Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-17
Northern Io1ua Items
Mason City.

Mason City.
Charged with theft of pair Of trou-
sers from a man who roomed at the
same place he did. Frank Swagger wat
| fined S. and costs.
West Union.
Sheriff r. F. Dewey has resigned as
result of friction with the board o,
supervisors. G. C.sWright, deputy fisl
aad game warden, has been named as
his successor.
oeIwein.
The Christian church of Oelwein ha:
extended a call to Rev. Paul f. Beck
err Of Written, and he has written &C.
cepting the cali But HE, will not as.
sumo the pastprate till sthe ssffdrst o
September. ~ -ssss
Ames.
The new Security Savings Banl
opened for the public yesterday. Il
was organized recently by business
vicinity. N. H. Nelson is president am
Andrew Thompson cashier.
Mason City. E
William Bronx convicted Of break.
| ing and entering the Engebretson gen
eral store at Thornton on Nov. u, was
fatally injured sat the penitentiary a.
| Anamosa saturday according to wore
| received by Sheriff Marsh.
Oelwein.
President Clark, of the Greater Gel.
vein Club, has letter from Genera
Freight Agent Townsend, of the c. G
W.. in which it is stated that the diff.
Guilty Of the local shippers in getting
merchandise out Of Oelwein the day
Ogden.
The 6-year- old son Of Mr. and Mrs
Ed. Hudspith, who live in the mort
part Of town. sustained broken thigh
when he jumped from the swing il
which he was playing. The 3-year ole
son of Mr.. and Mrs. J. ]. Leverton also
had his thigh broken in soma man
ner while at play.
Boone.
On Friday afternoon death ended the
| long illness of John Lestina, we'll
| known farmer of Dodge township
Funeral services were neld at the late
home and in the NJ E. church OF
Bridgeport Sunday afternoon, and bur-
ial was in the cemetery there. Mr.
Lestina was Ga years and days old.
Merservey.
An exploratory operation was per-
formed upon Lydia Paul. the 10-year-
old child who was shot accidentally
by her brother David, at the Paul home
near Merservey. Physicians found the
bullet lodged in the back Of the neck
deeper than was expected, and they de-
cided not to remove itlat this time
She will recover.
Cedar Rapids.
In an interview with Aaron Rapo-
port, proprietor of the Cedar Rapids
Iron and Paper Stock Company, 1905
A street west, he said he will suffer 8
loss Of nearly $4,000 from the fire which
destroyed his place Of business last
Saturday morning. He carried onl!
$500 in insurance on both stock and
fixtures.
Fort Dodge.
Real estate deals involving ovel
$4,000 were transacted when A. w
Hoenk sold 40 acres Of land Ave miles
north Of Fort Dodge to e. G. Bryant
and bought 800 acres of land north Of
Curlew from the Mulholland Land
Company. The Webster, county LAND
was sold for $4,000 and Mr.. Hoenh
bought his, new property for $4,000
Both pieces were bought Tor invest
ment purposes.
oel~ein.
Earl Rich was arrested some days
ago on a charge OF enticing a minor
girl to home. IIe left the .est.
Friday night, after having been bound
over for his appearance. He was APP
pretended at Sumner with a ticket fol
ST. Paul in his possession. At a hear
ing before Squire MCQUEEN Saturday
morning he was charged with rape and
bound over to await the action Of the
grand jury, the bond placed at $4,000
Webster City.
In the house owned by Mrs. A. g
Clark {nlother Of G. Clark and
occupied BY the William Humphrey