Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-10-27
Southern Iowa Items

Iowa cities applies to the real property
valuation and not the assessed valua-
ton. The assessed valuation is only
per cent of the assessed valuation
would mean but 125 per cent of the
real. Judge McPherson's ruling unties
and leaves it free to buy the water
works when it's francise expires Jan. i,
1911, if 1t so desires.
Hamilton.
The Sapp hotel burned shortly after
midnight recently. Her maid. Miss Col
Inns, was away for the night and Mrs.
Sapp remained until IL o'clock, then.
with her niece, she left the house and
went to the home of her sister. Mrs. n.
V. Long, for the night She left the
hall lamp burning, as they have every
night since they have kept the hotel.
There was no fire in the house. The
furniture on the lower floor was saved.
but everything up stairs was lost. Mrs.
Sapp did not know the amount Of the
loss, which was partly insured.
Knoxville.
George w. Sims has purchased the
240-acre farm of j. r. Cline. a. portion
of which is known to the old settlers as
the Tin place. paying $4,000 therefor.
or at per acreage figure slightly
above 1852. The tract lies at the
east edge of Knoxville township,
seven miles east and south of The
city. and has long been considered
on Of the finest farms in south CEN
trail Iowa 1t was the first farm in
To, ty,,& I. .r~t,
$40 per acre That transaction dates
back only twenty-three years ago.
Earham.
The first annual field trial of the
Iowa Fox Hunters Association was
held att Earlham Oct. 20, 81 and 90,
and was a success in every sense. Quite
number of visitors were present from
different parts of the state. some of
whom are owners of fine packs OF
hounds, and had some of their best
dogs with them. The officers elected for
the ensuing year are: r. Cassidy of
Sioux City, president; E. C. Mullans of
Winterset, treasurer; l.. +. Gingery of
Earlham, secretary. The meet will be
held next year in September and the
camping grounds will be near Earlham.
corydon.
The case of Banker Ware comes up
again in the present term of court. He
was sentenced to serve five years in
the penitentiary but was released at
the eiid OF two years ait, now is f-i;i
on twenty three other indictments. The
question for the court to decide IS
whether or not Ware can be- tried again
while he is still theoretically serving
a term of custody. The hardest fought
Mullen and r. NJ. Nichols of New Mex
leo. They are indicted on the charge
of obtaining money by false pretenses.
They sold about $4,000 worth of min
ing stock to parties in this county.
Des Moines.
Miss Fay Gore. Respondent because
Of illness and the fact that she was
last spring accused of the theft of
diamonds belonging to the woman at
whose house she occupied a room, took
chlorofoim Monday evening in an az
tempt to commit suicide. She was
found in an unconscious condition an
hour afterward by her grandfather,
John Gore. The police and physicians
We're summoned and the sufferer was
taken to Mercy hospital. where she is
lingering between life and DEATH Miss
Gore had previously made an at
tempt to end her life, when she was
arrested for the thefq of the diamonds.
She has been a sufferer from tuber-
culosis for several months. and was liv-
ing In tent at her grandfather's home