Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-19
GAINESVILLE.

! GAINESVILLE.
| The members of the GAINESVILLE Gun
/ Club have been waging war on crows
! for the past few weeks, and shot 255
crows since Dec. /. They believe that
! the crow is a menace to the countrX
as it is a means Of scattering hog chol-
era, besides destroying bird nests and
domestic fowls and eggs.
Maquoketa. $3.50
Alex Arteberry, while working on the
Christ Werner farm, west Of here, suf
fered painful injury while attempt
ing to drive nail. The nail flew back
and struck Archery in the left eye,
cutting the member badly. Drs. l.. l..
Riggs and F. j. Swift attended Arte-
| berry and it is believed the sight may
| be saved. a
/ Sac City. IS
! Beginning next Sunday the Metho-
| DIST Episcopal. Christian, Presbyterian
and Baptist churches plan to observe
/; '.go to church Sunday each Sabbath
day until. the opening of the union
+, tabernacle meetings Feb. 20. Arrange
ments have been completed for the
erection of special tabernacle with a
seating capacity of over 1900.
Sioux City.
| Nearly $4,000 was donated by Cath
! o.ics Of tho Sioux City diocese. Christ
| mas day, for the support of st. Anth-
| ony' -orphanage. The sisters. in charge
Of the orphanage are nearly entirely
dependent upon christmas day dona-
! tons for current expenses of the or
| phanage. Five new churches were es-
| tablished in the diocese during the past
| year.
Central City.
Mr.. ana Mrs. Simeon Blodgett have
been spending the winter at the home
| of their daughter, Mrs. Henry Hender-
son, ST., north Of the city. Mrs. Blod-
lgett, who had been i'll Of pneumonia
| the last week, died Tuesday morning,
| Jan. H. Mr.. Blodgett, who had been
| in i'll health for some time, died Thurs
day morning, Jan. Is. Funeral services
| for both were held at the Central City
! CONGREGATIONAL church Friday, Jan. II.
at 1 80 D. M, the Rev. Mr.. Tickle Off
| ficiating Interment at Blodgett Genes
terry west Of the city.
| ShelIsburs.
While playing volley allsin the gym
| nasium Saturday evening, Mr.. Wash
| Soden had the misfortune to fall and
/ break his leg below the knee.
Cedar Rapids.
The project for a 100000 coliseum
was launched at meeting OF the
, Booster Club Thursday night. A large
attendance Of the leading citizens and
business men were present despite the
| inclemency of the weather, and en-
| thusiasm was manifested over the pro-
| ject. A city-wide carvasss.to finance
the erection will be instituted the COM
| ing week.
\ Waterloo.
1.-THE pay-as-you- enter" street cars
| recently installed on many OF the lines
lin this city controlled by the Water
| loo, Cedar Falls & Northern Railway
Company are not proving popular with
| the passengerS, who have been sub
jected to numerous irritating delays
! during cold weather. The new plan
| is being tried out slowly. The passen-
gers not only complain of delays. but
are protesting against the innovation
| on the ground that it is dangerous to
have but one man in charge Of the
cars.
Webster City.
A very distressing accident occurred
late Friday afternoon at the Eli How'd
| I6IIus AUOuG tLTC0 u4AS6s uyVIAWcSL Va
this city, when George Ambrose, the
/ 12-year- old son Of Mr.. and Mrs. George
4 Ambrose, living north Of the city, was
accidentally shot while hunting pig
cons. The lad and two companions
were shooting pigeons in the roof OF
the barn on the How'd farm and the
Ambrose boy was hanging to rafter,
preparing probably to jump down upon
the hay, when one Of the lads below
Hilmer Christopherson, Of this city
began to load his rifle which was ac-
4 elderly discharged, the bullet entering
the back of the Ambrose boy Just
above the hip.
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i Sioux City.
John J. Large has been elected presi-
i dent OF the First National Bank here
to succeed John McEIugh, who is now
ivice president Of the Mechanics and
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