Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-26

! this year. Iowa also Will raise $l,O0O
special premium money to be used in
furnishing more Hampshire hogs to
the southern states It was said today
that Iowa is sending more Hampshire
hogs to Alabama, Florida, Louisiana,
Georgia and Mississippi than any other
Estate in the union and her breeders
obtain prices from them which range
from $50 to s3e0. .- .---.?.cc -. -
:! Sioux City. --,.---.,-
ass The jhney ordinance is being con-
Tested in Justice court on an appeal
of G. H. Brown jitney driver Brown
I; was arrested some, time ago and fined
$40 by Judge Kellogg for breaking the
jitney ordinance. Brown in his own
behalf took the, stand and declared
that the law is too drastic and is a
sort Of class I, legislation. Ward r.
Eyens, Browns. attorney took a rap
at Councilman Dineenc by declaring
that the ordinance was made at Di-
mems request in order to squelch, the
jitneys. Brown testified that he only
makes SO per day and most days he
doesn't break even. He says he pays
out $3.50 per day for gasoline: 50 per
day for depreciation Of his car and
$3.50 per week for the upkeep Of the
car.
Waterloo. s.5tr. 80.
Waterloo is to. be known as the Red
Geranium city of the United States
George E. Lichty, wholesale grocer.
and George B. Miller, manufacturer.
made proposition to the Rotary Club
; that If It would get back Of city wide
movement to have businessmen and
| residents display red geraniums and
use the flower on stationery they
would contribute $500 each. This Of
fer has been taken up and committee
has been named to go ahead with the
movement. The club will add to the
original donation and merchants will
be urged to make a profuse display Of
red germaniums In window boxes.
Traffic posts will be surmounted with
pots containing the bloom, residents
will set geranium plants In. porch
boxes and hanging baskets. and the
city will be riot Of red and green.
Grundy Center.
/ NJ. E. Cowell, whose barn burned In
Beaver township near Stout about a
year ago, and who was tried In the
district court on the charge Of arson
and acquitted. has brought suit against
/. the Farmers Mutual Fire and Light
ming Insurance Company, Of Grundy
county, to recover the amount Of the
policy on the barn. Mr.. Cowell had
| the barn insured for $500 and it was
almost new It will be recalled that
there was trouble between Mr. Cowell
and his tenant. s. r. .Mulkins. and the
barn burned one morning about =
| o'clock. The state fire marshall In
vestfgated the matter and the grand
jury brought several Indictments
against Mr. Cowell. one charging ar
son and another with attempting to
defraud the local mutual company.
i Mr.. Cowell was tried on the arson
charge and acquitted.
Sioux City.
James Kehoe, brother in-iaw Of
Charley Ford. alleged leader Of gang
Of gunner. entered plea Of guilty
in the district court to charge Of
| having conspired with members O.
Fords gang to kill Robert Hull, one Of
the states chief witnesses against
Ford. Judge John w. Anderson sen
fenced Kehoe to serve term not ex-
ceeding three years In the Anamosa.
reformatory. Kehoe pleaded guilty less
than twenty-four hours after he had
been returned to Sioux City from AL
buquerque. N. M. where he was ar
rested last week by Sheriff Jesus
Romero in a hospital. The prisoner
was found to be in the last stages of
tuberculosis. He scarcely couid speak
above whisper when the court asked
him If he had anything TO say why
sentence should not be pronounced. He
made no statement to the court Ke.
hoe Is the fifth member OF gang Of
q dozen gunner to plead guilty to
committing crime and accept q peni-
tertiary sentence w