Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-13
Northern Iowa Items

| taxation about one half but Auditor
Hayes refused to submit to their de-
cision and sent notice to the Remsen
banks that they must pay taxes on
face value of capital stock, claiming
that was the intent and purpose of the
state law.
LeMars.
In the district court the case Of the
state of Iowa against Darrell Kindis
came up for hearing. kindig was in
dicted on a charge of arson by
the grand jury last year and has been
out on bonds. He pleaded guilty to the
charge and was given a sentence UNI
der the indterminate sentence law,
five years at Anamosa reformatory.
However. Judge Hutchinson paroled
Kindig during good behavior. He will
have to report to the sheriff at stated
intervals and behave as a good citizen.
kindly is young man with wife and
child, and is now engaged in farming.
While operating a pool room in Kings
ley, he set the building on fire. At
first he implicated another man In the
crime, but subsequently withdrew the
statement. Leniency was shown Kin
dig on account of his youth, he being
only %, and the fact he has depend
ents and is doing his bit on a farm.
Cherokee.
Thru the gift of the late Mrs. Har-
riet j. Prescott Of Meriden. whose will
was filed with the county clerk this
week, Approximately $4,000 is prof
fered to the city of Cherokee for the
founding and maintenance Of n Y. NJ.
c. A. here. The only condition at
tached to the gift is the provision that
the city must raise by subscription or
other donation an additional $4,000 to
be applied on the building, which is to
cost $4,000. A term Of five years is
given in which to raise. this money.
The gift is in the form OF 240 acres Of
Cherokee county land, together with
all the balance OF the estate remaining
after her other requests, to the amount
! Of s11.600. have been~paid. Mrs. Pres
| colt also beoueathed $4,000 as a per-
manent fund to the First Congrega-
tional church of this city. A. r. Molly
neux Of this city was named as trustee.
Mrs. Prescott had been a resident Of
this county for more than forty years
and was the widow of George w.
Prescott. pioneer business man and
banker of Merden.
Cedar Rapids.
Whether DR.. J. w. Donnell. of Halle
ton, is prosecuted on charges of in
te.fering with the sale of liberty
bonds, depends on the attitude of Dis
Ctrict Attorney O'Connor, of New
Hampton, and the federal authorities
| at Washington. United States Deputy
Marshal Michael Healy grilled DR..
| Donnell for more than an hour and
then announced he would leave the
matter up to the prosecuting attorney
DonTei, Is accused &c uttering sedit!ons
| remarks following a patriotic address
by II. L. Stubs of Cedar Rapids, in
Swartzell hall at Hazleton, Signed af-
fldavits are on file in the deputy mar
shal,s office that tho physician made
the following remark after Mr.. Stubbs
had concluded his speech: IT thing the
card system put out by the govern
ment in connection with the liberty
loan is about the most contemplate
and dirty thing 4 ever heard OF and I
wouldn't blame a man who would shoot
the person sending in a yellow card on
him." While admitting that he was
angry and confused DR.. ponnell denies
he made that specific statement. How
ever. he does admit he became involv-
ed in dispute following the meeting
and that he probably said several
things he shouldn't