Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-08

the men now employed there. These
boats will accommodate 1000 or more
people, and the men will have sleeping
quarters, dining hall and club rooms.
This would also eliminate the street
car transportation problems, as at
present large crowds cause a conges-
ton Of traffic. II the offer Of Captain
Streckfus is accepted, the White Collar
lines will probably also offer their
boats, including the Morning Star, the
Keokuk and Helen Blair.
Mount Vernon.
Recently compiled statistics show
that Cornell College stands ninth in
attendance. as compared to the thirty
other Methodist colleges in the United
States. Her library of nearly 41,OOO
volumes Is the sixth largest Of the de-
nomination in the country, and she has
the tenth largest number OF teachers
on her faculty. The attendance. at
cornell.is nearly. twice as much as any
other Methodist school in Iowa.
Sac City.
Sebastian Lake, teacher Of manual
training and agriculture in Sac City
high school, has been elected superin-
tendent Of schools at Sac City to fill
the vacancy made by the resignation
of Superintendent T. B. Stewart. who
leaves Dec. to become head of the
public schools at Jefferson. Mr.. Lake
Is a graduate to Clinton high school
and Iowa State College. He is serv-
ing his third year as an Instructor in
the Sac City high school.
North MeGregor.
The schools of Clayton county, town
and rural, donated literally to COM
pany fund for the boys Of Clayton
county who are in the army service.
The collections were from the pupils
who gave in any amount they desired.
The town schools gave as follows: Ell
kader schools, $15174; Garnaville
schools, $40: Strawberry Point, $29.6S;
McGregor, $15.15; Gutenberg, $54.05
North McGregor, $1O.25. The rural
school donations swelled the company
fund to a total Of $414.90.
Marcus.
Charles Swindle, manager Of the
Farmers elevator company. while driv-
ing spike nail at the elevator, sus-
tanned very unfortunate accident, re-
sulting in the loss Of an eye. the nail
flying and striking the eye Mr.. Swim
die was at once taken to the Sacred
Heart hospital in LeMars and an op-
Grafton performed on the eye. How
ever, practically no hope was held out
that the sight could be saved. On
Thursday. morning 1t was decided to
remove the eye.
Mason City.
Word has reached the police depart
ment that saloons at Blooming Prairie
and Owatonna will be shut in a very
short time by order Of the all powerful
Minnesota Public Safety Commission.
Several thousand southern Minnesota
residents petitioned the commission to
close the saloons at those two towns,
largely because Of the trouble caused
by the constant influx, OF undesirables
from other communities. who came to
them to load up with booze. The po-
lice say closing saloons there will have
a good effect here, as they are the
nearest points at which transporters
can buy booze supplies.
Waterloo.
The arrest Of six men at Cedar Falls
Wednesday night, one q Cedar Falls
business man and the others strangers.
and the recovery Of $500 worth Of
stolen goods lead Sheriff Sheriff d. b.
Henderson to believe he is on the
track OF a wide plot to take goods in
transit. The booty recovered consists
Of new suits, overcoats, shoes and silks.
The sheriff and his deputies have been
at work on this job for three weeks,
and cragnet was drawn across Cedar
Falls Wednesday night, yielding six
suspects. The goods were taken from
freight cars while en- route across the
country to distant points. It Ii assumed
the goods were stored in Cedar Falls
and later resold. Half Of the $500
worth Of recovered property was in
Cedar Rapids and the other half in
Wuterioo. ut is now all IN the sher-
in's possession. The raid was made
b, Deputy sherifIs H. T. Wagner, ia
cob Anton. Baldwin Bros. and Special
Agent Boardman. Tho name Of the
Cedar Fails man y not given out.
lNamas. given BY the others arc sup
possd 70 10 fictitious. Other arrests