Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-28

Clinton .3.ua
AS Colonel Roosevelt's special pulled
pinto Clinton Thursday. factory whistles
were tied down SO they blew all the
| time The crowd Of over thousand
wildly cheered when the Colonel ad-
| dressed them.
Sioux City.
The new addition to Trinity College
Garrigan hall. will be-, dedicated Sun.
day. The completion Of this building
lhas been delayed on account of failur'
to, receive material. The cost OF tn
structure was $4,000.
Clinton.
John schepler, aged "A, fell from q
barn root and broke his right arm
The youth had climbed to the top OF
the structure to get better view of
hydro aeroplane which was passing
over the city at that time. He became
so interested in the maneuvers OF the
machine that he forgot where he was
and stepped off the roof.
Dubuque.
Paul Albert, station agent for the
Milwaukee line at Strawberry Point
mysteriously disappeared from home
recently. Auditors Thursday an
ncunced they had. discovered short
age Of between 5000 and $500 in his
accounts. Albert lef9a wife and three
children He is 50 Years old and has
been employed at Strawberry Point a
little over years
Fort Dodge.
The campaign for members to the
Republican Meredith Club of Webster
county is going ahead rapidly and the
interest taken in the club turnout the
county is surprise even to the mos
optimistic of the leaders Frank Mel
son, secretary of the club, said this
had now reached $50, according to the
reports checked in last night. 1--WE
expect to have a thousand before cleo.
ton day. said Mr.. Nelson. s.
La Porte City.
Husking corn by night, thieves made
away with almost 100 bushels from 8
field on the farm of Elias Fox, neal
La Porte City, Mr.. Fox discovered
when he started to work next day
News of the raid came to Waterloo
when /. teiephoned TO the police here
and asked that bloodhounds be hent t.
track the culprits. Mr.. Fox said that
other raids have been made from time
to time ever since the corn matured
but the raid wednesday night was the
most serious Of all. Tracks in the mud
.he believes, will enable the corr
thieves to be followed.
Waterloo.
Confronted with white g6wned doc
tors and silent nurses visitors il
the Russell Iamson Hotel have stared
| unbelievingly and wondered If the!
were in the war zone or II an enemy
had invaded the city over night. Thu
i'll room has been transformed int
O hospital. Dentists chairs were Sc
about the room and the odor OF anaes
thetics was strong. But it was onl!
the annual meeting and clinic Of TIL
Waterloo Dental Society. Forty den.
lists attended the eight clinics. New
methods were demonstrated and people
who needed dental work were subjects
for the clinics.
Vvaterloe.
Chicken thieves, who have raide,
roosts in many parts of the county
made bold by their ability to elude de
lection, Wednesday night resorted t,
violence to make good their escape
Otto wedemier, living nine miles nort1
of Waterloo was assaulted as he en-
tered his yard and found the thieves
leaving. Sheriff D. B. Henderson wa
called and went to the scene Will
bloodhounds, but. the thieves mad
good their getaway. Farmers in tn
neighborhood are aroused and are pre-
pared to shoot strangers who act sus
l,piciously. Wedeanier returned from
Ineighbor's residence about 8 p. m, ant
as he entered the yard met two men
He thought they were neighbors ant
greeted them. Good evening". ont