Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-10
Northern Io1va Items

I}week. Mr.. Muller served thru the civil
war in an Iowa regiment going to
ECherokee county at it's close, where he
resided for forty years, amassing a
comfortable fortune. During his resi-
Edence there he represented the county
1.-two terms in the legislature. He is sur
Evived BY his. widow and one daughter
land two sons, one of the latter being
l.connected wath Y.sM. G., a. work in
Calcutta. India. 81 y,
Evinton. WI
/ When the Patterson Gollmar circus
sarrived in Vinton Sunday, City Mar
shall Lou ScottFwas notified to look up
Carl Goar, a 16-year-old boy with the
circus and hold him for further dis
position. The telegram came from the
boys father and mother i'll Pittsburg.
Kan. Scott went to the show grounds
Sunday afternoon and found the man.
ager, and with his aid got young Goar.
Yesterday he received information from
Kansas stating that Carl had run away
from home April II, when the circus
left Pittsburg, and that his parents
wanted him to come home.
Cedar Rapids.
A key, picked up in the postoffice on
last Friday, gave 12-year- old Jerry
Jirinec access to the postoffice box of
the Imperial Furniture Company and
the mail Of Joseph Havlik, manager Of
the concern. An attempt to cash a
check for $60.27 at the Merchants Ma
tional Bank resulted in the boys ar
rest a. short time afterward Detective
Kroulil1 having been notified by teller.
The key was lost by Mr.. Havlik re-
GENTLY and q duplicate was issued to
him. Since the loss, expected mail has
not been delivered. The arrest of Jiri-
lnec explains its disappearance. 1t is
probable that the boy will be sent to
the state industrial school, as he is un-
der suspended sentence for the theft
of a watch. Postal authorities will
take no action in the matter.
Manchester.
I, A. 3. Funk, state industrial COM
missioner, heard the claim Of Ernest
Garlick against the Chrystal company
at Manchester, yesterday. The claim
ant was employed by the Chrystal COM
pany, which is q family partnership
engaged in farming to work on the
erection Of farm buildings and was
working on q barn when he fell and in
jured his arm. He claims compensation
under the workmen's compensation act,
while the Chrystal company claim that
as farmers they do not come under the
act. The matter was first heard in the
delaware district court, where It was
held that the claimant was not entitled
i to the relief he asked. It lisa matter Of
general interest to Farmers to have 1t
definitely determined whether 1t is nee
employees under such circumstances,
and the matter has not yet been de-
cided by the supreme court.
Mason City.
Next week will be an important one
for the members Of the Christian
churches OF Mason City and Fertile,
for in it will fall the dates of letting
contracts for the construction Of the
new edifices Nof worship, to replace
those destroyed by fires. The local
church will receive Bids for the con-
struction OF sits new church home at
Adams avenue and Fourth street
northwest on May Is, and on May Is
the Fertile Christian church will re-
|ceiVe~bids on the structure 1t is ready
to erect. The Fertile people have
planned church that Will be ample for
the congregations needs. and Is ex-
4 pecting to find many contractors ready
to submit good, bids on It, 1t Is as
sured there will be plenty Of bidders at
the letting OF the Mason City contract.
q Rev. Carl Schmidt Of Fertile, pastor Of
the church there, was here the othef
day, placing one Of the. sets Of plans
y In the hands Of Z local builder, II