri river at Sioux City for the
body of White, who was assumed to
have killed himself by drowning, the
Suicide" was walking the streets Of
the city without the slightest knowl.
edge of the perturbation concerning
him. A coat containing a bank book
that bore Whites name, and a note
found beside 1t or the river bank
signed also with his name, had led to
the conclusion that he was dead. The
note was addressed to Sis" at LIE Mars,
and contained a plea for forgiveness. A
friend met White and called his at
tention to newspaper items concerning
his self destruction. He put a stop to
the dragging.
Alton.
The convention Of the delegates rep
%resenting the Iowa societies of the ST.
Boniface was held at Alton Tuesday
and Wednesday,. 1t was brought to a
close by a pontiical high mass, cele-
brated by Bishop Feehan, of Fall River,
Mass. The mass was followed by a
street parade. About $50 delegates
were in attendance in addition to fifty
priests and a large number of people
representing many parishes. The Le-
Mars and Remsen delegation brought
their bands with them. In the business
meetings resolutions were adopted fur
thering christian education, to help get
good social laws for the laboring class,
to do something for the missions at
home and abroad. The meeting place
for next year was left to the executive
committee Rev. Father Bruno was re-
elected president.
Waterloo.
Waterloo will have a city hall in
keeping with the progress OF the city
and Black Hawk county will have a
court house that will be second to
none IL the suggestion Of county Off
Gals, Is carried out. County officials
have suggested that the city purchase
the court house and thus give the
hoard Of supervisory an opportunity to
authorize the construction Of q county
building that would meet the require
ments of the officials. Several mem
bers OF the council, It Is said, have ap-
proved the suggestion and it is pos
sible h suggestion will be given con-
sideratton before any definite steps are
taken to erect q new city hall on the
site OF waterworks Office and reservoir.
The county is rapidly %outgrowine the
court house, but 1t 10 said the building
could be converted into a city hall at
little expense. The officials declare
there would be plenty OF room for all
city offices and the structure would
add dignity to the municipal depart
mentA 17F247