Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-04
Public Opinion on Iowa Subjects as
Reflected in the Iowa News.
papers.
The News Of Iowa From Hundreds
Of Different Towns and Com.
munities.
DEATH SPOILED A DANCE.

Tor the indefinite pOstpOnement of the
platform dance to have been. given at
Valeria last evening under the au-
spices of William Andrews for the ben
eft OF the Catholic church of that
place. The platform had been almost
completed just across the alley from
the Methodist church. when John
Phalen, who was there from Connecti-
cut visiting relatives. mounted the
platform and was in the midst of some
playful remark to bystanders when he
)3suddenly stumbled, sank to the floor
and died without struggle. The
young man was about 90 years OF age
and was a brother OF Mr.. Ed Phalen,
at whose home he had been visiting for
some weeks past. His fatal malady
was heart trouble. The remains have
been embalmed and will be taken to
| Connecticut for interment at his par
entail home.
"A SPAN OF HORSES ON THE
EDITOR.
rOdebolt Chronicle.1
l The boys have a good one on the edi-
.ltor Last Sunday afternoon we drove
lover to Lakewood, accompanied by
Mr. and Mrs. w. Il. orchard. OF Glid-
den, Mrs. Hamilton and Miss Helen
4 Coy. In the evening the stable man
drought out black team, marked ex-
/ actly like the one we drove from Ode
bolt, and hitched 1t to the carriage. We
got home about 1890 and took the
i team to Story's livery stable The
/ next morning Mr.. Story 'phoned that
we had brought back the wrong team,
4 but added by way of consolation that
4 the trade was good one and that the
4 mistake was an easy one to make. The
telephone soon disclosed that Mr.
sstory,s team had been taken to Sac
4 3City and that the one we brought home
4 was owned in that town. When we
came down town next morning every
4 body had been posted and we had tc
4 stand lots of guying. 1t has been sug-
4 gested that hereafter we drive spot
n ted team.
A PICNIC AND IT'S SEQUEL.
fred Oak Express.l
Am unfortunate circumstance fnarree
Il the first of the series of commandments
events, the graduation from the socle
a ties at the high school SATURDAY nish ~
a I3rief reference was made last Week .
what Is referred to as a sneak picnic
.lIt appears that when the juniors le1
q In the morning Principal Gran warned
4 the balance OF the school that sucl
q conduct would not go unpublished Nov
!, this was embarrassing for party Q
y nfteen sophomores and freshmen Wh'
!, lad several days before arranged for
J, nicnic that same afternoon. But nay
: ing made their arrangements and nay
J, ;ny the consent of their parents. they
! decided TO go, and go they did. Mex
morning they We're quietly but trmi!
y ,old that the entire fifteen were sus
I pended for the remainder of the term
). and IL they wished to re-enter scnoo
}. thew could take their examinations thi
Il fall
AS the culprits were usually the bes
! behaved pupils in school, this sentenc'
|. Idropped like bomb in the camp o
students From their point Of view
they had not played hockey, an
q they thought the sentence severe. The.
!. didn't want to miss their examination
so got up petition to the school poar'
J asking to be reinstated. The matte
was left in allegiance for q day or tw'
I|and for time 1t looked as tho IN
courts might be called upon. but fortu
4 nately for all concerned, n compromis
) was effected. the children all signing
request to be allowed to return an
4 Itake their examinations and acknoMl
, edging themselves in the wrong, afte
/. which they were permitted to return.
Unfortunately the affair was not set
: tied until Tuesdaysof last week and a
j number of the truants Were on tn
program. what has heretofore been on
/ Iuf The most entertaining events Of III
series. turned out to be little more tina
the formal presentation OF the societ
diplomas to the graduating class b
the presidents OF the respective socie
ties Roy Pryor for the S. L. S. an
Wayne Pringle for the D. Is. S.