Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-25

tons to the car this aggregates a total
Of $4,000 tons, and figuring on the
basis of $40 per ton, which is a fair
average, represents an expenditure Of
$24O,00O. OF course some Of this coal
is still in the hands of the dealers and
many consumers are pretty well
stocked up. but considering that a
great many people had purchased
their supply Of winter coal prior to
Oct. /. it is fair estimate, to state
that $500 tons, or $4,000 worth of the
black diamonds has gone up in smoke
each month for the past five months.
Hospers.
About a year ago A. Schellinga,
west Of Hospers. sold a case of eggs
on the Hospers market On one of the
egs he had written the date and the
price he then received for the eggs
% cents per dozen. Last week he re-
ceived letter from F.. Whiting. man
ager Of the Bowles lunch room at
Springfield, Mass. The Bowles Lunch
is one of string of thirty two lunch
rooms in the principal cities of the
United States and Canada. Mr.. Whit
ing wrote that when he saw the egg
with the writing on he wondered what
kind Of a chicken it was that laid eggs
with the date and price written on the
shell. However he "tumbled" and
had increased in value, after ageing
nearly year until they now cost 81
cents per dozen in case lots. From
this it would appear that there is
more money in keeping" eggs than
there is in raising" them.
Charles City.
John S. Bradley has resigned as city
clerk after twenty-one years service
in this office. Mr.. Bradley is one Of
the oldest members Of the local bar
having come to Charles City in
1871. In 1875 he was elected city
clerk and served for several years
He was again elected in 1897 and
has continuously filled the office
since. Mr. Bradley has been referee
in bankruptcy for this district Of four
counties for the past sixteen years. He
has been a justice Of the peace almost
every year since he came to Charles
City. Mr.. Bradley was a member OF
Company C. Twenty ninth Illinois in
fantry until the close Of the. civil war
He was in Libby prison foAr months.
Mr.. Bradley organized an independent
company for the defense Of East Ten
ncssee during the last year of the civil
war and was elected captain Of the
company. He held the office Of clerk
of the district court for four years.
He is now IS years Of age.
Cedar Rapids.
Frank Witthauski, Of Germany de-
scent, who was put of Rock Island
train at Tama to avoid a riot among
passengers, is prisoner in the coun-
ty Jail, pending an investigation by the
federal authorities. He will be ex-
amined when the district court grand
jury meets April 2. Witthauski. the
authorities say. grew boisterous in his
denunciations of the government and
melted passengers. He had a thru
City, Neb., and was granted stop
over privilege at Tama to avoid
trouble. When apprehended Witthaus-
XII was unable to explain why he left
the train, /declaring to the federal
agents that he was out Of his head.
However, it was later learned he was
compelled to leave the train and that
he hurriedly caught trolley car to
Toledo. Attention was attracted when
he breakfasted in Toledo restaurant,
an argument over the war resulting
from a conversation with waitress.
He was arrested and turned over to
u. s. Marshal Michael Healy. He had
$500 in cash In his clothes.