Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-25

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local superintendents office Of the ILL.,
nois Central railway, has been given
one of the highest promotions ever Of
fered to Dubuque railroad man. He
will! start work March as private sec
rotary to President c. II. Markham, OF
the Illinois Central.
Dubuque.
George ]. WINNER, who suffered the
loss OF an arm in an accident At the
Farley A. Loetscher Manufacturing
Company Thursday, died Of his In
juries. The shock and loss Of blood
weakened him so he was unable to
stand it. Mr.. WINNER was a native
of Bavaria and was 80 years OF age.
-Four children survive him.
Roland. ss5 4iIE
Roland is entering the lists as the
model Iowa town. It boasts OF these
essentials: Ordinances prohibiting pool
and billiard halls that are run for prof.
It,: moving picture house that closes
on Sunday. Good Friday, New Years.
Christmas and other religious holi-
days: no stray dogs; oiled streets;
no hitching posts in the business Sec
ton; a 100000 church and q $4,000
consolidated school.
Dubuque.
When he attempted to board NOV :
ing train at East Dubuque, ILL.,. Tues
day afternoon, Albert Erickson, Of DEL
vein, Iowa, slipped and fell beneath
the wheels, losing both arms at the
wrists. He was rushed to local hos
pital, where his hands, which were
hanging by jagged pieces Of ffesh and
skin, were amputated. Altho weak from
loss OF blood the victim will live.
Waterloo.
Lorinda Champlln in July, 1912,
decided house and lot worth $1,000 to
Des Moines College. Now Martha e.
Wilson, only surviving heir, has filed
suit to have the deed annulled on the
ground that Mrs. Champlin. who was
so years old and in feeble health In
1912, did not realize what she was do
ing. It Is alleged this property con-
stituted the major portion Of Mrs.
Champlin's estate.
Sioux City.
Preparations are well under way for
year, the dedication OF the newly Cole
pleted Elks' club building. The cere-
| mony will occur early in April. Dele
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from the middle west are expected to
fourteen Of whom are living are in
charge Of arrangements. The club
house has just been completed 1t q
cost Of 100000.
vinton.
The consolidated bank statement Of
the twenty-seven banks Of Benton
Icounty. which Is prepared by James
r. Traer. cashier OF the vinton Saw
ings bank shows deposits to the
amount Nf 36,56S65115; loans to the
amount 0fsts.1ss, s1s.1b: cash in banks
| to ~ a ,x2od7O.97. The capital OF these
tiA n& Amounts TO 37t4,000. and the
tseB III and profits to $454,s1S.17. But
ffew ebdnties In the stxte ara in better
financial condition than Benton, It ID
said
,DsvNitt. q
! John Jahns. Of Davenport, captured
hrsts place In the washington birthday
shoot of the Dewitt Gun Club At the
fair grounds Tuesday. getting 1 tota
Of LAG birds out OF possible $50
William Wetleaf, OF Nichols, was sec.
onfl with like score, while Lyle Stew.
enson OF Dewitt. the. 20-year- ole
phenom. brought down 142 disks tc
4 seize third place. The shoot, easily the
largest ever given by the club, had oyel
sixty entries. Fred whitney cashieree
1.-THE shoot. Among the marksmens pres.
ent were C. w. Hymer, OF fDavenport
II. A. Russell. OF Des MoinSe,5 ana rrei
kWhituey. Of Des Moinee. There wert
ten events and the entire s1ky va,
spent completing the round i.