Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-04-26
ENLIGHTENMENT Case at Albion
Will Go Directly Before the
Grand Jury
ST. ANTHONY ELECTION CASE
Date Of Contest Fixed by Mayor Glenn
ons for May 8 = Forrey Nuisance
Case Comes UP for Preliminary
Hearing May 4-MeIbourne Bank In
cornorates
corporates.

Mayor z. l.. Swearngen, of Albion.
who was arrested ten days ago on
charge of embezzlement, preferred by
g. G. Warning, was given his prelimin-
ary hearing in Justice Denbow's court,
at Albion, Tuesday. waived examina-
ton and was bound over to the grand
jury. Mayor Swearingen's bond, TO-"
his appearance before the district court,
is $l0O, the same as fixed by Justice
Denbow for the preliminary action.
County Attorney Northup was at AL
bion to take charge of the states case
Mayor Swearingen's arrest is the re-
suit Of an old case that came up in his
court a year ago this month, When
Warning was arrested, charged with en-
gaging In an ARRAY. Warning claims
that the money he paid as line was
never turned over by the mayor to the
county.
ST. Anthony Election Contest.
The date for the hearing of the st,
Anthony election contest has been fixed
by Mayor Clemens for May 3. This
is the action in which o. j. Abbott is
contesting the election of j. A. Bryant
as a member of the town council Of
ST. Anthony. The ground is illegal
voting on the part of Frank Buchan
and William Fisher, whom Mr.. Abbott
claims were not qualified electors, be-
cause they had not been in the pre-
cinct ten days, as the law requires. ABB
bolts allegation is to the effect that
Buchan had been in the precinct only
five days, and Fisher six. Mayor
Clemens will be a member OF the con-
test board, as the law requires. The
other two members, however, have not
as yet chosen.
The contest case is creating great
deal of interest in st. Anthony and the
surrounding country AS an outgrowth
of this case Justice S. N. Meekins and
Constable George Mabie were arrest
ed charging oppression in office. The
justice and constable both waived pre-
liminary examination, and their cases
will go directly before the grand jury.
Forrey Nuisance Case.
The st. Anthony case in which
Henry Forrey is defendant, and will
answer to charge of maintaining
nuisance, upon an information sled by
Rev. j. M Plumb, will come up for
hearing in Justice Meekins' court on
May a. Forreys restaurant was raid
ed recently, and small qua nifty of
bottled goods labeled hop ale, was
seized. Mr.. Forrey claims that the ac-
.tion against him is nothing but spite
work, and that the investigation Of
the hop ale will prove that it is salable
under the law.
Melbourne Bank incorporates.
The Melbourne Savings Bank is the
name of new incorporation, articles
for which were filed with the county
recorder today. The bank is G. aliz-
ed at $1,000, divided into shares of
500 each. The directors will serve un-
til the first annual meeting, to be held
on the third Monday in January, 1906,
are G. d. Ellyson, and Lewis Schooler,
of Des Moines; Dean Schooler, of Ma
drid: Archibald DeButts, H. F. Stout
fer j. II. Bagley and Walter Canaday,
of Melbourne. Archibald DeButts is
president of the board; Lewis Schooler,
vice president; and Walter Canaday,
cashier.