Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-28
Ioupa News Items

Tolefdo--Mr. and Mrs. Harry D.
Muekl,sr OF Toledo, who are spend
ing the winter months at 521 Mar
guerite avenue. Portland, Ore. OBJ
served their fiftieth wedding ami
versary on Christmas day.
oalsville-Boyd Creelman holds the
record for highest yield of corn
husking 2,02S bushels from % acres.
This is an average Of 10S bushels and
IL pounds to the acre. Others report
good results but this Is the best yet
reported.
Anes-The Delta Epsilon fraterni-
ty house here burned at about s
o'clock Friday night with loss of
about $4,000. The fire is supposed to
have started in the furnace room
from an overheated pipe. The loss is
partially covered by insurance. There
were no casualties.
Mason City-The Northwestern
Cement plant will shut down only
for customary winter repairs, Off
Gals announce. The process CT max
ing cement will be stopped for q few
lays during January to allow en-
ployes ito give the plant the annual
overhauling. Most OF the employees
will be used In doing the repair work.
Duhuque-Ten thouss dollars
heart balm Is asked by \, IS Hattie
Loomiis of Dubuque in suit filed
Friday with County Clerk Michael J.
Grace against Frank III. Crotty for
breach of pr7mise to marry. In her
statement Miss Loomis declares that
crotty proposed to her first In July.
1915, end that she accepted him. She
further states he repeated his desire
to marry her in 1917. 1918 and 1918,
but has failed to live up to his prom
Uses.
Relrbeck - The Reinbeck State
Bank has erected a magnificent cleo
trio Illuminated clock In front OF its
banking house. The time piece has
two large dials facing as many diff
ferent directions, and Will not only
add materially to the appearance Of
the busiest section Of the city, but
will prove to he a great convenience
to the general public. The most dis
tinctive feature OF the clock. other
than its unusually artistic appear
ance and the perfection OF its con-
struction and mechanism. Is the COM
plete set OF Westminster chimes with
which 1t is equipped These ring ev-
cry quarter hour and may be heard
practically as far as the clock may
be seen.
Des Moines-When Frank White, a
negro. went to the home OF his broth
er, ice White, 1915 Diagonal street,
late Friday night armed with a shot
gun and broke down the door Joe
shot and killed him. Immediately
following the shooting, Joe rushed to
the Great Western yard office where
he frightened the employees Sby his
strange actions. He left there and en-
tered e. vacant house. The police were
called and searched the house. Later
hey began a search OF the neighbor-
hood and found the negro In a gro
Gerry store. White was disarmed and
taken to the police station by Cap
tain lslarty and Officers Chambers.
Hill and Wilkinson. White told the
police he shot his brother in self de-
tense, He is married and has three
children. Police say the men had
troubla over the division of some
money.
Le Mars-F1orence N. Curtis. of
this city, married Victor Krupka,
Fruss;iian, in New Jersey in 1912. She
Is now suing him for divorce in lie
Mars or trying to. The question of
an American wife of Prus
sian officer can maintain a divorce
action in the courts of the United
States inasmuch as the war with
Germany is. not officially ended, is
Involved. 1t was raised in Judge
Shenl'is court in Los Angeles. Mrs.
Krupl,:l alleges she was deserted in
1914. according to the divorce COM
plant, at the time of the marriage
1t was, agreed that Krupka should re-
sign from the Prussian army and
join the American. Mrs. Krupka will
in evidence number OF
letters she received from her hus-
band. wherein lie ,is alleged to have
Expressed loyalty "for the dear faith
erlanll, which has been treacherously
attacked by the whole world"
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