Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-05-04
Iowa News Items

Dee Molnss--The local pipe
layers union is preparing to flea pc
tition in the district court asking
temporary Injunction to restrain the
American Federation Of Labor from
calloeling their certificate Of affilia-
ton. appropriating the $500 in their
treasury and forcing them into the
common laborers union.
Watsrloo-S me disappointment
ives felt in Waterloo when 1t was dis
covered that this city was not given
funds for coliseum. as 1t had hoped
by the will of the late Theodore N.
Vail. Most Of his estate goes to re-
ligious and educational institutions.
Wallis sister resides here, as do sew
erll other relatives. and he spent
three years on a farm near here while
a young man.
Cedar Rapids--Mrs. Emma Hart
man. aged 80. fatally shot herself in
her home. For several months she
has had mental disorders, caused, 1t
Is believed by the shock OF the starch
works explosion. Both her husband,
]. w. Hartman, and her brother,
were working in tho starch works at
the time, and her brother was SER
iously burned. Since that time she
has been subject to fits of melan-
choly and extreme nervousness.
Cedar Rapids--Freight and express
strikes won't worry local merchants
from now on in getting stuff to ad-
jacent territories. A local concern
recently formed for the purpose Of
transporting merchandise of all kinds
to near by towns has begun and an
nolnced a regular schedule Of service
covering Linn and adjoining counties.
A tariff of rates has been issued and
1t Is hoped to maintain uninterrupted
service regardless of weather.
Olewein--The goal of one hundred
members has been reached by the
committee Of the Oelwein Country
Club. and there are now several
names on the waiting list. The asso-
citation recently bought a forty acre
tract just south of the city across
from the city park. on which they
will commence at once a nine hole
golf course. A clubhouse. tennis
courts and other club features are
also under consideration and may be
built some time this season.
l5eilevue-An immense deposit of
road building gravel has been located
several miles north of Bellevue and
gives wonderful promise for the fut-
urc. In what was undoubtedly the bed
of the Mississippi river during a per-
Tod in the glacial ages. there appears
to be millions Of tons of good road
building gravel accessible by rail to a
considerable group OF counties that
are know to be lacking in deposits of.
hiEh class material of their own,
These counties are Dubuque. Jack
son, Clinton, Buchanan, Jones, Cedar
and Linn.
Observation-Disclosures of all the
employees OF the Chicago Great west
eru railway met here in a conference
with General Superintendent of
Transportation j. w. Fowler. to con-
siter methods for the exploiting the
handling Of grievances. The PROPOSE
ton was an entirely new one to the
delegates and aitho several plans
were discussed and number Of sug-
get'ttons made no decision was reach
ed. The men viii carry the PROPOSE
ton back to the organizations they
represent, and there will be another
injecting called In the near future.
when the proposition will again be
considered.
Muscatine-Sam Stockman, of
Mount Pleasant, held to the grand
jury on a charge of forgery, has a
mania for buying new wearing ap-
parel, according to his mother, Mrs.
Anna Stockman. Stockman was a
member Of the Rainbow division in
the world war and receives an allow
snce OF $50 month from the govern
ment as compensation for wounds
sustained during the fighting. Young
Stockman was paroled from the hos
pstai at Mount Pleasant six months
ago after receiving treatment for
shell shock. He will be returned to
tho institution. His complete recov-
cry from the effects Of being gassed.
together with the shell shock, is
doubtful, physicians say.
(Htumwa-Ottumwa is facing a ci-
gar box shortage. The cigar box
factories which furnish practically
all Of the cigar boxes In this section
of the state. owing to a shortage of
wood, are contemplating shutting
down. August Diehn, owner of the
Ottumwa cigar box factory when in
terviewed gave credence to the re-
port Of shortage and stated that It
was impossible to receive over so per
cent Of an order placed. and when
tho wood Is received the quality is SO
inferior that it's use for boxes is Inn
possible. Local tobacco men are
contemplating the use OF tin contain
ers but factories SO equipped to make