Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-17


office Of DR.. r. NJ. Figg during the
noon hour and stole $71.50. The safe
had been left open. A quantity Of sill
Yer was left untouched by the thief
1t is not known how the robber effect
ed an entrance but the door to the Of
FIVE may have been left shut without
fastening the spring lock. The police
were notified of the theft.
Sioux City-Sioux City's preacher
mayor few lays ago named NOR
ais committee consisting of church
men and business men. At the COM
mittee's first meeting last night mem
bers expressed the opinion the mayor
should not be member of the COM
mittee as that would drag our work
into politics" This angered the mayor
who said Il don't have t. be mayor of
Sioux City and 1 don't care a damn
whether 1 am or not
Gladbrook-Dale Cole, young far
mer living on the Jensen farm two
miles northeast OF town, left a note
to his Wife stating that he had gone
for good. He bought ticket to Wat
erloo and took the midnight passenger
heard from since. He was in no finan-
cial troubles and his home life was
very pleasant. His wife and child are
at a loss to know why he left. G. NJ.
Stansberry, Of Gilman, who owns halt
of the stock and equipment on the 200
acre farm is looking after the place at
present.
Storm Lake--The Buena Vista coun-
ty purebred stock breeders associa-
tion held their semi annual meeting in
Storm Lake. Owing to the bad roads
many were unable to be present. Near
ly every farmer present expressed him.
self as favoring the erection Of a suit
able sale pavilion. A committee was
appointed to take up the matter with
commercial CLUB and invite its assist
ance and cooperation in an effort to
build sale pavilion that will be in
keeping with the needs Of the COM
munity. II the other members are as
enthusiastic as those who were pres
ent at the meeting, the sale pavilion is
assured.
Rockford-The exact way In which
the small 3-year-old daughter Of Mr.
when her clothing caught on fire will
never be known. Funeral services
were conducted by Rev. Lambly and
burial was made at Riverside Gene
terry. The fatal accident happened
while Mrs. Cullen was out Of the house
getting coal hod filled. When she
returned the little girls clothing was
on fire. Altho help was summoned at
once, the physicians were unable to
save her life and she lived hardly
more than half an hour. 1t is thought
that she may have been playing with
a celluloid comb and may have dropped
it on q hot stove and tried to get it.
Traer-The Traer band will have a
membership Of nearly thirty this seas
on, including several players back
from the, army. where they were in
bands. It will be the best ever. The
leader, Ern Franklin, feels that he
should not devote the time he has
given to the band for many years,
without q salary hereafter. At the
meeting of the mems club Tuesday
night the matter was briefly consid-
cred, when q committee OF five was
appointed to take hold CO the pronosf-
ton ana see what cad be done 1t
means the raising of twice as much
money as usual, or more, for band
concerts thru the summer. The COM
,mittee is composed Of #. H. Hoeppner.
Ralph Green, a. J. Norton, Harry Hay
lor and John Steffen.
Titonka Representatives OF thirteen
farmer telephone lines converging at
ritonka and being connected on the
switchboard of the Buffalo township
Telephone company, Of which o. q.
Dahl is owner and manager. met IN
the gymnasium room at the school
building last Friday and voted unanl-
mously to build erect, maintain and
install q telephone system OF their
own. to be called the Titonka Tele-
phone Company. Following the meet
Ing the Nelson Bros and John Zwiefel
circulated a petition which requested
the town council to call 4 special cleo
ton for the purpose e voting upon
the proposition of giyingshe new tele-
phone company the righGgso Use the
streets Of the town for telesnone pur-
poses. The petition was literally
signed and contained about seventy
names at last reports. II the fran
chise Is granted 1t Is the intention OF
the promoters TO build a new line as