Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-29
Northern Io,ua Items

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Sioux City. =
The closing session Of the Methodist
Episcopal missionary convention here
was featured by prayers for peace and
pleas for preparedness. v!c
Galva. So q"
Owing to the possibilities Of heavy
damages to land owners, the board OF
supervisors has dropped the protect
for strengthening the channel OF
Maple river.
w atsrIoe.
II war comes John Kaltenbach, born
in Baden, Germany, will offer his
services to the government as a
trained soldier, altho he il. 81 years old.
He has two sons. but says he would
prefer to 20 in their place.
Charles City,
Charles City friends. looking thru an
old trunk Of Miss Marian Clark, who
died in Nashua. found $500 in a secret
drawer. She had been cared for by
friends who had no idea she had the
money.
Anamosa.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank vonzenilek, of
oxford, were indicted for manslaughter
by grand jury. They are alleged
| while on spree last winter to have
neglected their child which had pneu-
monia and it died from exposure. They
gave bail.
Boone.
John D. Moore, for seventy years a
resident of Boone. an old time stage
driver, died Monday, following an III
ness Of short duration. He came to
Iowa when the state was complete
wilderness and selected spot in what
is now Boone and made this place con-
tinuously his home.
Sioux City.
With the contamination Of the sale
| Of 500 acres near Anthem Monday, a
new record price for Iowa land in that
locality was set. e. E. Gallup pur-
chased the half section Of L E. Francis
and wife for $4,000 an average OF
and half miles northwest Of Anthem
Deeds recording the sale were filed
Monday with the county recorder.
Storm Lake.
| w. C. Edison was elected mayor over
A. r. Biddle by large vote. Mr.
Biddle has served for four years. The
council will be composed Of ]. A
Schmitz, j. r. Spooner J. w. Souther
Dr. U. S. Parish, J. H. Lagrange and
s. +. Luhmann. An unusually large
vote was cast, altho no issues were in
volved.
Amos.
Two autos, one driven by Joe Dog
gett and the other by w. G. Kane, col
lided early Monday morning at the
corner Of Kellogg avenue and Lincoln
Way. Doggett's car was turned over
and badly smashed, while the heavier
car driven by Kane, escaped with but
slight damage. Ray Bappe was riding
with Mr.. Doggett at the time and he
was thrown out, but was uninjured.
Sioux City.
George Sanders. e21 Water street
was bound over by Judge Iddings tc
the grand jury. who fixed his bond al
1920. Mrs. Mason, who filed the
complaint, said that when she was
walking home Monday night on Pierce
street, an unknown man grabbed hel
by the shoulders and tried to snatch
her purse, and when she screamed he
tried to choke her. but ran away when
her cries attracted the attention OF
Edward w Cunningham. 1911 Pierce
street, who knocked Sanders down
and then held him until the arrival OF
the patrol wagon.
vinton.
J. f. Alien, formerly editor OF the
Vinton Review won the race for the
mayorship of Vinton against u. +
Bryant who has held that office -four
years. Mr.. Allen received a plurality
OF 147 votes. Only two new council
men were elected which constitutes al
the new city officers as oil the othei
offices were filled again by the re-
election Of the incumbents. Tho new
lcouncilmen are J. s. Culver, First
ward. who beat ]. s. Gibney running
for re election, and Il. .. Troxel, Sec
ond ward. winning from w. =. Sand
ers, also seeking another term. Thu
lefty officers for the next two years al
] the result Of this election. are J. r