Evening times-Republican., 1916-05-27

Dubuque. <, F:..ss.<f: = g.
Reed "Dbce Gates one OF the town
characters" and perhaps one Of the
Best knnwn men in !th3is part Of the
country WAS found .dead ~ his rcoHiSin
4 rooming house in j u ERA ectians i ,6f
i this city ornita aIs ss.as "a Ss
years Sec E; :j
EAnsneosasEast ss.s i: Z.
[ Anamosa tMasons are agitattng the
project Of building a Masonic temple
this coming year. While the plan lis
not complete there Is every prospect
Of the erection Of building that will
be credit to the town, the builders
and the Masonic order.
Sioux City.
Walter Manogue. 81, OF Bay City,
Mich, in Jail on a vagrancy charge,
tried to;kil himself with small prun-
ing knife. Prison mates prevented the
accomplishment OFFS his purpose. after
he hads slashed his throat several
times. sManogue says he has VIE in
Bay City and that his inability to pro-
vide a living caused him to tire Of
life.
Storm Lake.
F An endowment campaign has been
commenced to raise the sum of $780,
600 for Buena Vista College. Leo L.
Redding, formerly editor Of a New
York City newspaper, has charge Of
the campaign. Unless the sum desired
is raised, none Of the contributions will
be accepted. Buena Vista College now
ranks as a first class college with a
restriction because Of the fact that the
endowment Is not sufficient.
Aurora.
Aurora is to have electric lights in
the result Of the election Monday.
by a ten to one shot. Seventy eight
votes were cast and there were only
seven dissenting votes. Smith Power
and Light company, OF Arlington. have
been granted the franchise and will
install the lights as quickly as the ma
terial gets on the Job.
Clinton. ~ls&s ~. a 5
None Of the fish that were distribut-
ed over the lowlands along the upper
Mississippi valley during the recent
floods will be allowed to remain in the
sloughs and ponds formed by the fall
ing Of the water. The Mississippi
river fish commission has sent out
word that crews Of men. with seines.
would come up the river during the
coming week. to drag the isloushs and
take out all Of the fish left In them.
These will be placed in the river.
4 Lansing.
The twelve Jesuit colleges Of the
United states neid ineiT aIsTua!! Eng
lish contest in st. Louis on May 12
and we are informed that Leo J. Ryan,
OF Campion College. Prairie du Chem,
won the head prize and was awarded
$50 In gold, his English essay winning
over that Of over 1000 students. This
lis considered the highest honors
college boy can win. Leo Is an Ala
makee boy. his homo Is at Harper's
Ferry. f..
Waterloo.
The police Tuesday arrested Dollie
Graham at the request Of officials at
Elma Harry Willard was taken into
custody at Elma on the charge Of rob.
bing a drug store at that place and
Wells-Fargo receipt for q package
shipped to Dollie Graham at Waterloo
was found when he was searched It
Is the belief Of officers that the pack
age contained drugs. Dollie Graham
was recently arrested at Waverly for
robbing physicians case and the
drugs were found on her at that time.
She is suspected OF being engaged In
the sale Of drugs In Waterloo.
WatsrIoe.
Rules for conducting county audi
tors offices and menaseries differ.
Aamaiel E1eishers ! fatnSr ~ Spring
Creek township. dilcoversd this 76un-'