Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-13
Southern Io1ua Items

ROOM Messrs. J. C. McCoid and Her
man Elgar appeared for the prisoner
and entered plea Of not guilty. Mr.
McCoid then made a motion to have
the case continued until the next term
| and this was granted. Hedden was
then taken back to the county jail
where he will remain until the Novem-
l>ber term of court, which will convene
| on Nov. 26 with Judge Smythe pre-
| siding.
Davenport.
Stockholders in the North Harrison
Street Trust and Savings Bank re-
ceived bad news In their mail Thurs
| day. It was notice of 100 per cent
assessment on all stock of the bank
! The present capital stock Is $4,000
and the holders Of this stock are now
asked to duplicate the amount of their
| holdings. Most OF the stock is held in
| small amounts the largest holders
owning seven or eight shares each
The par value is 500. But among the
stockholders are many people of linz
| tied means who can i'll afford the big
| assessment. The affairs Of the bank
were some time ago impaired by mis-
management A. j. Seeber. it's former
| cashier, is now under arrest on the
charge of enlightenment.
Davenport.
| The immense foundry of the Betten-
dorf Company at Bettendorf, employ
| ing 1000 men, Is idle. The cessation
Of activities is due to the fact thai
many Of the men refused to go to work
Thursday morning. The trouble was
occasioned by the recent posting of q
notice that the bonus for regular at
tendance at work, would no longer be
paid. This bonus system was inaugu'
rated last March and according to the
tinue until Sept. 1. However at the
latter time, it was allowed to remain
| in existence for another month OF
! more. Under this system, all men who
| put in a full week, and lost no time
! thru hardness to work or other causes
were allowed Il bonus ranging from
to 10 per cent, according to their wages
| and work performed. In place Of the
withdrawn bonus, the company so Of
f1cials stated, had decided to allow the
men a 10 per cent increase In wages
They feel hopeful that the new terms
will be accepted and that the men will
return to work shortly.
Ottumwa,
Wapello county went over the tor
with a rush in the drive for the second
| Liberty Loan when at the meeting In
| the commercial club Wednesday night
the banks Of the county, one industrial
| firm and twelve individuals within the
| space of ten minutes, subscribed $685.
| O00 This leaves but $472.625 to be
raised by the remaining 37.730 people
| in Wapello county or less than $13
| per capita. When John II. ,Morrell an
nounced that he had heard propose
had been made at the bankers banquet
/ by local mar to b. one of twenty
men to subscribe $1,000, he asked to be
included in the twenty and also an
nounced that John Morrell e Co. would
subscribe 100000 Of the loan The ap-
plause that followed the remarks OF
| the speaker surpassed all former ap-
plause and Immediately set the meet
| ing in q blaze Of enthusiasm. Within
ten minutes twelve more $4,000 sub
| scriptions were pledged and on top o.
this was the announcement that the
banks Of the county had pledcod II
per cent OF their capital and surplus
for bonds at the banquet in Hotel OF.
tufnwa Monday night. This sum ag'
gregates $4,000 and brings the sun
total raised that night up to $325.0O0