Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-01-27
Northern Iowa Items

I CASHIER. charging him with the rob-
! berry OF the Ossian office. The arrest
wae sensational. Inspector CASHIER had
become aware that OBrien was In the
territory bounded by North McGregor,
Calrnar and DEBORAH and had received
descriptions Of the man. Scars on
! O@Brien's face made the Identification
easy.
Mason city-The appointment Of A
| J. Kilner for the position of postmas-
! ter here has been sent to the senate and
there is no doubt but what 1t will be
confirmed. Mr.. KiIAN, has been post
master in Mason City since Dec. I,
/ 1915. succeeding W. F. Muse. Postal
receipts for the fiscal year OF 1915 were
$50 .G1o, which fixed the Ealary at IS. 800
per year. The receipts for the year of
1920 viii reach $40. 900, and this will
added a few hundred dollars TO the sal
airy.
Garner-Mrs. Fred Adan1son. wife Of
the Rock Island station agent at Miller.
little town north Of hsre. will prob.
ably recover from her attempt to COM
nit suicide, according to reports from
attending physicians. Depressed over
failing health, Mrs. Adau,son attempt
ed to take her life by means OF q re-
! yolver. Aimed at her heart. the heavy
/ weapon glanced upward when fred
so that the bullet entered the body
just above the heart. Mira. Adamson II
the mother of two children.
Spencer-w. H. Thomas. Of this city,
purchased a tract Of city property 10
Gated IN, the main part of the city,
where he win erect this spring a new
and modern factory for the making OF
Bull Dog" accelerators snd ~Buli Dog
dust caps for Ford cars, and win make
several other necessities for Ford cars.
This new factory win be located north
Of the track along with the Spencer
| Construction Company and the North
west Ice Cream Company. which are
both to be erected In the spring.
Waterloo - waterloo's municipality
owned waterworks had the most sue
cessful year from financial standpoint
In 1919 in the history OF the plant. AT
the time the plant was purchased bonds
! in the sum Of $4,000 were foated
in 1918 the board Of trustees paid off
$25, 900 Of the bonded debt, while an ad-
ditional $4,000 worth Of bonds have
just been paid of, reducing the bond
cd Indebtedness to s42s.0o9. During the
past year the trustees received 312e,
s44.74 from an sources, while $79,47S.3d
was expended, leaving a balance OF
s4aSss.44 on hand Dec. 81. 1919. This
trustees received $14,ss5 from the
mill tax levy. while S9s.a2S was re-
ceived from meter rates. It cost ST.,
7se for operation, including bond IN
terest, while s1,712 was expended FOL
maintenance,
Sioux city-Abe Davidson, nne Of ths
proprietors Of Davidson Brothers Com
panys department store. hes organized
a Newsboys' Thrift Club. He PROPOSED
to put every Sioux City newsboy In
position TO become independent Each
newsboy VIII be given card worth u
This dollar win start the boys thrift
account, leaving $40 10 DO saved durfnl
tho year. 70 stimulate interest of tn
boys In school work. Mr.. DAVIDSON WI
give 50 cents each month 10 those boyi
whose report cards dSm0ns<1ats tha'
they have sxcesded IA merit fheiI
school work Of tire prsvious month
eeyen per cent compound tnfgsst VII
b paid tho boys for Inoasy depoGtet
In tho manner described. Their mona,
may bs withdrawn at any ttms With tn
consent Of their parents, tails with tn
Ieuosption Of tho original II, which car
mot be paid out until this individual hal
performed his full payt Of the contxac1
In dspositIng S4A