Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-16
Cedar Rapids.

CEDAR Rapids.
Building Improvements at Cedar
Rapids have taken on a fresh boom.
Permits for the first ten days in No
vember amounted to $4,000.
CIearfield.
Claude Wookey, a young farmer liv-
ing near Van Vert met with serious
accident Friday while husking corn. He
was driving mule team when d rabbit
ran across their path, causing them to
run away. Mr.. Wookey grabbed
the lines and stopped the team
but in some way was thrown
under the wagon, which passed over
him. inflicting serious injuries, crush
ing his hip and hurting him in other
ways.
Waterloo.
Do Christmas shopping early in the
day as we'll as early in the season Ia
the advice of the Waterloo Woman
Club. Formal resolutions were passed
at the last meeting. and copy will be
sent to the Retail Merchants Associa-
ton. The object Of the campaign Is to
enable the stores to close early in the
evening and to close on Christmas eve
in the morning hours If possible so as
to ease the burdens of the clerks in the
afternoon hours which are usually the
busiest Of the day.
Waterloo.
Herman Miller, chairman of thu
democratic county central committee
Is determined that persons who thru
extreme craftsmanship or pure deviltrS
tore Wilson banners from automobile:
used in the campaign shall not go un
punished. He says several such in
stances were reported to him. AT thu
time he was busy, but now he ex
presses the determination to bring the
guilty ones to Justice II such thins
be possible. Suits will probably b'
brought in justice court. Mr.. Miller
states he does not expect much damage
in a financial way, but he wishes &c
find out whether men can destroy 9th.
er peoples property and get away with
It. Besides, he says, he wants the pub
tic to know who would be guilty Of
such acts.
Clinton.
Fire originating presumably from
spontaneous combustion in dust ant
refuse from a seed cleaner In one o.
the big warehouses owned by Angus
Becker, for time threatened the bust
ness district on West Main street Sat
| urday evening about 6 o'clock. The flr'
had gained considerable Roadway whel
1t was discovered by the proprietors O
| the Ford garage. which adjoins thu
| warehouse. Extraordinary work by tn
| firemen confined the blaze to the on
building. The loss to the structure
and contents was estimated by MI
Becker to be 5000. partially covered
by insurance. The building which wa!
formerly a barn, was used for gen
eral warehouse and contained larg'
amount Of seed, as well as machiner!
and implements.
Parkersburg.
The First National Bank, Of Par
kersburg, has been purchased by thu
Beaver Valley State Bank, Of this city
and the First National Bank will b.
| dissolved. and its business taken owe
by the Beaver Valley State Bank. TIL
First National Bank was Incorporates
in 1910, the controlling interest o
which has been owned at all times b!
c. F.. FRANKIE and E. v. FRANKIE, o
Mason City. The FRANKIE boys wer'
down from Mason City and with othe
! stockholders closed the deal Tuesday
BY this move the Frankes have DIS
posed of nearly all Of their holdings II
Parkersburg. Parkersburg has Away
been known as strong banking center
and the elimination of the third banl
| @hn a n
| Of the community.
Gowrie.
| Rev. and Mrs. A. E. Lurdholm wer
the guests Of honor at reception
given at the Swedish Lutheran churc
Friday afternoon, Nov. 3. Rev. MI
Lundholm is the newly appointed min
lister Of the congregation and the re
ception Friday afternoon was an OIL
cial welcome for him and his family
Music by the ladies' quartet was niue
| enioyed. A short speech was made b
Rev. Mr.. Rydbeck, the former pas
ter. Rev. Mr. Lundholna was presente
with a purse of $276 from his new con
gregation. The speech Of presentatio
was made by Rev. Mr.. Vestling, o
Harcourt. After the program tn
| guests went 10 the paseHleht "Aeie ~
freshments were eryed by members Q
the social committee. A large crow
was present to enjoy this affair.
/ Waterloo. .
When Justice w. 3. McMurray'
term of office as justice of the peac
for Waterloo township expires Jan.
i there will be a vacancy in the onic
4 until appointment Of q successor
4 made by the board OF supervisors. Tn
late Guy A. Feely was q candidate 10
this office, but died just before cleo
jtion, and after his name had bee
printed on the ballots. Altho othe