Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-28

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Members OF the Baptist church OF
this city are to erect a new chuRch
the coming summer. The structure Is
to cost $500, $4,000 Of the amount
needed being already in sight.
Sioux City. ~.
Sioux Citys new court house Is ex-
pected to cost 100000 when complet-
ed, q sum considerably in excess OF the.
estimates due to the higher cost OF
building material. Furnishing for the
structure are expected to cost in the
neighborhood Of $4,000.
Sioux City.
Joe williams, q negro 20 years old,
confessed to the murder OF another
negro in Omaha when arrested mere
Wednesday, the crime having been
committed in December. Williams
states he is willing to face the charge
He says he shot his victim while the
latter with a gang of negroes attempt
ed to rob him.
Sioux City.
A gift Of $4,000 to First Methodist
Episcopal church is included in the
beouests of the will Of Edward Bender;
retired Sioux City capitalist, who
died here last week. Bequests of $1,000
to Morningslde College, Helping Hand
mission and the Boys and Girls home
were made by Mr.. Bender. His estate
is valued at more than 100000.
Dubuque. .....s .
Police believe that spring is near
for the first harbingers OF milder
weather have put in their appearance
Officers raided the junsles, their re-
treat, the other day and found an open
air meeting in session. the attendants
having all the /concomitants belonging
to the tramp's feast-besr and grub
in their possession. Four Of the Weary
Bows were arrested and now languish
in Jail. The police are oenS on break
ing up the 'jungles' resort, which be-
came notorious last summer as the
hangout Of petty thieves.
Independence.
The damage case If the Young fam
lily for the death of Burgess ioung In
Aurust 1915, caused by q Central pas
senRer train crashing into his autono-
bile. were settled for $4,000, TO be dr.
yided between the widow. mother ana
two sisters. OF tho four criminal cases
in the district court, two men were
sent to the Anamosa penitent.ary. One
Herman Buffers, for breaking ana en-
terinR with intent to commit larceny.
ana tho other, j. A. Soper, for statu-
tory ofrense The former was senteno-
ed to ten years and the latter to twenty
years.
Fort Dodge.
Orders to be prepared for any emer-
genoy that may arise from the inter"
national situation, have arrived in Fort
Dodge. They were sent by the navy
department to C. v. Carlson, Fort
Dodge boy who Is now q member OF
the naval reserves. MT Carlson was In
the navy for three years but this term
ended and he was made q member Of
the naval reserves Recently since the
break in relations between this coun-
try and Germany, and the preparations
for war that followed, be received or
ders that the naval reserve was being
mobilized and for him to stand ready
to Join the navy as soon as called by
telegram.
BIairstown.
Major A. J. Wilson, aged 81, was
found dead in the well pit Of the city
water plant at 6 o'clock Sunday eve
ming by searchers summoned by his
daughter, who said he had been miss
ing since o'clock. The body was in
q shallow well pit near the engine
and death may have been caused by
heart disease or he may have been
knocked into the we'll by the engine
which he was trying to start Wilson
had gone to the city pumping station
to stast the engine. When he did not
return hfs GiauG inter went T. = 4; pisltt