Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-06
Northern Io1ua Items

Of Fuqua's desertion, issued by the adj
jutant general on July Is, 1914, was
found on file in the police records. Flu
qua enlisted in the Fifty ninth coast
artillery under the name Of Reuben OIL
son early in 1914. and deserted from
Fort Andrews, Mass, on July IA, 1914.
Notification of his arrest will be given,
and in event his return is desired he
will escape a, term from one to ten
years imposed during 1916 for breaking
and entering and from which he was
paroled.
Dubuque.
Dubuque police have launched a
campaign to break up a gang of petty
robbers which have infested this city
for some months back. Robberies have
been committed all over the city with
out any clues being left. Monday three
young suspects We're arrested and after
being placed in'the sweatbox confessed
Part Of the stolen plumber was recov-
cred as a result. The young men are
awaiting a preliminary rearing
Ames.
Two special elections to vote on the
question of issuing bonds for the cree
ton Of consolidated school houses will
be held in this section this week On
Thursday afternoon the consolidated
district Of Gilbert voted on the
proposition to issue bonds in the sum
Of 100000. On Saturday the electors OF
the consolidated district of Napier in
Boone and Story counties, will vote on
the proposition of issuing bonds in the
sum Of $4,000 for the purpose Of build :
ing and equipping a school house and
procuring a site therefor.
| McGreeor.
There was queer coincidence of
tragedy at the noon recess at the
Swede district school, three miles south
Of McGregor The little daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon Bachtel climbed
on top of load Of wood, lost her bal
ance and fell to the ground. In falling
her hand caught on spike on the side
Of the wagon tearing the flesh from the
palm. A few minutes later the young
son of Mr.. and Mrs Gus Olson fell
| while running and broke bone. in the
palm Of his hand and dislocatcd a
joint. The two children are both
years old and classmates.
Cedar Rapids.
Mrs. Alcinda Agnes Calder, for sixty
five years a resident Of Cedar Rapids.
and charter member of the First
English Lutheran church, passed away
at 2:3o p. m. Tuesday. Her death fol-
lowed an illness of three weeks. Born
in Cumberland, Mr., July &C. 1871, she
came to Cedar Rapids when but II
years old This has been her home
et,
| two places which found Mrs. Calder
just where she loved to be, her home
and her church. She had no special
interests outside these circles. Her long
residence here had given to Mrs. Cal
der an extensive acquaintance and her
friends were numerous. In Cedar Rap
ids, Oct. IS, 1862 she was united in
marriage to Charles Edwin Calder, who
died several years ago.
Dubuque.
Because Of a technicality or what
! might be termed an error Of omission,
the question Of 100000 bond issue
for new high school and for making
needed improvements at various grade
schools must be resubmitted to the vot-
l.ers OF Dubuque. 1t appears that a
sH1dll llHk III All Extensive 'CIlalH %
t"red tape" was overlooked by the
PICARD of education in connection with
the school election held on Feb. IA. at
(which the bond issue proposition was
carried by a vote of four to one. 1t has
developed that there is a law in Iowa
to the effect that a petition signed by
20 per cent OF the voters at the las,
school election Is necessary before =
school bond issue election can be held
No such petition was circulated and
presented by the board of education be-
fore the bond issue election in Feb
sruarv.