Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-09

Waukon..
! The old mill at waterv!lie, which
was erected in 1854 and through which
passed the wheat Of the early settlers
is being torn down and will be con-
verted into rock crushing plant,
Mason City.
| A new record in the gentle art o!
raising funds for public purposes. fol-
lowed the meeting of the Rotary Can
when members Of that organization
4 subscribed $1,000 within about fifteen
| minutes. to apply on the $500 which
| IL is up to Mason City TO raise for the
Mason City-Cle Lake paved road
project.
Cedar Rapids.
I The first test OF Attorney General
| Havner's declaration 10 enforce blue
laws occurred at Marion. county seat
Of Linn county, Sunday. Upon com
| plant of grocers there that fruit stores
were keeping open on sunday and
| selling grocery stuff, Mayor Patten re-
| ferred the matter TO the attorney gen
eral, who ordered County Attorney
| Lockwood to clamp down the lid. Even
cigar stores locked their doors.
Cedar Rapids.
! Across the " c. r. & y tracks
| from the .. s. Stanhope home, just
! north of Center Point is the house
| of a neighbor In that house young
boy lies Ill Saturday, Mrs. Cynthia
Stanhope VINO was 7S years old. pack
| ed basket of eggs for the sufferer
land shortly after 200 p. m. started
| Iar hor oil
/ on the right q way Of III" iniernrfan
she was struck by northbound car
and instantly killed.
Belle PLANE.
| The annual convention Of the Re-
| bekah lodges OF the Sixth district VIII
| be held at Mount Auburn, Wednesday.
May %. A large class is expected 70
| be present at the convention to receive
the assembly degree, which Is being
| conferred for the first time IN the
history Of the organization. \ program
| Of great interest IL being prepared
The lodges IN the district are Belle
PLANE, keystone, Norway. Urbana.
Garrison, yInton ShelIsbnrs and Mt
| Auburn.
| Storm Lake.
| Edward Defand. oldest resident oil
storm Lake and father OF Judge James
| DeIIand, was overcome by sas ano
| died shortly before he was found a,
| the home of his son. Vie evidently
| brushed against the gas range IN such
/ a manner az to turn the gas on. and
/ was unable to locate the trouble. he
was 50 years Of age and had lived
| in storm Lake and Sioux City since
1871 He leaves two sons, James De.
Land, of this city, and w b. DeLand
| of Albin, Tex.
! nmhunus.
! The Rev. II. r. Rohlman. formerly o.
1 the Dubuque Missionary band and pas
4 tor Of st. Mary's church, Waterloo has
4 taken up his new labors at Dubuque
| college. He has been appointed by
1 Archbishop Keans to orsanize the arcf
diocese OF Dubuque In the interest OF
an increased endowment fund. One OF
his official acts WAS to call meetmk
j OF the board OF regents, composed Of
George Myers, Dubuque; T. A. Dom
ovar, New Hampton; ]. J. Mcclure,
Iowa Falls; Henry Lefebure, Fairfax;
4 william Klauer, Dubuque, ana p. y
/ Murphy. Waukon. Tho regents dis
cussed the ways and means OF the
4 campaigns TO be wAged.
OdsboIt.
A At the close OF the Ida Grove G's
Itrict convention OF the FOREIGN Mis-.
lslonary society OF the Methods
lchurch here, telegram was sent Y
president Wilson. urging him to hs'
his influence in behais Of prehibis lo'
j during the period Of the war. Th'
lcopyeBtion was well attended, dsnpit
/ lad roads. and the program wass ~