Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-02-04

OeIwein-Georgc Cummings 80 years
old. switchman, met INSTANT death
in the Great Western yards here las.
night. He leaves a wife and one
child
West Branch--Miss Ida ChamnesS,
who lives on farm near West Branch
Vas brought before the Cedar coun-
~ commissioners of Insanity Thurs
day. After hearing and examining a
number of witnesses and Mrs. Cham
ness, the board adjudged Mrs. Cham
ness to be perfectly sane and she was
dismissed and returned to her home.
Boone-The Rev. j. NJ Williams has
accepted permanently the pastorate OF
the Grace Episcopal church of this
city, and his first service here Will be
held at II o'clock Sunday morning.
The new rector comes to Boone from
Ma APPLETON, Iowa, where he has been
for some time. and will bring his wife
to this city The latter part of Febru- :
airy. They will make their home at
216 Greene street, and Boone people
| will welcome them to this community.
Mason City-A broken bolt in the
switch of the NJ. c. and c. l.. tracks
caused one of the cars to jump the
track in front OF the Brady drug
store about - o'clock Friday night
The switch was thrown by the front
trucks which went on the track lead
ing west but rhe rear tracks remained
on the main line consequently the car
was thrown from the track. 1t TOOK
but short time TO get the car back
in running order. The switch was re-
paired the next morning.
Vinton-What might have been i
disastrous fire started in the basement
Of the building owned by &c. T. Bryant
on Fourth street, Thursday afternoon.
Just how the fire originated will per-
haps never be known. 4 plumber was
at work in the basement and the first
that was known was when smoke was
| seen to come from the cellar and out
| of the windows and the stairways. An
alarm was turned in and the fire
company responded promptly. After
about two hours of good wark the fire
! was extinguished. -
| Ames-County engineers and super
| visors Of Iowa will meet in Ames, on
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
March 4, and 6, for their sixth an
| nual conference at the offices of the
state highway commission. Iowa is
| about to start on q new and hlShiS
| important era Of roadbuildin2. This
1919 conference will furnish the hrst
opportunity TO discuss new legislation
APPLYING to state and federal aid and
the financing and building of the inter
! county or state system of highways
| the laying out of which has just been
completed.
Mason City-A deal was closed Fri
day afternoon whereby G. j. Rhode'
proprietor of the Community creamery
at Parkersburg becomes the owner OF
| the ice cream manufacturing equip
nent and ref-igerating plant belong
ing to Stoddard and Wheeler who
closed down last fall. He will begin
the manufacture .of Ice cream on .
large scale about March l, He has
leased the Pythian building where
Stoddard and Wheeler were located
and will install new machinery as
well as overhaul the plant before OPP
ening np his business.
WatsrIoo-A. j. Knapp. representing
the Waterloo convention bureau, re-
turned from Des Moines Saturday
night, having landed the 1920 conven-
ton Of the Iowa Granite Dealers as
ISOLATION for Waterloo. This gather
ing will be held two days. about a
| year from now, and will bring here all
the retail monument dealers of Iowa
| together with supply men and repre-
sentatives Of the quarres in Wiscon-
sin. Minnesota, Vermont, Massachu-
sets and some southern states. BY
| getting on the ground early Mr.. Knapp
was able to turn the tide towards Wat
| erloo from the outset Of the proceed
| ings.
Waterloo Ford automobiles figure
| as instrumentalties in causing an al
legged manslaughter and assault with
| intent to infict great bodily injury
according to charges in indictments
i returned by the Black Hawk county
4 grand jury. Lee Withers is accused
4 OF manslaughter in connection with
| the death OF John Hoffenberg. It II
claimed Withers maliciousE operated
la Ford roadster at high speed Sept
i %, last, colliding with another car In
which Hoffenberg was riding. Hoffen,