Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-06
Northern I01ua Items

were to have paid for the privilege OF
being on the highway, Communication
with Sioux City and Sioux Falls elected
the fact that neither city had raised
fund for the highway. Three hum
dred dollars which the LeMars Com
mercial Club collected for the project,
remains in q bank. Mr.. Wilson and
Mr. Bishop declared that the highway
would be diverted
Cedar Rapids.
Burt T. Hahn, age A. was found
dead in a chair in his home at 1913 c
street west, Thursday evening, with a
lighted cigar which he had been smok
ing lying in his lap. Heart trouble Is
the attributed cause of several years
poor health and ultimately his death.
MT. Hann had lived in Cedar Rapids
for the last twelve years. He was born
in Mount Vernon, Iowa, Oct. 25, 1870.
Surviving him are his wife and their
sons. Milo and Leroy, his mother, Mrs.
T. A. Mercer, and two brothers, C. j.
and C. E. Hahn. all of whom are living
in this city. Also sister Mrs. C. NJ.
Ink of Mount Vernon, and brother.
r. T. Hahn living in Wyoming. :.
Waukon.
The harvest season Is on and a most
bountiful hay crop has been put up.
Farmers will soon be cutting their
small grain. The harvest season so far
has not recorded any fatal accidents
but number Of serious mishaps are
reported. Will Kruger of Frankville
had a finger cut off in mower sickle.
Sander Anderson Of Waterville had his
knee and ankle badly sprained when
he upset load of hay. Otto Sever
san Of the same place fell twenty feet
out Of haymow in his barn and sus-
tanned painful injuries. Cliff Candee.
a Hardin youth, got his face badly cut
in a mower sickle. Some corn is nine
and half feet high. The small grain
showed signs Of rust" and the recent
rain probably saved lot of worry for
the farmers.
Waterloo.
Charles Clark alleged forger, de-
scribed on the police blotter as "a
ladies' man and fond of picture
shows" despite his 220 pounds, red
face and missing front teeth, Is wanted
in Waterloo and Independence for
passing worthless checks. According
to Chief of Police Donavan Of the
latter place. Clark secured 500 on a
bogus check and then left town.
Search for Clark had hardly been
started when William Sherrets, 921
Fourth street east, notified the police
that he had cashed two $40 checks for
one Charles Clark, which he later dis
covered were worthless. Clark is re-
ported to have left Thursday night for
Des Moines accompanied by two wom-
en-. Clark's activities while in Water
loo were reported to the Independence
police who will take the matter up with
the Des Moines officerA
IsMars.
Friday assumed the management OF
the LeMars general hospital. When
purchasing the hospital from Drs. G. H.
Mammen and Roy Bellaire last spring,
the Sisters Of st. Frances announced
that work on the construction Of a
large modern hospital here would prob
ably be started this fall. The struc-
ture was to have been erected on a
six-acre tract, purchased by the diocese
for a hospital some years ago. Rev.
Mnnsienor W. A. Pape announces
that work on the proposed new hos
pital will not be started this year. Rev.
Monsignor Pape said the unsettled
condition Of the building materials
market made 1t inadvisable to enter
upon the building program at this
time. Besides the site. the Catholic
church here has $1,000 in its hospital
fund. A part of the money with which
to erect the new building was to have
been raised by popular subscription.