Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-21
Northern Io1ua Items
Center Point.

Center Point.
Rev. G. L. Eaton and family will re-.
move from this place to- Washington.
Iowa, where the former becomes the
pastor of the Christian church at that
place.
Sioux City. ~
Where to get the money to pay for
the blind pensions IS what is puzzling
he supervisors of this county. They
have eighteen applications before
them, and the list is not completed.
If requests are approved the county
will have to pay out $1,000 annually
and the general fund is already low
because of the loss ,ffthesmulct tax.
Lem ars. Ek
Jesse White, IS years old. shot and
fatally wounded himself at his home
Tuesday evening. passing peddler,
hearing the gunshot, went into Whites
house to investigate. He found the
man dying, his left breast terribly
torn by the charge. White made no
statement before his death. He leaves
wife gand three small children, who
were away at the time Of the shooting.
Ida Grove.
Ida Grove, city Of 5000 population,
is without hotel. Sheriff Mcleod
yesterday took possession of the Palace
hotel, operated by Wilson Bender for
several years, on a writ of attachment
sworn out by John Won Dohren, owner
Of the building, who claimed back rent
was due him. For two years the
Palace has been the only hotel in Ida
Grove and has usually been filled to
capacity.
Waukon.
A crimp has been placed in the reve-
nue. from snake and grounding hunt
ing in this county, the bounty for the
pests having been removed. Too many
bounties were being paid for the terri
tory hunted over thought the super
visors. Last year the sum OF $947 was
paid in rattlesnake bountfes and 1888
for groundhogs. At so cents and 10
cents each there were 1894 rattle
snakes killed and $500 groundhogs.
LeMars.
Mrs. Jennie Flynn has started suit In
the district court against Joseph
Heissel, neighboring farmer, for
IS, 900 damages. She claims she was
badly injured on the night of Nov. /,
when Heissel, in the automobile he was
driving. collided with buggy In which
Mrs. Flynn and her little son were
driving. She states Heissel had no
other light than a lantern.
Sioux City.
AS Arthur DeBarry left his home
early Wednesday for work, negro
forced an entrance and going to the
sleeping room demanded food from
Mrs. DeBarry. who was yet in bed.
She refused and he assaulted her and
q hard struggle ensued. A dog in the
other room made q noise and Mrs. De-
Barry thinking 1t was her husband
cried for help. The negro also heard
the sound and fed. Detectives have
no clew.
Cedar Rapids.
Legitimate booze is as scarce IN
Cedar Rapids as the proverbial hens
teeth, or rather it is just that hard to
purchase. A few days ago well
known man became Ill in one OF the
hotels and the management believed
that drink of whisky would do him
good, accordingly he went to drug
gist, from whom he had heard that It
would be easy to buy small quantity.
The druggist informed the man there
was nothing doing" unless he had the
prescription of reputable physician.
The hotel man called on physician Of
his acquaintance and informed him Of
The OK his. anu asked Tor
prescription. The doctor refused to
issue It unless he saw the sick man In