Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-14

Storm lake-4At regular session OF
the city council tho petition asking FOR
an election on the question OF issuing
bonds for the construction OF u mum
cipal electric light plant was con-
sidercd and adopted. The date set for
the election Is Monday. Aug. H. The
vote will be on the Issuing OF 100000
bonds.
Sac City--Wiiliam Arnett, a I2-year-
old sac City boy. was arrested In JEFF
ferson last week on tho charge
OF robbins two stores and was
lodged In the county Jail. The lad
was searched and upon his person were
found the keys to the NAPLES hard
ware store at Jefferson. as we'll as n
rifle he had stolen. Being confronted
with his guilt, no confessed not only
to the hardware robbery. but also TO
robbing a ten-cent store.
Emmetsburs--John Mccormick, 80
years old. the first superintendent OF
Palo Alto county. who also served as
coroner and sheriff at late times, died
at tho home OF his daughter, Mrs. Jess
Crook, at Rodman on July 4. He was
born In Tryone, Ulster Ireland. His
people came here In 1856 to 1853 and
experienced all tho privations OF the
pioneers. Mr.. Mccormick married
Miss Mary Bladder in 1869. She died
several years ago. A son. Thomas
Mccormick, and daughter. Mrs. Crook.
survive.
Oubuque-In the very near future
Dubuque county's stock of road mach
inery will be enlarged by the addition
OF three big army trucks. the gift Of
the government. The county board of
supervisors has applied for ono two
ton and two three ton size. Tho trucks
have been In army service and the
government is giving them to the vari-
Gus counties to haul material for road
and bridge work. 1t Is probable that
the lighter machine will be used on the
county farm. Several counties In Iowa
have already received their machines.
Sac City-Gratsful business men OF
Isytton have subscribed to O fund Of
S14S for the Sac City fire department
in consideration Of the services rend-
cred by the Sac City fire fighters In
checking the big fire which threatened
Of Lytton last February. The money
vas placed IN the hands OF George B.
Willhoite, who has turned It over
to E. w. Meyer, secretary OF tho
Sac City fire department. The
fire. which broke out in the Jones
department store on the morning OF
February 20. caused a loss OF over
$4,000.
Spencer-Because he failed to get
into the service Orville E Mcfarland.
20 years old. teamster on a dray
wagon at Peterson. has gone insane
and was sent to the state asylum at
Cherokee by the county board of in
sanity. BroodinG over pro-German
Propaganda and bolshevism and
nourishing a secret longing to do
something big for Uncle Sam in some
way. led TO the young mans demented
condition. Orville was not called In
the draft and his intense love for coun-
try and the flag. together with the
thought that he had not been in the
service, caused melancholia.
Waterloo-Ellery A. Kistner, age 4S,
a farmer living near Glasgow. was
fatally injured when knocked from
a loaded hay wagon in his barn and
fell to the cement floor. crushing his
skull. He died at s:15 p. m. at the
Presbyterian hospital where he had
been removed. Assisted by his two
sons, Earl. Is. and Clyde, II, Mr.. Kist-
ner had just fastened the tines OF his
hayfork into a mass of hay and given
the word to hoist away. The loaded