Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-08

IlSIN" anu O"ItI VI d NIid III VA DahND
in the territory. said he would spend
$500 toward an educational campaign
10 induce the farmers to demand repeal
or revisal OF the measure. George +.
lean. real estate man. said New York
Lobbyists procured the passage o. the
bill.
Waterloo.
Efforts were made Thursday night to
! rob the George Dewaid cigar store. l"'
Fifth street east, and the Black Hawk
billiard parlors 800 Fourth street west,
hut both attempts failed. Officers dis
covered a glass broken out Of rear
window in the Dewald store at 2:lo
Friday morning. but the attempt to
gam an entrance resulted IN failure
lowing 70 the window having heavy
s,cel bars. The attempt 10 rob tn" BIZ
lard parlor Was not discovered unt.l
morning. The burglar however, failed
10 break into the place. z. 3. Green,
taken into custody At the rear Of Louis
! tha paras' pool hall al Ito Friday
morning. was found to DC intoxicated
and was arra.gned on a charge OF being
drunk and was given TWO days in jail.
He was standing in the shadow Of the
doorway and the officer believed he
Ihad apprchendcd burglar
Cedar Rapids.
| The Rev Samuel ronybeare for nine
years pastor Of the Central Park Pres
Ibyterlau church, died at 9:lJ p. N.
Thursday at his nome in Central City,
iNeD The body arrived in Cedar Rap
ids al } a. m. Sunday and the funeral
services were held Sunday afternoon a
l.g .s-i.
ran church. MIR. Conybeare had been
ii for four weeks with septic poison
ing Born June 80. 1861, in Devonshirc
county. England. ne came TO this coun-
try when 20 years OF age. He was
graduated from the McC ormick The
illogical Seminary in Chicago. For
twenty nine years he had been in the
ministry holding pastOrates al Upton,
Cedar Rapids. Audubon. Oelwe!n and
iTraer. Iowa. He came To this city
from Audubon and resigned his pas
iorate in October. 1915. when he ac-
Icepted a cali 10 the Presbyterian
BChurch al central City, Neb.
Cedar Rapids.
Hunters may come and hunters may
igO and the story of their deeds be
sounded up and down the land for
years afterward but ii is certain that
no recital Of the sort will be more well
come to the ears of the friends Of
George Williams. of Atkins. than the
tale which has to do with his achieve
ment of Wednesday, Dec. -, 1916,
when he brought to earth, thirteen
miles west of Cedar Rapids. one OF the
largest specimens of the great gray
American eagle that has been seen III
Ililis region in some time. NJ WI
Hams. like many of his friends, enjoys
the sport Of a days hunting and feel
ling in the mood for the pursuance Of
nimrodic pastines he slipped a few
Ishells in his pocket, put on his boots
and khaki coat and started in quest of
game. Crashing thru a grove few
hours later he looked up to see huge
bird watching him from an upper limb
OF a tree. TIE realization thar ne was
gazing on one Of the now well-nigh ex-
tinct species Of eagle that once inhab-
tied the Mississippi valley in great
numbers. did not unnerve Williams and
his we'll directed shot brought the tan
lcoiored bundle Of feathers. claws and
beak. tumblingg on the ground. The
monarch Of the air, brought to Cedar
Rapids yesterday where its body Is to
be mounted, was measured and
!. found to stretch six feet nine inches
: from tip to tip Of wings. The bird
!; weighed nearly thirty pounds