Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-23

Dunlap.
The town of Dunlap is now prac-
| tically in darkness, the electric light
plant, being entirely destroyed by fire.
Insurance will cover the damage. The
plant consisted of three large oil en-
gines.
Sioux City.
Twenty-one thousand dollars will be
raised by the local committee of the
Northwest Iowa conference for the AID
.ofsretiring ministers of that denominas
ton, according to T3pians announced
here following q meeting Of the COM
mittce in the commercial club rooms.
| Dubuque.
Wholesale robberies (which have
| been perpetrated in Dubuque the past
| few weeks were FtheSwork of,a gang Of
boys. None of the young bandits arc
| id to be over Is years Of age. Two
of the youths arrested made complete
confessions. Mothers Of the boys are
nearly FRUSTRATED over their sons dis
grace. .-- .s ....-Fi
Sioux City. T.
Sioux City's Juvenile court saw con-
siderable activity in 1916. During the
year III youthful delinquents were
brought before it. OF this number -
were sent to state institutions. 50 were
placed in charge of the probation Off
Ger and eight were sent to- various as
sociations that care for friendless chill
dren.
Vinton. .-
John \. Bills, the oldest business
man in Vinton, is telling his friends
something Of the early life of Admiral
Dewey who recently died. Mr.. Bills
and Mr.. Dewey We're SchoolmateS III
Montpelier, Vt Mr.. Bills can remem-
Der the admiral very well and talks in
terestingly of their early life. Mr.. Bills
is the senior of Mr.. Dewey BY six
years, he being Sc years Old.
Waterloo.
Saturday morning that he assessed a
fine of $40 against Frank Reed. driver
of Il taXicab. Reed was arraigned re-
Gently in police court on a charge OF
overcharging a passenger. The police
judge took the case under advisement
and announced that he had found Reed
guilty. The appeal bond was fixed at
500. Reed has been at liberty on
bonds but was notified Saturday
morning to appear and pay the fine, or
arrange for an appeal bond.
Anamosa. ....... .....
DR.. 4. D. Jacobs and his wife, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Johnson, of Morley, had
a narrow escape from death Tuesday
evening, when their auto was struck
by the evening passenger train from
Clinton which was backing from the
station to the round house. The auto
was struck on the front left side and
pushed along the track by the train.
breaking the front wheel, top. wind
shield and fender. The occupants es-
capped injury except Mrs. Jacobs. who
was sitting on thief ront seat, where
the train struck. Her shoulder was
injured.
Vinton.
Traced because, he couldn't stay
away from the girl with whom he was
keeping company, Emmett WEIGH. who
! escanea fron. the Renton county tasl
three weeks ago where he was being
held for the grand jury on the charge
Of breaking and entering the Garrison
depot and stealing ten gallons Of
booze. was apprehended in Burlington
| and held. Sheriff Ruhl left Friday
night for Burlington to bring the man
back to answer to the charge. Sheriff
Ruhl, knowing that WEIGH was friend
ys ,;u;;s SsaS:c:, and had s.e:: keep
| ing company with her, kept close
| watch on the movements of the young
| woman. This proved the right course
and ended the hunt for the escaped
jail bird Friday by his being discovered
in Burlington.
/! Waterloo.
A. gray haired, elderly man called at
the sheriff's office Saturday. He was
visibly agitated. Only a few days ago
he learned he had unconsicously vio-