Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-15

schleswia.
H. S. EBoSse,Nb f schleswig, found a
perfectly forned petrifted ffsiryir q pile
of coal recently. The fish was OF good
size and the. head. Igills sand otherApor-
lions of its, body were perfectly formed.
Cedar Rapids. tfiF s.fs
Judge. Mite RI Smith aost his large
and magnif1 sspt library When his suite
| Of office r6oms.s,was destroyed by the
burning Of the four-story Kimball
building at Cedar Rapids early Friday
morning. 81
Waterloo. LAX }ss
The city council announced there
could be no wages increase for city en-
ployes to meet the advancing cost of
living untfls next April City employees,
it is sails were planning TO petition
the council for an! increase. !5
Cedar Rapids. 4 I. .s;f
H Worker NJ onday gained access to
the vault of the Kimball ;building de
Bstroyed by fire last week. The contents.
of thousands of dollars
worth of valuable papers, were found
INTACT The inner doors Of the vault
blocked the flames.
Sioux City. III
Salmer known about town
as sMillionaire Kid, was placed on
trial for manslaughter Wednesday
tSalmer5 is charged with the killing of
Vernon Frost. II years old, who was
run down by motor car driven by
Salmer.
Dubuque.
James Holmes, colored laborer, is
In the hospital suffering from a bullet
wound in his right side. He was shot
by Arthur Hawkins, a. colored porter
at the Hotel Julien. Hawkins dislfked
the attentions Holmes paid his wife, and
the gun play. was the result of their
continuance. u
Denison. 49, 4
Bruno Pierce, OF Denison, is wearing
that bakers cap because he had to
pay an election be: :ecc:n....ss- He made
the mistake OF betting on Hughes. and
the stake was head shave. After the
election he tried hard to bribe the man
with whom he bet to let. him keep his
hair, but nothing stirring. it was up to
Mr.. Pierce to have his head shaved.
That explains his present dilemma.
Boone.
The Alec. Myers family is today. with
out home as a result Of fire which
Tuesday night destroyed their farm
home, three miles south Of this city. The
FIRE VISA discovered about $3.50 by.the
John Hiles family, neighbours but altho
they went Immediately to the scene
the flames had gained such Roadway
that ii was impossible to rescue any
Of the furniture or belongings Of the
family. The neighbours, however, saved
the barn from catching fire.
Sioux City.
Judge George Jepson, Of the district
court, Tuesday shattered q popular po-
lice theory. The court held that q man
whose establishment Ii raided may
swear e. the !atccd!ng officers. 90
roundly, as warmly and as continuous
~ as he DESIRES without subjecting
himself to arrest for peace disturbance.
So long as he does not disturb the
peace Of disinterested outsiders he has
given peace officers no cause to arrest
him.
Easls Grovs.
Rev. Hugh Moore, Of st. Paul, will
be the next Baptist minister in Eagle
Grove. After hearing Rev. Mr.. Moore
and one or two others the Baptist peo-
pie unanimously extended q call to him
and he has accepted. He will move his
family here about, Jan. whnn he Will
assume active charge. He will, how
ever, preach here number of Sundays
before that time. Rev. Mr.. Moore Is. q
brother Of Miss Agnes Moore. Of the
public school teaching corps, ana q
cousin Of Mrs. Or. Morse. He is mar,
ried and has three children. He comes
very highly recommended and ~ well
prepared by experience and education