Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-08
Northern Io1ua Items

Sioux City.
| Morningside College graduated .
class of forty-two Wednesday. DR.. J
| NJ. NJ. Gray. pastor of the Grand Ave.
nue. Methodist Episcopal church Of
Kansas City. delivered the commence
ment address.
Sioux City.
Three holdup men coveted c. Purry'!
| diamond ring, which he gave then
! when they held MIN up last Wednes,
day evening. Besides the ring, which
was set with seven diamonds, the rob
| bers took his watch and $2.45 ir
| change.
Dubuque.
Sheriff P. Dunn, for twenty nine
years an office holder in Dubuque
county, for the last fourteen years
sheriff. was defeated for the primary
nomination Monday by DR.. Frank J
Kennedy, a veterinarian, in the race
for the office of sheriff. Kennedy's
majority is estimated at more thar
600. The suffrage amendment was
defeated by about 1000 votes, accord
ing to early returns.
Fairfax.
Peter Dvorak. a resident of Fair
fax township for more than thirty
years, died Monday at 6 p. m. at the
family home in Fairfax. Mr.. Dvorak
was s. years old. He was held. during
life, man in high esteem and had
been prominent figure in township
affairs. Surviving relatives include his
widow, their four sons and their one
daughter The sons are Peter. Of Fort
Rifle, Minnesota; Louis, Cedar Rap
ids; Joseph, Mason City: William, o,
Fairfax. Mrs. Charles Rubek, Of Cedar
Rapids, is a daughter.
Waterloo.
The annual convention Of the lows
Farm Mortgage Association will be a,
Waterloo June 10 and 20. Prof. Cyril
G. Hopkins, of the University Of Illi-
nois, is on the program and will ad-
dress the meeting on the morning OF
the last day on The Relation of the
System of Farming to the Loan Values
of the Land" Other speakers will b.
H. NJ. Hanson. secretary and treasurer
Of the Farm Mortgage Bankers Asso-
citation of America, and Harry P
Smith, superintendent Of the schools
of Newton, who will speak on "Funda-
mental Iowa Education" Phineas NJ
Henry, of Des Moines, will preside al
the round table discussion where the
subjects will be The County Agent,
and title Troubles"
Clinton.
Arraigned before Judge Barker In
the Clinton county district court un-
der county attorneys true informa-
ton flied by County Attorney Clausser
and charging the prisoner with cheat
ing by false pretenses, Earl E. Hull
pleaded guilty and was sentenced tc
serve not to exceed seven years in
the state reformatory at Anamosa
Hull was arrested in Quincy, ILL.,. al
the request Of Sheriff Ramsey, Of
Clinton county, under an information
charging Hull with the sale Of an au-
tomobile stolen from e. c. Taylor o!
Waterloo. to Clinton man. Unless
it is decided to hold Hull in the county
Jail until his former roommate, Harr,
brought to Clinton by Sheriff Ramsey
can be interviewed, Hull will be takef
to Anamosa by Deputy Sheriff Bur.
rows.
Waterloo.
Marie Scovi!le, the .-year-old
daughter Of Mrs. Mary Scovilie, 124
Jackson street. probably will die from
injuries suffered at 10:45 a. m. Tues
day when a street car struck the child
and severed both Of her legs. The child
was rushed to st. Francis hospital. II
the police ambulance, but owing to the
loss OF. blood and the shock little hops
|is held ont for her recovSfy. Tie chil5
was playing in the street At the In,