Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-29
Northern Io,ua Items

the alliance Nine have gone out from
the Boone Biblical College and are now
doing missionary work in that far OIL
land The present school year will end
early in MAY and the Rev. Mr. Craw-
ford and daughter leave at once for
San Francisco from Where they take
steamer for the orient. They will spend
several months away, their plans call
ing for thcir return about the first Of
September for the opening OF the
school year. -
Fort Dodge.
Edwin Holmuuist. musician in the
orchestra that plays at the Princess
thcater. had the spotlight all to him
also had a shower of rice from the per-
selG at the Sunday matinee. he
formers on the stage all to himself.
The stunt in tn" play house cam" as
sequel to Holmuust's pilgrimage to
Keokuk Friday. His friend Carl Pet
erson. also of this city. and an employee
Of the overland garage, accompanied
Mr. Holmpust to the dam city. Their
missions were similar and the objects
of their trip were sisters. Edith Dan
iels, of Keokuk. and formerly of this
city, returned here Saturday as the
wife Of Mr.. Holmquist and Mary Dan
iels also of Keokuk, and formerly of
this city, came back as the wife of Mr..
Peterson. The double wedding took
place in Keolluk Friday.
Cedar Rapids.
Mrs. Mary Freeman, l406 Sixth ave-
nue., suffered an injured breast bone
and three broken ribs at $50 p. m.
Tuesday when she was run down by
an automobile driven by f. l.. Hovorka.
703 South Fifth street at the Third
avenue railroad crossing. Mrs. Free
mans condition was Said to be serious.
physicians having been unable as yet
to determine the exact extent of her in
jurics. The accident happeed when
Mrs. Freeman stepped In the path OF
tho west bound automobile as she
passed from behind a street car while
crossing the avenue. She was thrown
to the pavement, the front wheels Of
the machine passing over her body. Ho-
vorka was able to stop HIS car within a
half a length. According to the re-
port Of Crossing Policeman Meyers,
who witnessed the accident Mrs. Free
man evidently failed to notice the auto
mobile because Of Il truck which was
travelling Immediately ahead of it. Ho-
yorka declares that he neither saw the
woman nor realized that he had run
her down until he saw her face under
the wheels.
Fort Dodge.
Judge r. M. Wright in district court
Wednesday morning imposed fines or
Jail sentences on the men who pleaded
guilty Tuesday to charges of violating
the liquor laws. ClarencelE f. Fairbanks,
the young man who pleaded guilty to
assaulting an S-year-old girl last Aug
ust with intent to commit rape. was
sentenced to twenty years at Anamosa.
Judge Wright paroled him from Ana
mosa, however. and sent him back to
the reform school at Eldora, where he
serving sentence for q similar crime
committed some time ago. William
Kennedy drew q $500 fine or four
months in Jail. Other fines were, Covey
Ray $500 or five months; NJ. Cullen, $75
or twenty-five days: d. Long, $500 fine
and 500 attorneys fees, or eight
months in JAIL Earl Carter. $500 or
four months; Henry Buchholz, $500 or
Ave months: +. l.. Needles, $500 or five
months: McKeller. $500 or five months
Joe Wren, who was released on good
behavior some time ago because of a
hard luck plea, has been committed to
the county Jail to serve his six months
sentence. Oscar 1saacson was senten
ced to two months in the county jail