Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-01-04
IOWA NEWS ITEMS
Cedar Rapids.


Cedar Rapids. :,
sidney &. I.unak, son OF J. V. Lrnak
OF this city. supreme secretary OF the
national lodge Of the G. =. P.S., died
By hts own Rand In chicago. according
TO word received by friends here. No
cause was assigned for the deed.
Davenport.
James r. Cannon. EOS RIDGE avenue
iincman In the employ OF the Peoples
Light Company of Davenport, was in-
stantly killed at $3.50 o'clock this
morning, while splicing broken wires
on u telegraph pole mt the corner OF
East River and Cambria streets,
Charles City.
The citizens OF Charles city were
called upon to vote for the main
tenance Of the Cedar Valley hospital
here. which has been unable TO con-
tinue by means OF its own ipcome
alone. Tho measure did hot carry. As
result the directors have taken action
TO close the hospital
jefferson.
New Years day has u very special
| Significance In the home OF n. q. kcr-
|
cciyed from the son James Kersey,
who was reported killed in action In
| France. He was alive and well Iona
/ after the date OK his reported death,
and states that he hopes TO be home
soon.
Dee Meinss.
Wounded soldiers at Fort Des Molnes
are COINS TO be taught to draw car
toons. A new class has just been
started and soon the boys will be able
to use India ink as well as gun. The
class - under the leadership Of Char
! les Lederer who Is so we'll known. All
| those with any talent along this line
! are urged to join the class and help
to supply the world with COMICS
! Shenandoah.
| a banquet was served at the Pres
! byterian church Tuesday night in
honor OF A. w. Murphy, their Sun
day school superintendent for twcnty-
| five years. A book containing nearly
| 100 letters Of appreciation by members
| Of the church and community was pre-
scented him. The whole program was
a complete surprise to Mr.. Murphy,
who Is probably the most faithful Sun
| day school superintendent in this city.
AND has held the Office the longest. The
folks hope ne will continue in that
offite for twenty Ave years more.
oeWitt.
Mrs. Hans Prehn. whose home is 1--WE
| miles north Of Dewitt. lies in the hos
pital in Clinton today In precarious
condition, the result of burns about
the head and face received Tuesday
night when she fell down the cellar
stairs at her home. She was carrying
n lighted lamp The lamp was broken
and the OIL flashed into n flame that
burned off all her hair. burned her
ears to crisp and badly scorched her
| breast, neck and face. She and her
husband were i'll with influenza. but
she was getting some better and as
something was needed from the cellar
she got up to go after 1t. The doctor
thinks she fell because Of her weak
ened condition.
centervilie.
! Victor Foch Payne, of Centervilk
born Nov. II. the day the arnistice
was signed has received personal
card of congratulation from the great
allied general after whom he was
named. On the day Of his birth his
father II. Fl. Payne of the Universal
Car Company, Centerville, participated
] in a double celebration, that of the
arrival of the new son and in the street
parade demonstration. Then naming
the boy Victor F'och, he sent AT
announcement card to the, general ant
has received the personal engraved
card Of the general bearing the follow
ing: lie Marechal F'ocl, command.
ant en- chef les armies allies" and
under 1t penned in French, the words
! translated as follows: with my yer!
best and happy wishes for my god
son, Dec. 10, 1913"
Burlington.
William Zimmerman, who lives fa
out on South Hill but who owns farm
down in the Skunk river bottoms wa:
fined $25 and costs. the whole tota!ins
$2s.35 in Judge Tobin's court th
Afternoon. His hearing had been sc
for O'Clock and there was no delay
81 plead guilty but I'm not guilty" wa
Timmerman's statement to the court
The fine followed. Zimmerman was IL
the justice Office this morning talkins
the matter ovF with the Judge ant
with M. T.. Flynn pure food man wh'
was prosecuting the case. He argued
considerably that he had not tried e
beat" anyone. but he was told by Mr.
Flynn that the fact remained tina
corn he delivered to Fl. S. Rand wa
not fit to be used in any shape, name
or form. was decomposed and un
marketable and that he Zimmerman
knew it. The alleged offender declares
that all OF his corn was that way-tha
it was the result of the third and lat
planting. However it was declared tina
this had nothing to do with the cor,
he delivered and was, in effect irrel