Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-03-19
COURT IN P|)N[SA|EK
The Docket Has Developed an
Unusual Amount Of
Work.
Grinnell Gets Seventh Annual
Session OF State Teachers
Association.
Local News Of Grinnell-.society
SMALLPOX and Police
Court.
Special TO Times Republican.


Special to Times Republican.
Grinrell, March 19.-Our district court
lis now in session at Montezuma The
docket, supposed to be light. has devel-
opsd an unlocked for amount of work
and Judge Clements is now contemplate
ing asking onesof his brother judges To
held court tie Week beginning April s.,
as he has to open court in Mahaska on
April o Wednesday Was the first day
and the usual amount of preliminary
and first day business was transacted.
The divorce mills grist was small. only
-four cases, and DEGREES We're entered in
each case. These blessings were
eauitably distributed as to locality, as
Coon Us. Com came from Grinnell.
Brown VS.. Brown from Brooklyn. Noble
VS.. Noble from Maloom and Lisor VS.
Iisor from Montezuna. The grounds in
each case We're cruelty or desertion and
I'm neither case would juaemen; for
costs be worth a cent on the dollar.
Streck VS.. Reiter was begun Thursday
noon and will8occupy the attention Of
the court nsxt Monday and probably
Tuesday This is holly contested
and expensive suit 1t Is a foreclosure
of a mechanics lien. the plaintiff claim
ing balance due on contract and for
extras Defendant contests charges for
extras and sets up a counter claim for
damages because Of plaintiffs failure
10 complete thu house within the time
stipulateG in the contract. ID. w. Nor.
ris ard W. r. Lewis appear for plaintiff
and j. H Patton and ], p. Lyman for
defendant There are two new With
drawal eases in the present term
against the Oskaloesa National Build
Ing. Loan and Improvement Assocla-
ton, IN which stockholders seek To re-.
cover judgment for the withdrawal
value OF stock. An attempt was made
10 transfer these cases 10 Mahaskas
county. but il proved abortive- on the
conelusion OF the case n9w being tried
the jury Will be empaneled and Cham
beriain VS., Charles r.. Clark, eXr be-
gun. McCausland, Hoag K Turner vs..
Rpseman will follow this. Mcdaniel vs..
Snyder next The northwestern Ma
tiuna. Insurance Company, of Nliiwau-
kee, vs. Insurance Company Of North
America Will begin in Monday the 25th.s
cases viii be begun n state VS.. Wolf.
|fendant. Wolf and two others We're
convicted in the March term, 1900. but
the supreme court reversed. Defend
ants now demand separate trials and
Wolf is to b. tried first After that the
Remainder of the week will be devoted
So jury business and6the last week Will
| l'e given 70 equity cases.
The seventh annual session Of the
Southwestern Iowa Teachers Associa
Iiion viii be held here AiHil 4, + and g.
Arrangements are nearly completed. 1t
is expected that 500 to Loco teachers will
be present. The train service on both
!ioads is Very convenient for this meet
ting. A rate of q fare and one third for
the round trip viii be given from all
points in Iowa from which the one way
fare IS more than 30 cents. The hotels
Of CirirneH viii be bic to accommodate
q limited number of guests, Thu citi-
zens Will open thsir homes To those who
donet go TO the hotels al the usual rate
OF 81 Pei, day TIE first general session
Iof the association Will be held on Thurs
day evening IN the Congregations
lschureh After the address of welcome
by the veteran educator. DR. Parker.
| and the addresssof President Riggs. the
l1owa College glee club will give a con-
lscert. The concert viii be followed by a
PERCEPTION at the mems gymnasium, un-
lsder the direction of the local committee.
| The principal speaker on Friday even
| ing will be DIR. Frank W. Gunsaulus. of
Chicago. who will speak on The Next
4 Step in Education Among the speak
ers on the general program for Friday
and Saturday are Professor Charles Nc
! Murray, of the State Normal a. De
Kalb, ILL.,. who will address the associa-
| ton on How To Make School Work
1 Hard" Miss Helen " Jordan. Of Chi
cago, whose subject is Mathematics
land Education: Professor Arthur
i Fairbanks anu Professor j. j. Connect
lof the State University: President w
NJ Beardshear. of Ames; State Surerin-
4 tendent r. c. Barrett; Professor John
i son, of Iowa College; Mrs. Frances NJ
] Clark, of Ottumwa, and a number oil
i other well known educators of the state
4 On Friday afternoon section meetings
4 will be held as follows: The college sec
ton the high school section. the count,
superintendent section, the city SUI
i perntendents and principals section
/ the grammar and intermediate teach
ers' section. the primary and kindergar
ten teachers section and the rura
1 school section. Excellent program.
have been prepared by the leaders o
these sections. Superintendent Barret
will officially call the county superin
tendents of southeastern Iowa to NEE
at Grinnell ct this time. 1t is the Gus
tom all over the state for boards L
grant teachers the day without loss o
pay.
\ Invitations are out announcing
musicale TO be given Wednesday after
noon. March 81, at the home Of Profes
sor Noble. The hostesses are Mrs. No
BILE, Mrs. Vittum. Mrs. Heidel, Mrs
Whitcomb and Miss Hill.
4 Will Brown has been released from
smallpox quarantine and is now domi
ciled with Mr.. Dan OHearn. Brown
will probably re-enter college in a few
days. Mrs. O'Hearn is still at tn
Brown residence and will be detained
there for two weeks longer
A John Dobbie returned from Oklahom;
Sunday. He purchased 300 acres o
land about twenty-five miles from Alva
4 Attorney U. M. Reed, of Brooklyn
was visitor in town yesterday.
Mrs. Ross Work has been visiting il
Morning Sun, Ia, since Saturday
Judge Ben Mccoy was in town las
Il evening on business connected with ia:
matters.
/ Charles Jameson, Of Warren, Pa, il