Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-13
Northern Io1ua Items

monal venture. The ceremony was
witnessed by Mr. and Mrs. John BORNE,
Of Muscatine and Thomas Fairchild.
Lake Mills.
Ole Scar, pioneer merchant OF Lake
Mills, is dead. Mr.. Scar came from
Mitchell county about forty-five years
ago and established one Of the first dry
goods stores III Lake Mills. For TWEEN
t. years this place OF business was
known as the Scar-Nelson Mercantile
Company. Three years ago Mr.. Scar
suffered a stroke Of paralysis and was
forced to retire from business. The
past year ne has been confined to his
bed. His acquaintance extends over
| Wiunebago. Worth and Mitchell coun-
| ties. He was prominent factor in the
| upbu,Idins Of Lake Mills.
Clinton.
The body of W. A. Wakefield. 30. was
found Tuesday IN Beaver slough. MI
Wakefield disappeared from the Bathef
floral houses Tuesday of last week and
it is supposed that he ended his life
while mentally deranged. He had been
employed at the Bather establishment
six years and lived in Clinton twen-
ty-f1ve years He was a member of the
Ieomen and Of the ii. z. church. An
drew Bather head of the floral COM
pany, died suddenly last Thursday.
Miss Martha Wakefield. a sister of Mr..
Wakefield. died in Davenport Saturday
and was buried Sunday in LeClaire.
The funeral of Mr.. Wakefield was held
Wednesday in Clinton. and ne was laid
to rest by the side OF mis- sister in the
LeClaire cemetery
Vinton.
A very enthusiastic republican club
was organized here a few evenings ago
There were about fifty present at the
| meeting and there are about 125 men,
bers of the club TO date and others
have promised to come in later. Fol-
lowing are the officers of the club: P.
o. Christensen, president: ]. E. Mari
eta. L. C. Eggleston, E. X. Allen, TED
Olson, Vernon Youel and J. A. Coun-
tryman. vice presidents; H. A. ST. Clair
secretary and treasurer. II is the pur-
pose Of the club to meet on each Friday
night until election and no doubt other
meetings will be held from time to
time. Literature will be provided for
the members to read and meetings
thruout the county will be planned by
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tend any large meetings which may be
held at Waterloo or Cedar Rapids.
Sioux City.
Because her guardian, Randolph
Payne, a Kingsley, Iowa, banker. re-
fused to aid her in a scheme she had
to prevent the Missouri river from
! overlooking and to esta blish a Blarney
| castle on her farm near Pierson. Mrs.
Sophia Haspel, wealthy widow,
started suit in the district court to
| have Payne removed as guardian. Mrs.
| Haspel testified her plan to keep the
Missouri river from leaving it's banks
| was to build irrigation bitches on either
| side Of the stream. Concerning the
castle, she said it was her plan to have
| a place where young and old could pro-
cure liquors. TN the upstairs rooms y
| testified Mrs. Haspel, Il would serve
| light wines and beer to the children"
| Arguments were waived. The Jury de-
cided in favor Of the guardian. Mrs.
| Haspel is worth about $4,000.
Waterloo. ..
| With the bedroom door, locked, all
| windows closed down and an ,unlighted
| gas Jet turned on, Charles Bacon, age
2s, was found in an unconscious con-
| dition at his rooming, place, 1929 Fourth
street east, shortly before a. m.
Wednesday. When the young man
| failed to leave his room at the usual
| hour members Of the family investi-
gated and heard groans coming from
the room. The door WAS kicked In and
Bacon was found lying On the bedrpart-
ly dressed. Physicians were summoned
and firemen with the lungmotor were
| called. Bacon was breathing when the
! firemen arrived and It was not neces-
sary TO apply the lungmotor. He was
In a serious condition, however. and
two physicians worked over him for
some time before he showed signs of
Improvement. He remained in an un-
conscious condition for several hours,
but the attending physician believes
the young man will recover.