Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-06-04
Southern Io1ua Items

Newton.
The contract for the building of the
new school house in District No. z,
Newton township, has been let to
Harmon & Dunmire. The building will
cost S1,4o0, and will be finished in time
for the fall term of school.
Fairfield.
AT meeting of the congregation of
extended to Rev. Silas Evans, of Park
Vile, Mo. The erection of new
home has been begun by Mrs A. b.
Booker. The cost of the structure is
estimated at $1,000, and has fine To-
cation on East Burlington street.
Marenso.
Mayor Henderson has been asked to
resign his post as the city's chief ex-
ecutive. He is not opposed by the rank
and file of the city, but by one or two
cliques His friends assert that he is
the victim of church war, he having
left one of the Marengo churches about
five years ago. Since that time, his
friends claim, he has been opposed by
men Of this congregation.
keota.
The Presbyterian Sunday schools of
the state have started a movement to
revive attendance and interest. They
have been divided into groups of two
and are contesting on three points: the
number present, the number of bibles
present, and the number contributing
to the collection each Sunday during
April May and June The Keota and
Sigourney schools are contesting and
!, s..
Brooklyn.
A. L. Fales and W. L. Anderson, of
the American Sunday School Union,
attended and aided in the dedication of
a new church seven miles north of
Brooklyn, where Mr.. Fales organized
Sunday school June 2, 1907. The
members of the Sunday school, togeth-
er with the neighborhood, are now re-
joicing over neat little church for the
benefit of the neighborhood. About 500
people attended the dedicatorial serv-
ices, which occupied the entire day.
Fairfield.
| The new gymnasium for Parsons
College is to be formally dedicated the
Sth inst, and will be used in various
ways during commencement week. 1T
is to be called the Trustee gymnasium,
because members of the board of trus-
| tees have practically provided the
building. Fairfield business men are
making an effort to raise $1,000 in s25
subscriptions for the purchase Of nee
essary apparatus and equipment While
the full amount has not yet been
pledged, SO much has been secured that
it seems that the matter will be closed
up before the new building is dedicat-
ed.
Hills.
Rev. David Brown, who for several
years has been pastor of the Presby-
terrain church at Hills has rendered
his resignation. Mr.. Brown is now en-
titled to retire under the rules of the
church and receive a moderate pen
sion. He is a veteran of the civil war,
having served in the One Hundred
Fifty fifth Pennsylvania infantry Mr..
Brown has served us pastor of several
churches in this part of the state, at
| Oxford, West Branch, Unity and 9TH
er places. He is now 10 years old, and
has been continuously in the ministry
for forty years. He is not fully de-
termined where he will locate, but may
go to Cedar Rapids.
Cedar Rapids.
Cedar Rapids people turned out en-
masse at the motor boat races given
under the auspices of the local Motor
Boat Club, the river being lined with
people for nearly a mile along the
course, while at the starting point op-
posite the Ellis park pavilion thou
sands Of people had gathered to see the
start and finish of the race. 1t was the
} first event of the kind ever held in Ce-
dar Rapids, and 1t was the first motto,
boat race ever witnessed by the ma.
jority Of the people in the crowd. but
: judging from the interest shown, 1t viii
not be the last by any means. The
J first race was the -for-all handi.
cap fn which there were fourteen en-.
tries. and in which the time was taste,
imam iii any race during the day. III.
race was won by Martin Beck by .
livery narrow margin. Morley Blake ant