Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-11

ter Presbyterian church Of Waterloo,
and viii leave for his new field Of labor
Feb. /. The pulpit of the Waterloo
church has been vacant since Nov.
at which tinIe the pastor. Rev. w. B.
Sanford, accepted a caHsto the Cottage
avenue church, Des Moines. Rev. MI.
/ Preston In response to an invitation
extended by the committee OF securing
pastor preached inT the Westmins-
terechurch last Sunday and met with
such favor that meeting Of the YES
Try was held that same evening and the
call extended
Davenport. -. .a
Damages in the sum of 5000 are
sought by Mrs. Anna NJ Rabbit, aged
50, S3i K!rkwood boulevard. in a claim
against the city Of Davenport. filed in
the office of City Clerk Hugo Moeller
The woman claims that she sustained
Injuries Of a proba5ie permanent nat
ure when she fell on the snow-coyered
and tce-coated sidewalk in front of the
grocery store of W. b. Wiley, 2e1
Brady street, on Dec II. last She
hlames the city for negligence because
of this unsafe condition of the side
walk. The woman states that by reason
of The fall an operation was necessary
on Jan. 4 and she has been constantly
confined to her bed since that date.
, Betty G. Betty are her attorneys.
Ottumwa.
The members Of the Wapello county
bar, in special session petitioned
United States District Judge Martin ].
Wade 10 use his influence toward Sc
curing a two weeks term OF the federal
court here this spring INSTEAD 9. Che
regular weeks session. Constantly in
creasIng business from all over the d.
vision centering in Ottumwa was
given as the reason for more time be-
ing needed. Chief Justice Deemer. Of
the Iowa supreme court, Is to be asked
/ by the Wapello county bar to send
another judge here to take charge Of
District Judge Francis N. Hunters
work for the remaining nine weeks OF
his present term. Judge Hunter has
been in poor health since the death Of
his wife in July. last year. and the bar
feels that he is physically unable to
continue his work. He will go to Cali 4
! fornia for two months.
Grinneii.
3. J. Kicker believes that he has
found a way TO soive the skating prob
lem which has for several winters oc-
s
I; 10 give Grinneirs children good, safe
| place to enjoy this most popular win
ter sport. The other day. Mr.. Kicker
had the suface Of his tennis court no:
flooded. but sprinkled. The water frozs
and that evening Mr.. Kicker enjoyed
a skate on as fine a surface as one
could ask for. Nj. Kicker suggests
for the benefit Of committees and citi-
zens interested in this matter that II
the consent OF the owners of the vari-
Gus tennis courts around town can b<
several fair sized skating Kinks with
out the use of much water with It's at
/! tten1aaaass eSrease. y the courts at ths
college could be utilized also the skat.
ing surface would be materially en-
iarged.
WapeIlo.
i The Consolidated Oh Company, o;
Kansas City, has leased 1900 acres
of land in different parts of Louise
}. county, OF which Wapello is the cOuntI
seat, and will soon start boring for oil
The Development Of oil wells woult
mean untold prosperity for Louise
county. The state biologists who Tor,
merry frowned on the idea OF Oil field
4 in Louisa county, now freely adm:
since large oil deposits nave been Edis
covered in Illinois. that oil and ga
] deposits may be found in large guam
titles in southeastern Iowa. a numbe
of experts have been sent here by tn
! Consolidated Oil Company and 30 con
ident are they that vast OH neids uu
derlay the county that definite step
S-ere taken immediately ito develop tn
i project. Evideuce Ut ell and gas de
Z posits in Louisa county were first dis
!, covered by L. &. James, farmer.
: few miles north Of WapelIo