Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-10
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/ Watorloo. ~ IL: So
! The first official act Of the council at
Cedar Heights the newest town in
iowa which aspires also to become the
model municipality in the United
States, Was to levy mill tax for pub
lie library purposes. Mayor William
Galloway will name his permanent
committees at the next session.
Maquoketa.
The officers of the Eastern Star
lodge, are arranging to have past
matrons' and patrons evening, the
event to be observed April 2s. In the
| local chapter there are enough past
matrons and patrons to fill all the
offices and they will be honored on
April %. occurring the various chairs
Of honor. / = -
Sioux City. ~-.sE -.
The real estate association of this
city will urge the school board to
adopt o system. Of military training in
the local high school. A plan similar
to- that in operation in Wyoming will
be recommended. Compulsory service
Twill not be required. but a canvass Of
the boys in the high school indicates
| that Is per cent of them would en-
list. --rH.. Pie
| Clinton. -
Plans, announced by w, A. Gardner
Of the Chicago & Northwestern rail-
road, for the expenditure Of about half
a million dollars in a three years
program of improvements at Clinton
were discussed at meeting Of mem
bers of the city council and the Clinton
Commercial Club Friday. The plans
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new freight depot, subway under
and yard facilities.
Clinton.
The first instance on record in Clin-
ton county where a convict returned
money which he earned in the peni-
Tertiary to pay the costs Of his prose-
cution. County Clerk Edens received a
check for SIS as a first installment
from Rudolph Kettlesen. at Anamosa.
The payment was made under an act
passed by the last general assembly.
bordering the earnings Of 9convicts while
in the penitentiary, to- apply on the
costs of the case in, which they swere
convicted. Kettlesen was sent to
Anamosa last year for larceny.
10 MARS.
Word has been received here Of the
death of Col. ]. NJ Emery, former
well-known resident Of LIE Mars. which
occurreus at Long Beach, Cal. Colonel
Emery conducted the Depot hotel here
in the 7Vs and was postmaster under
the Garfield and Arthur administra :
lions. Later he engaged An newspaper
work in LIE Mars and then in Chicago.
fio served Is the c!":! %.e- and WAS
captured and imprisoned in Anderson
vile. sIIe was about 7a years Of age
and leaves a widow. a son and daugh-
ter
MeGrssor. 81
| An effort will be made to mark in
some suitable way the long neglected
grave Of "Frenchy" Martin the old
French Canadian pilot who was killed
at the wheel when the steamer d. A.
Mcdonald blew up in mid -channei at
McGregor In 1872. "Frenchy" Martin,
as ne was called BY the river men.
having neither home nor relatives, was
buried by his comrades 1T Pictured
Rocks Some years agoS the river
pilots attempted to raise funds Tor q
monument to the dead herp but the
enterprise was not carried out. The
grave is located on the river bank at
Pictured Rocks on the Proposed ma
tional park site. II marked, 1t viii be
seen and known to reatsnlmbers OF
people in the years to- come, 1t is
pointed out. s The steamersD. "A. Me-
Donald blew up and sank near the
pontoon at North McGregor June IA,