Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-20
Northern Io1ua Items

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man Of the civil Service commission,
position which he has filed for six
years. Lutte declares that the scandal
in which Chief of Police George Peirce
was convicted, and the numerous rows
in the department since are due pri-
marily to defects in the commission
plan He intimates that he2will make
some startling disclosures when the
city campaign gets under way.
Monticello.
The motor car running between
Monticello and Calmar every evening
and returning, the following morning,
has been discontinued owing to the fact
that the car could not be sufficiently
heated for the comfort Of the passen-
gers nor to insure a good working con-
dition The car was taken to Marion
and new heating apparatus was in
stalled but conditions were the same
SO that now the car has been laid off
until warmer weather, when it no
doubt will be again put on the road. At
present combination. baggage ard
smoking car and a ladies' car are be-
ing used on the train and will be con-
tinued for the rest of the winter The
passenger service is steadily increasing
and down the line are much pleased
with the new order Of things which
provides for two trains daily in place
Of the one formerly at their disposal.
gvinton.
= A distressing death occurred in Cedar
township some ten miles northwest OF
,Vinton, the news Of which did not
reach Vinton till late Saturday night.
1t seems that Samuel Meyers, during
the storm of Tuesday left the residence
OF his brother in law, Henry Peterson,
togo to Chris Peterson's home about a
mile away. 1t was learned that he did
not reach his destination late Tuesday
afternoon and searching party started
out. 1t, searched until late into the
night and failed to find him.. On ac-
count of the blizzard Wednesday and
Thursday it was impossible to locate
him and he was not found until FRI
day. He was found in fence corner
about eighty rods from the Henry
Peterson farm, and it probably will
never be known whether he lost his
life from exposure in the terrible bliz-
card or whether he died natural
death. He suffered from leakage Of
the valves OF the heart and it is thought
by his relatives that he must have felt
an attack coming on and sat down to
rest in the terrible snow storm which
ragged during the afternoon and even
ing. He was past years of age and
had never married. @
Waterloo.
The Chautauqua hand laundry, one
of the oldest Industries in the city, has
been forced to suspend operations as
direct result of the European war
and the increasing demand by manu-.
facturers of high explosives for many
OF the chemicals used in making laun.
dry supplies. The company on Jan
made a temporary arrangement with
the Kimball laundry to do its work or
contract system until normal condi-
lions prevail. Saturday. however, the
firm decided to close up its business for
good and>a contract was entered into
whereby the Chautauqua laundry was
taken over and merged into the. Kim.
ball laundry. 1t is said the fate of the
Chautauqua laundry Is in all probabil.
ity the fate that will sooner or late~
overtake many laundries In the coun-
try. Washing sodas, which s formerly
could be bought for $1.20 hundred,
now sell at $13 Blueing, fprmeriy
selling at $3.50 a pound, now brings
$12 pound, and starch has increased
from to 10 cents pound Materials
fused to set colors have advanced from
cents to IA cents pound. Potash,
which people used to make in a big
kettle over q wood fire, could, formerly
be bought for s cents and it now has
advanced to 90 cents. y: =
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