Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-24
Northern Io1ud Items

efforts now will be-made to take the
defendant from the control of his
father. The petition recites that
Lorain Wilharm is seized of an undi-
vided one sixth interest in land in
Bremen and Fayette counties and GER
tain lots in oelweins all subject to a
certain life estate.
saeoroft.
John Winder1, one Of THE old and
highly respected citizens OF Bancroft,
ended his life last Saturday morning
during spell of temporary insanity
by strangulation. Mr.. Winderl has
been i'll for several years and during
the past few weeks had been failing
rapidly and was unable to get about
town. On numerous occasions he ex-
pressed himself as discouraged and
with nothing to live for as he suffered
constantly. This evidently affected his
mind. Mrs. Winderl, as usual, arose
early Saturday morning and not find
ing her husband in his bed made
search. She found his body in the
barn, where he had evidently gone a
short time before.
Clinton.
Right in line with the movement for
federal or state control of coal prices
to the consumer, is a CO. operative con-
Germ which has been formed by more
than 100 of the employees of the North
western railroad and local Industrial
institutions. The Economy Mercan-
tile Company. recently incorporated at
$4,000 capitalization with shares of
81 each is now delivering coal to its
of o1o II ~, 30
handling. but on strictly cash basis.
The proposition is the outgrowth of
the cooperative coal buying which the
shop employees of the Northwestern
here started last winter. Eventually
they expect to handle other products
as well as coal. The men feel that
they have struck a real blow at Mr..
High Cost Of Living.
Waterloo.
Evidently Jdisgruntled because Of
their inability to initiate the signatures
on checks they had stolen from George
Kownkea and Steve Pappas when they
couldn't even pronounce the names
correctly, burglars who entered the
Mike Zarvas home, 1871 Eleventh street
west, Tuesday night threw away four
checks in the amounts Of $14 each.
Kownkea and Pappas found their valu-
able slips Wednesday morning in the
yard along with an empty pocketbook
belonging to Zarvas which was in
f1attened condition before Its possession
was assumed by the providers. How
ever. $32 in cash belonging to Kown-
kea and 80 in silver belonging to Pap
pas was appropriated. Zarvas lost
nothing but his empty purse and that
has been recovered.
Waterloo.
Harry Ben, colored, employed at the
Illinois Central railroad shops, was
fined 500 and costs in the justice court
Of J. T. Knapp. He paid. He was
charged with the Illegal transportation
Of liquor Bell pleaded guilty. James
Lokas, Creek arrested on similar
charge. failed to appear with Bell and
officers discovered that he left the city
last night. Bell and Lokas were ar
rested several days ago. They re-
turned to Waterloo from East Du-
bt1Que, Ill.,, carrying with them large
quantity Of wet" goods. Both believed
| it Is more blessed to give than to re-
ceive and they treated their friends
literally. Officers heard that the
drought here had been broken and in
vestigated with the result that Bell and
Lokas were taken into custody p. j.
I.Wenner county attorney, sounded a
warning against those who are in the
habit of bringing liquor from, wet ter
ritory into Waterloo. All such cases
will be vigorously prosecuted and the
law prescrlDes thai a ipe uf 81 i11 r; (,
costs is the lowest penalty that can
be imposed.