Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-23
Northern Io1Da Items

ticking establishment. Robert Groth,
a brother Of the dead man, left at once
for Rock Island to return the body to-
this city for burial. Groth had been.
in Moline but short time, having
lived in this city for many years. Be-
sides his parents he. is survived by
three brothers. Robert, Reinhardt and
Henry and a sister, Ida, all Of whom
made their home with theirgparents.
Waterloo.
Raise ,spuds in your backyard and
beat the high cost of living. is the adj
vice of A. T. Hukill, of this city. who
| is member of special committee of
the Waterloo Rotary Club. which is
attempting to induce Waterloo people
to farm all vacant lots next summer.
lEukill says that from one lot 30 by
| ia feet, one-seventh Of an acre,
| enough potatoes were grown last year
to, keep big family supplied ALI year.
t and that in addition to the potatoes.
sweet corn. beans. peas. tomatoes and
other truck were grown. One laborer
who "farmed" two vacant lots now
has 40Sbushels of potatoes in his cellar.
in addition to other vegetables. There
are 1000 acres of vacant ground in
Waterloo.
Ames.
The curiosity of some unknown man
on horseback, to see the new fire truck
make run, came near causing a.
serious accident Sunday morning. AS
driver Sam Long going south on KEEL
lcgg- avenue. neared the intersection
~ uyho ho IN
turn west to answer a call from the
Fourth Ward, some fellow on horse
back, whose name has not been
learned. stopped on the corner ID wa tch,.
the truck and to miss him as thes
corner was Rounded it was necessary to
make wide sweep with the result,
that the rear left wheel struck the
cement curbing with terrific force.
The heavy mud chain was broken and
thrown into the drive chain discon-
Meeting the latter and bringing the
truck to a stop. A passing automobile
took the f1remen and some chemicals
on out to the Fourth ward
Cedar Rapids .&
| Henry Wager. western salesman. for.
a Massachusetts firm, Who made his
headquarters in Cedar Rapids for
several months. was fined $500 and
costs in a Dubuque district court Sat
| urday for failure to report the traffic
accident which resulted in the fatal
| injury Of Herman OBrien on Nov. 8.
Altho his plea of guilty was entered
with the expectation of a fine. Wager,
expected to escape with a less severe
punishment. IT is said that the fine
was the heaviest ever inflicted in a
Dubuque court. 1t developed at the
| inquest that Wager had stopped his
car, but failed to get out to see whether.
or not the man he had struck needed
assistance. lie also failed TO report
the accident to the police, and for this
reason he was held on the, charge OF
criminal negligence.s~Aftert the inquest
| testimony the police decided not to
push a granddaughter charge 1t is said
Wager will pay the fine.
Cedar Rapids.
A $4,000 fire, originating from I'M
known causes at $3.50 p. m. Saturday,
destroyed large barn, dwelling and
several outbuildings on the farm Of
Yves Kopecky. one-half mile west of
Western on the southern county line.
Several head of live stock. fifty tons
Of hay, 1000 bushels Of grain and some
farm machinery owned by Ben
Dloughy, who occupied the farm as a
tenant, were also destroyed. The loss
Is only partially covered by insurance.
s., 900 being carried on the building
and s11OO on the grain. Tho fire
originated in the loft of the barn while
ali persons on the place were engaged
| in husking corn. It had gained a
1. 20, ~p1a leo
workers about the place were able to
remove tho live stock. Despite the
clearing Of the barn, i've spring calves
were burned, but 1t Is believed they
| ran back into the barn after being
hay were destroyed.
vinton
| Maurice Thompson Of La Porte City,
Black Hawk county, near Vinton, has
received New York draft for $21.-
s7s.4s as part Of the inheritance that
he win receive from the estate Of his
mother, who died in England May 26,
1916. Mr. Thompson's mother left an,
estate worth $50, 900, which will be
divided among five heirs. One sister
who lives in England, will inherit the
greater part of the estate, and. each OF
the four other heirs will receive a.
share worth more than $4,000. The
inheritance, which came to Mr..
Thompson, at La Porte. was in the
/ form of stock In two English railroads,
but as he preferred the money, the
executor sold the stock and sent the
money to Mr.. Thompson in the form
Of a New York draft. Thompson was
thereby saved $1,000 in exchange,
which It otherwise would have
cost him II the draft had been In for.
e.gn exchange Mr.. Thompson IS still
working at La Porte AZ before he re-
ccived this large sum OF money, and
i will continue to-do so. He will invest
Ills money in farm loans and Iowa real
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