Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-30
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Council rBIuHs was chosen as the
convention city for 1915, by the Iowa
lChristian Endeavor M session here
The time Of meeting was changed
from Jane 10 November The ReN.C
81. Staufacher, Cedar Rapids. was re-
elected president OF the society. There
are about 500 delegates present at the
convention.
Charles City.
Following case in police court when
seven young men were arraigned,
Sheriff Gray, two deputies and the po-
Ilice made raid on the Hintz Drug
different liquors were hauled away.
One Of the young men who had OBJ
tanned liquor here sold some to minors
and has been bailed out.
Cedar Rapids.
E. NJ. Scott, treasurer Of the local
Red Cross war relief fund. announced
Thursday that telegram had been
sent to American Red Cross headquar-
tiers in Washington, that Cedar Rapids
had raised $4,000 its allotment, and
the towns and country districts had
obtained $4,000 making total Of
| So, 900 for Linn county.
Dubuque.
Henry Simp1ot has a unique relic. a
hand organ Of French manufacture
which has been an heirloom in the
family for more than ninety years. 1t
was purchased from wandering
F'renchman in early days when the city
of Dubuque was fully block long,
with a number Of skyscrapers two sto-
ries high The organ has repertoire
Of thirty tunes.
Cedar Rapids.
Clothed only in his "sheepskin."
man who gave his name as j. e. Jar
Wis and said he was q graduate OF
Grinnell College, was detained by the
police. Jarvis was naked as he ran
thru the business district, waving his
.sheepskin" wildly to the crowds.
"Just like a track meet" said the cap
tured man as an officers coat was
wrapped around him. Jarvis said that
the "sheepskin' was his alma mater
from Grinnell College. He Is mentally
unsound, officers believe.
DEBORAH.
During the high water Tavenir Bros.
had two mares and yearling colt
drowned in pasture across the river
from the barn. The water got 50 high
in the pasture the mares and the colt
started to swim across the food to the
barn Both mares got into the shall
low still water but the colt could not
make it. The colt whinnied for its
mother, and the mare with the In
stinct OF motherhood turned to help the
colt Both were swept over the. dam
and drowned. u
Cedar Falls.
Tire thieves were abroad in the city
Wednesday night, which fact Is verified
by many auto owners who upon going
to their garages, found tires and tools
missing and according to reports the
thieves must have secured at least $500
worth of auto accessories from the
different garages they visited. Those
who have SO far reported losses are
John Wilson. S15 Clay street. two In
ner tubes, valued at SIS; julius Sell
tenrich, 500 Clay street. a new tire and
q quantity OF tools: F. r. Reidell. West
Sixth street, new tire and tools.
Waterloo.
Nick Hainz. alias Allen, who was ar
rested about three weeks ago by the
Police s..ssrrected Of 4heiny German
spy. was taken to the Independence
state hospital for the insane Monday
afternoon by Mr.. Shepherd, OF Mount
Pleasant, representative 81 the state
board :of control. Hainx was taken be-
fore the local board Of commissioners
sof the insane last week and he was