Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-18
Northern Io,ua Items

day. Rev. Mr.. DePree was pastor Of
the Presbyterian church Of Denison.
Immediately preceding his pastorate in
this city and has been identified with
the religious work as an active minis
ter for the last fifteen years. He was
president of the Sioux City Ministerial
Association in 1915 and at present is
secreaary-treasurer Of the Sioux City
presbytery.
Aleona.
Postmaster Finnell reports that the
total sales of war savings stamps in
Kossuth county for March totaled $685.
1859. This ewas the total OF sales
thru the postoffices only There were
additional sales thru the banks, not
reported to Mr.. Finnell. The county's
total allotment for this year is $780,
600, and it looks now as If 1t would
be met. Up to date the total sales re-
ported to the Algona postoffice, ma
turity value, amount to $4,000.
Maquoketa.
The Maquoketa fire department was
called to Canton, late Saturday night,
where fire had broken out in the large
mill owned by Thomas Parshall. The
HILL lids IOt DcCh III cPSldlAO1i All cSiiiO
time, and has been used as a garage
and barn. Two horses. a car and a
great deal of machinery were de-
stroyed For a time it seemed that the
entire town was threatened, several
adjacent buildings catching fire at in
tervals. The origin Of the blaze is I'M
known.
independence.
Owing to conflicting reports received
by relatives concerning Burniss E.
Dick, who was first reported dead some
somewhere in France, Il. M. Thomp-
son, chairman Of the Buchanan coun-
ty chapter of Red Cross telegraphed
the information headquarters of the
National Red Cross, asking them to
ascertain whether or not Burniss e.
Dick was dead or alive He has re-
ceived a reply telegram which stated
that there vas no report Of any such
death and that probably the story was
urfounded.
Sioux City.
The $4,000 which will shortly be
realized from the sale Of William Bar
ties property in Dakota county, Ne
braska, just across the Missouri river
from Sioux City, is to be invested in
liberty bonds, according to Carlton B.
Toy, Of the Farmers Loan and Trust
Company. The company IS federal
guardian of enemy allen property in
Sioux City territory. Rartles some
weeks ago was found to be an enemy
alien and was so free with his disloyat
remarks that he was ordered interned
for the period OF the war. His wife,
since his internment, has been sent to
the Nebraska asylum for the insane.
Her case Is understood to have been
particularly pitiful as she is said to
have been largely instrumental in ac-
cumulating the property, at the same
time being loyal.
Cedar Rapids.
Max Coggeshall, known as Blonde"
and Walter Hand, two hold-up men
arrested by the police in two different
cities. were sentenced by Judge Daw-
ley in the district court at Marion
Tuesday, to serve twenty years in tho
state 'reformatory at Anamosa- They
| were arrested for holding up pedes-
trians on Cedar Rapids streets. Hand
! was apprehended at Crete. Neb.. where
he had fed. Coggeshall was arrested
| at Rock Island after he had been
trailed to several different cities. After
their arrests both men confessed and
seemed little concerned with the seri-
BUSINESS of their crime. When con-
fronted by one Of their victims in the
city Jail they laughirgly reproduced
| the hold7up. The state law makes It
possible for such offenders to be given
life Imprisonment II the court sees
| fit.
| Waterloo.
IS. w. Dow, formerly a plastering
contractor of this city, was shot and
| instantly killed at his home in Ard
more. Okla, March "a, The assassin;
G. !. Sherman. also formerly Of Water