Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-31
Iowa News Items

'sS0 SdH-oIlS NuNCTeQ men from
all the churches of Red Oak enjoyed
banquet at the johnson hotel to
present to the laymen of tEffcfthrch-
es detailed information Native TO
the interchuryh movenent kmpaisn
which is being put on turnout the
country.
Oes Moines-Clifford A Harris and
Edward Frank. Camp Dodge soldiers
who confessed to the theft of ao-
proximately $4,000 worth of drugs
from the army supplies, were sen
fenced to one year at Fort Leayeu-
worth by Judge Martin J. Wade at
Creston.
Yorktown-Dan Cree and sons,
Glen. Ora and Doyle, and his son in
law, Bryan West, and Mr.. Vests
father and mother nave left Sharps-
burg to found a new town in north
eastern Colorado. 1t Is named Cree
vile. Dan Cree Is Well known in
Page county. The town Is an inland
| one.
Sioux city-Mrs Mae Burzette,
bandit queen" plead not guilty IN
Sioux City to The grand jury in
dictments returned, charging her
with the theft Of motor car in
Sioux City. Mrs. Burzette was re-
Gently returned here after having
been taken to Sioux county to be ar
raigned on an indictment charging
implication in a robbery and murder
there a year ago.
Fort Madison-Due to the bad con-
dition of the roads leading to the
factory of the Continental Machinery
Company here. the officials announce
that they may be forced to suspend
| operations because of the lack OF
materials and shipping facilities. The
heavy rains have made the roads
leading to the machinery and various
other companies of the river front
practically impossible and the teams
and trucks cannot pillow thru the
mud, which is axle deep. An effort
to have the roads improved is now
under way.
Spencer-Judge Lee directed the
jury to return q verdict in favor OF
the defendants in the $4,000 damage
suit brought against the railroad
administration on behalf Of the es-
tate OF John A Brown. who was
killed, with Frank A. Putnam, when
their automobile was struck by q
milwaukee train on the township
line crossing five miles north of
Gillett Grove on July 20, 1918.
Judge Lee held that the plaintiff had
failed to show that Browns conduct
In approaching the crossing was free
from contributory negligence.
Fort Madisen-Over night Fort
Madison was changed from the Nee
ca of the thirsty to a hotbed of fed
eral revenue men and state agents,
and the Lid was clamped on the sale
of liquor thru drug stores and gov
eminent prescriptions. when ]. e.
Hammond. representing Attorney
General Havner, led raid against
the George n. Schafer & Co., drug
store and seized = half barrel and 30
pint bottles Of whiaIy. For nearly
two months whisky had been freely
sold on federal prescriptions, but the
claim il maze that drug stores In
Iowa have no right TO all these pro.
scrtptions and II IL the intention Of
tho attorney general to make test
case out Of the Fort Madison situa-
ton. Numerous raids on alleged
bootlegEers have bssn made during
the past twsnty-1ovr hours. but the
raids dtsoiossd no 1au0n
Cedar Fails- 0sorso schepf, Gar
Der, who has bssn blind since hs vas
4 years oId and y SsFsously rz1Jpisd
a. NSuit Of msninsitiA 10 amsnG tine
students enrolled at teachers COLLEGE
this term. He u Z graduate Of lows
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