Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-12

I and physicians. physicians declare
I cats are hescarriers of disease germs.
The Audubon Society wants the ordi-
nance for the protection Of birds. Colt
players in Brynes park report having
(! seen two hunting pussies raiding
meadow lark hests. They found the
;.cats had visited two nests and killed
eight young meadow larks. The plan
/ would be to assess a moderate license.
! probably a dollar a head, on tabbies
Arlington.
! The death of j. B. Howard occurred
/ at noon. June s, at his home in Airing
i ton. Mr.. Howard was past SO years
Of age, was pioneer resident of Fay
! cite. county, living near Randalia for
years on a farm prior to his removal
/ to Arlington nearly twenty-five years
: ago. Mrs. Howard preceded him in
death nearly three years ago and he
leaves to mourn his loss five sons and
two daughters-Dr Fred Howard and
Irwin Howard, of Strawberry Point; c..
H. and John Howard, Of West Union;
Bert, of Oroville. CAL; Mrs. J. J. Nc
!! Neal. of Randalia, and Mrs Combs, Of
Nebraska.
Sioux City.
Trouble fairly showered upon Pat
Plunket. a, taxi driver. when he was
arraigned in police court here. Orig
inally arrested on charge of disturb
ing the peace he was being taken to
the station when policemen noticed his
! car number. They recalled that the
owner Of that number was wanted for
| speeding. The charge was accordingly
! booked against him. Then some acute
nasal nerve Of an officer detected the
| odors of liquor. Investigation revealed
a Quantity of booze under the seat of
|. Plunkets car and bootlegging charge
| was promptly booked. A $35 fine for
| speeding was quickly followed by $25
assessment for disturbing the peace.
( He didn't have the money so is repos-
! ing in the county Jail. When he serves
| out these fines he must face the grand
i jury to answer for the bootlegging ac
/, cusation.
! Dubuque.
/ Dubuque has been in the midst Of
I; the most unusual storm in years, for
! the past several days. The chief fac
/ tor in making the storm, which is an
| incessant downpour of rain, unusual
| is that it comes from the east with
/ out a center and centers directly at
| this point J. II. Spencer, forecaster
| in charge of the local office Of the
! weather bureau, stated that the storm
| was the most unusual that has struck
! Dubuque for many years Since Mon
| day night there has been steady
downpour Of rain with intermisions OF
half hours at time during which
time q mist or sleet would fall. Sew
eral times Wednesday, the streets were
fell At one time during the day the
city was covered by a cloud, the bot
tom Of which came within but q few
! ieet OF the ground.
Clinton. >...
Scruples@against driving an automo-
bile which he believed was his own
for over year, but discovered only
last week to be the property of an
| other man, from whom it was stolen,
I Thursday to notify the original owner
| that he could have it IL he wished. The
! man from whom the machine was
stolen last summer is resident OF
Quincy. ILL.,. and he claimed the car.
Sorensen thought that the automobile
was his rightfully, for over year.
Last summer he purchased 1t from a
man named Earl Hull for $3.50. Hull,
recently captured by the police for the
theft of a car at Waterloo. confessed
here last week that he had stolen a
number of other machines during the
last year. Among them was the Illi-
nois automobile. Reading of the con-
fession, Sorensen Immediately notified
the authorities and has now relin :
pushed the car. He paid $3.50 for It.
THE Illinois man gave him $50 as a
reward for its return