Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-01

Shenandoah.
Mr., and Mrs. Frank Johnson, Of this
city, celebrated the fiftieth anniversary
of their welded life at their home sun
day evening. At o'clock nearly ECU
of the friends of the couple gathered at
the Johnson home and spent the even
ing in celebrating the. anniversary.
Council Bluffs.
August Beresheim, who succeeded his
father, John Beresheim, as president
of the Council Bluffs Savings Bank
died last week after a long illness. His
bank was founded before the civil wal
by the late General Dodge, and was de-
clard to be the Oldest bank in Iowa.
Knoxville.
A clay factory is to be erected here
by a stock company to work the clay
deposits in the northern part of town.
Robert Goodwin, who~has been super
intendent at the clay works of the inc
,briate institution here, has resigned
and will be president of the new COM
pany. =
Shenandoah.
A fall on the ice last winter when
she broke her leg on slippery side
walk resulted in the death last evening
in a; Council Bluffs hospital of Miss
Bertha Pendleton, 14-year-old girl at
Essex Last February she fell on the
ice, fractured her leg and was improv-
ing nicely when second injury made
it necessary to take her to a hospital
where she was six weeks until operated
on Saturday morning.
Eddyville.
The barn on the Anderson place,
now owned by DR.. Shahan and located
on the county line six miles south OF
town, caught fire and was completely
destroyed, together with the contents
at about II o'clock at night. The cause
of the fire was unknown but Charles
Holden the man on the place, had just
finished filling the NOV with hay, and
it may have been caused by spontan-
eous combustion.
centerviIIe.
The canvass for subscriptions for the
relief of militiamens families is pro-
crossing. subscriptions are being taken
at so much per month, with SIS as the
highest amount asked. For Immediate
needs $500 month is being provided
and for the winter months twice that
much is to be disbursed. For the pres
ent each wife or dependent mother will
be given $40 month ami house rent
and each child under "A years old Will
be allowed 50 per month.
Council Bluffs.
An action was begun in federal court
here by United States District Attor-
ney Claude R. Porter against the Rock
= nd ri.1l.i
receiver, on three counts, charging the
company with violation of the federal
sixteen-hour act The specific instance
charged in this action occurred, the re-
tition states, on April 1 and :, 1915.
when the company worked Conductor
E. E. Black and Tralnmen J. A. Steber
and Robert Redrick in excess of the
sixteen hours permitted oy the statute.
Yale.
L. NJ Swindler, cashier of the Yale
Savings Bank for the last seventeen
years and well known in Iowa bank
ing circles. has accepted the cashier
ship of the American State Bank in
Omaha, and will assume his duties
there about Aug. 1. Mr.. Swindler has
been actively interested in the organ
n.
addition to his position in Yale, he is
president Of the Jamaica Savings Bank,
Jamaica. Iowa; vice president of the
Carson State Bank, Carson, Iowa, and
is Familiarity known among Iowa bank
ers as one of the biggest small-town
bankers in the state.
Fairfield.
p E. Black, who has been city clerk
Of Fairfield for the past two wears, has
resigned and will accept position
with the Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany of New York. He will go to New
York the first OF the week and will
later be assigned territory in the In
spection and revision department. The
city council has appointed w r. Hefiin
as clerk to succeed Mr.. Black He will
assume his duties Aug I. Mr.. Hcflin
Is son of p E Netiin CO this city IIe