Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-16
Northern Io1ua Items

candidates got into the race after Mr..
Feely's death yet more votes were cast
for Mr.. Feeley than any other candi i.
| date. 1t was generally believed that the
candidate receiving the next highest
number of votes would be declared
elected, but the law says a vacancy
shall be declared upon the death of the
person having received the largest
! number of votes. The board of super
visors will appoint successor to Jus
tice McMurray.
Cedar Rapids.
| Again magazine agents have come to
grief in Cedar Rapids, Robert Watts
| and Lillian kasener Watts, both of
Minnesota are being held at the police
station awaiting return to Minneapolis
where they are wanted for forgery.
Both have waived extradition, and the
woman, 1t Is said, has confessed that
| she passed two worthless checks in
that city during the spring of the pres.
ent year. Watts and his wife were ar
rested Saturday by Captain Mcclure
and were held pending investigation
Of another check which was cashed
here by Mrs. Watts. The matter was
adjusted and the pair were about to
be released, when it was learned thru
q relative Of the woman that her &C
| tivities in Minneapolis had necessitated
her fleeing before the Minnesota police.
A telegram to the police chief there
confirmed the story, and when con-
fronted with the evidence gathered,
Mrs Watts admitted her guilt and de-
clared herself ready to return and face
charges.
Fort Dodge.
The northwest Iowa high school bas-
ketball tournament will be held in Fort
Dodge March $40 and the state cham :
pionship tournament will be held at the
Iowa State College at Ames on March
1917. These changes have been an
nounced by the executive committee OF
the state high school athletic associa-
ton. Heretofore. the sectional cham
pionship games nave been played at
Ames and the state championship
games at Iowa City. The champion
ship games will alternate between
Ames and Iowa City. The teams from
northwestern Iowa have Jared poorly
at Iowa City in the pairings which,
last year particularly, apparently ia
vored the schools in southeastern Iowa
where students attend the state univer-
lsity more than the students of this
section. That Ames college will be
more impartial is the claim Of those
who have been watching such matters
during past years. Fort Dodge always
has been matched against strong teams
at the opening of the state champion
ship series and consequently the light
teams from this city have Jared poorly
Waterloo.
E. s. Estel. manager Of the dairy
cattle congress. announces that ar
rangements have been made for win
ter campaign, to be waged by the lowe
State Dairy Association. Definite plans
have not been announced SO far. Las,
year this organization did much good
for the dairy industry Of the state anc
expects to keep up the good work
started. Several trains were run over
the different roads last year anC
prominent men from all over the state
gave lectures. The Iowa State Dairy
Association has charge Of the educa-
; tional work among the farmers and
they intend to do much to improve the
conditions that exist in some Of the
dairies at the present time. The trip
this year will be more extensive thar
they have ever been, and viii take ir
more territory than is usually covere.
in one year by the organization. Othe
organizations of the state are cooper
ating in this work. The state college
at Ames will have men on the specia
trains this year. Representatives Of thu
state food and dairy commission viii
also give lectures at the places to b.
visited. -
Maurice.
Last Tuesday was the fiftieth wed
: ding anniversary of Mr.. and Mrs
Pierce Baker, of this place. There wa
no family reunion on account of Mrs
Baker being an invalid since Decembe
last. Mr.. and Mrs. Baker were borl
in Pennsylvania IL and IS years ago
They moved to Sioux county thirty,
two years ago and resided on thei
farm north of town until 1908 whel
they moved to Maurice. Mr.. Baker is
! member of the G.. A. r. and served fou
years in the Seventh Pennsylvani:
cavalry. He is one Of the few sur
vivors Of the battle Of Gettysburg an
also Sherman's march to the sea, The!
have seven grown children living AM
four died In infancy, and twenty min
grandchildren mad one great grand
child. The children are T. p. Baker
Worthington, Mimi; F. F. Baker, Mrs
, John McMeekiu and Mrs. H. &C. Har
per, OF Woolsey, 8. D.; Mrs. A. H. KEEL
lerman, Of Hawarden; Mrs. Henry Val
de Brake and Mrs. r. w. Mieras, o
this place. During the evening tn
/. band boys serenaded the worthy coupl
and the best wishes so out TO then
from their many friends.