Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-01-25
Northern Io1ua Items

! the good road boosters some concern
| but all trust that this work may be
taken up this summer. The north end
Of the Wilson. leading into Emmons
has been graveled. IS has two miles of
road leading east Of Lake Mills. but a
stretch Of two or three miles Stll re-
mains "enreloped in mud 1t may
be that the county road will be con
verted into the Wilson if the gravel
ing on the east road is not carried out
as promised. at least there are many
who are anxious to pull that way.
ToIedo-I,oss Irish of Toledo. a
young man about 20 years old. is in
jail in Eagle Grove under charge OF
committing larceny by false i'retenSe.
He was arrested at o'clock Wednes-
day afternoon in Tama by City Mar
shall Wilson under authority OF a war
rant issued at Eagle Grove and held by
the chief of police of that place. " hen
Marshal Wilson arrested him he was
wearing military overcoat with the
! name of its owner. "Prehm.' marked
on it. 1t was for the theft of this over
coat that tho warrant for his arrest
was issued.
Rock Rapids NOtWithSta ndng that
Iowa is supposed to be Il dry state.
there appears to be no lack Of booze
for the thirsty ones and the number
OF cases of drinking appears to be in
creasin2 instead Of diminishing. if one
may judge by persons in the street
during the evenings who are more or
less under the Influence of liquor.
There seems to be an underground
railway from the oasis Of Minnesota
thru here to points further south. The
officers appear to be unable to get
their hands on the vendors, and so the
traffic goes on.
Vinton--t,dna and Harry Burkett.
children Of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Burkett were taken to the hospital at
Iowa City where both will submit to
operations. They have been sick for
several weeks with pneumonia and
their condition is serious. Four chill.
dren In the family have died within
the past few weeks from pneumonia
Edna Is 10 years of age and Harry IS
| I. Mrs. Bert Roberts accompanied
them. and will remain with them thru
| the operations. Neither Mr.. nor Mrs
Burkett were we'll enough to go as
| they too are sick with influenza.
Fort Oodge-The plans for the three
story addition to the Wahkonsa hotel
annex which were submitted by
Architect Rasmussen Of Des Moines
Wednesday. were approved and ac-
| cepted by T. G. and Frank Warden
| the hotel owners. and work on the i'm
provement will start April l. This
! will make the south section OF the
hotel seven stories high and will put
the hotel in the class with the largest
and finest in the state. The new part
probably will be completed within six
months. The addition. which will ex-
tend entirely over the annex. will con-
tain eighty one single and double
apartments.
MontieeIIo-John Behrends has re-
| ceived no letters from his son since lie
| sailed for France several months ago,
! and he does not know his location. nor
has he becn able to find his where
abouts. 1t is not rena rkable that mail
| is not delivered. but 1t seems curious
| that he cannot locate him, notwith-
| standing various appeals to the war
department. He has placed all OF the
correspondence in the hands OF the
Lutheran association which maintains
community houses in the active GEN.
ters, and 1t has promised to do Its ut
most in gaining the information that
: will relieve the anxiety OF the soldiers
parents.