Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-08
Northern Io,ua Items
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Sioux City.
| The jitney bus business here is be-
| ing regulated. The new regulations
calf for heavy bond for the. driver, a
regular schedule and regular route
| of travel that Is to be observed at all
times, unless traffic is entirely sus-
pended on the regular route. The jit-
neys are required to run not less than
eight hours day and every passenger
| Of a bus must have a seat. thus avoid
ing the overcrowding that was COM
planned against SO bitterly by citizens.
Waterloo.
Approximately 1910 railway en-
ployes in Waterloo have received wage
increases. The increase is based on
salaries received Dec. 81, 1915, and
ranges from 40 per cent to per cent.
Only those receiving salary of less
than $3.50 month are affected. Back
wages will be paid from Jan. 1, 1915.
| to June 1, 1918 Where the present
| wage equals or exceeds the new gov
eminent allowance, no change will be
made. OF the number affected here. l.
400 are employees Of the Illinois Cen
trail.
Fort Dodge.
Leroy vore % years old and for
merly bad man. here has been given
a life sentence at Minot, N. d. for
murder in the first degree. According
to word received here, 1t appears that
| Wore committed the murder while
officers were trying to place him under
arrest for Bookkeeping at Minot. The
officers approached his hiding place
and he shot, killing one OF them and
dangerously wounding second man.
He was captured soon afterward and
his trial, recently finished, resulted III
his receiving q life sentence.
Sioux City.
Lester Keith, 2k-year- son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Keith was
drowned Wednesday afternoon in
cistern in the back yard Of his grand
parents home, MIR. and Mrs. Fred
Curry, Of South Sioux City. The baby
had been playing alone in the yard. 1t
was not discovered that he had been
drowned in the cistern until some time
after he had been missed by his
mother. When found his body was
floating on the water. HIS father Is
soldier in the United States army and
Is now serving with the colors some
where in France" His mother has been
making her home with her parents
while her husband Is in France.
Ida Grove.
Chris Kiertzner. one Of Ida county's
most successful stockmen, sold 1873
head Of cattle on the Chicago market
Monday Of last week, but did not And
prices as favorable as had ruled few
weeks ago. The 210 pound hogs sold
at $17.25 per cwt and the cattle
brought 1866 per hundred, being
slightly better than 1920 pounds each.
These cattle were money makers Tor
"Chris'' as he had bought them in
Sioux City Tor $500 carried c.ecc thru
the winter on rough feed and put them
on full feed March 10. The average
gain per animal was 500 pounds and
the price was doubled on sale DAY.
These hogs were only months old.
Independence.
Donald Rechter, Of this city, who
is dead in France, was a son Of MI.
ana Mrs Mrs. 2 q. ?c!:.s:- and IS The e. ret
Independence soldier to die in France.
He was a sergeant in Battery B,
Twelfth Field artillery. He was grad
uated from the local high school In
June, 1915. and enlisted in the regular
army the following August. He was
home on furlough in October OF 1915.
Young Bechter was popular among his
fellows in high school. He was pos
sessed Of considerable talent as an
artist and drew several sketches for
the local nigh school magazine. He
assisted in company of high school
cadets. Bechter joining the army young
Bechter was employed in : local drug
store. .---- 49, - = seS