Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-13
Northern Io,ua Items

mer ministers and church officers, the
first services opened in the morning
. the main program being Gevo.ed to the
! relation of the history of the institu-
: ton here in the five decades. \ reunion
of the Sunday school classes was held
also, a large number of out of town
visitors being present The first meet
| Ing for the foundation of the C:iurch
was held in Clinton, May I. 1866, and
| shortly after that time, articles OF faith
were adopted when led to the formal
establishment of the church fifty years
ago.
Dubuque.
City Recorder j. J. Shea and Mayor
Saul have declared war on all I'M
licensed doss in the city. Announce
ment was made at the city hall that
a dog catcher and assistant would be
on the city pay roll within the next
few days if the owners of dogs did not
start coming in for their 1915 license
tag Less than seventy tags have
been sold and the records show the
existence of more than 1900 dogs in the
city.
Charles City.
The new town of Colwell has organ
lied community club of which the
membership is open to both men and
women. The object of the club. as
stated in its constitution, is ITO inn
prove it's members, their farms and
their community" The officers ap-
pointed for the ensuing year are as
follows: President +. f. Stratton;
vice president. A. Pfeiffer: secretary,
Miss Lola Rasty; treasurer w. G,
Steadman. Meetings will be held
monthly and will be of business liter
AIRY and social nature and lunch
served by the women members.
Vinton.
Word has been received in the city
of Sioux City. Mrs. J. P. Matthews,
of Situx City. Mrs. Matthews was one
of the pioneer residents Of this county.
She was born in Franklin county, Ind,
in 1910 and came to Iowa when a small
child. She was married in 1861 II
Capt. J. P. Matthews at Mt. Pleasant;
shortly after their marriage Captain
Matthews went south with his regi-
ment, the Thirteenth Iowa infantry
and served during the war. At the close
Of the war Mr.. and Mrs. Matthews
moved to a farm in Eden township
: this county, and lived there for two
, years and then moved to Vinton. where
) they resided for twenty eight years
They went from here to Wayne, Ne5.
. and from there to Sioux City. where
they had resided since. Mr. Matthews
died number of years ago
Dubuque!
Reports sent out from Chicago early
Thursday to the effect that Clarence
Parker, stellar outfielder for the Du-
buque German College and Seminary
had been dropped by the Chicago White
SoX, which team he Joined last week
because he was not free agent, the
Lowell Mass, club having a hold or
him. were branded as false by letters
received in this city by friends of Par
ker from the athlete himself, in which
he states that Rowland had told him
to get busy on the field. that the club
needed good right hand batter aut
that II he showed signs of making gooc
he would be given a regular berth with
the Sox. Parker also stated in his let
ters that he handed Rowland,-and II
was one Of the first things he die
! when he met the Sox Manager letter
from the Lowell. Mass, club. which
contained Parker's release and made
= him a free agent
MeGresor.
The Chicago. Milwaukee and St Pau
Railway Company began work Friday
on tho $1,000, 900 improvements at North
McGregor, one of the biggest division
1 points on the Milwaukee system. Head
Engineer st. Clair and other engineers
who are to direct the new work were
on the ground when the food occurred
and gained first hand knowledge O.
Bloody run at flood periods. will bt
better able to lay out the new worl
to avoid repetition of the recent dis
| aster and the one of similar natur,
twenty years ago. 1t is reported that
| huge deep waterway will be bull
| changing the course Of the creek Heat
officials OF the Milwaukee road hav,
been in North McGregor for severa
days. A large number of pieces of pri
vate property have been bought 70
new switching tracks and mucl
larger roundhouse and repair shops
The new roundhouse will be locate,
about two blocks west and blocl
north of the old one. The grading ma
cninery arrived Thursday night an,
ground was broken for the structur
|! Friday,