Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-10-04
Southern Io1ua Items

,trict, which includes Iowa, Illinois, |
Wisconsin, Minnesota and the Dakotas, |
committee was appointed to visit |
Burlington and inspect the work. The |
conference returned Rev. Mr.. Thomas |
to the charge here for another year.
and it is probable will give him ma
terial assistance in the work he is car
rying out here.
Iowa City.
The first step i'm the erection of the
new $4,000 engineering shops at the
state university was taken when work |
of clearing off the site of the new
building and the stalking out of the
lines Of the foundation was began
Three shops, each 40X30 feet square,
sufficiently enlarged so as to accommo-
date machines and storage, will be in
cluded i'm the new building The con-
tract calls for completion by Jan. l.
Reports that the shops were to be
moved to Ames are thus refuted
| Davenport.
| Henry Watson, who pleaded guilty
to a charge of larceny in the district
court last week. was sentenced to five
years in the state penitentiary by
Judge A. P. Parker Watson was
charged with having stolen a race
horse at Dubuque and driving it
hitched to buggy to Davenport. When
he reached the Summit schoolhouse he
| is said to have unhitched the buggy.
saddled the horse and resumed his
journey. Arriving at the farm of j.
| w. Barr on the Jersey Ridge road, he
is alleged to have taken another horse
from the barn and hitched the team to
a buggy Of Mr.. Barr. Watson refused
to have an attorney.
Marenso.
AS a result of the injury Of Edward
Cronin, in a practice game here, foot
ball has been abolished in the Marengo
high school for this season. Cronin
suffered a compound fracture and dis
location of the left arm near the elbow
A rule the high school provides that
, the football players must secure the
| written consent of their parents be-
fore they are allowed to play. AS a
} result of the accident many of the par
} ent have refused to give their consent
and consequently it was decided to
, abolish football for the season and can
, eel all games scheduled. Cronin will
be laid up for month at least
Shenandoah.
!, The rains of the past two weeks have
= been of great benefit to the corn in
spite of the general belief that it was
too far along to receive any benef
from moisture. The fall wheat is nov
! most all sown, the soil being in excel.
lent condition, and easy to work. Pas
lures are beginning to show up neV
$ life. Jesse Bright, while enrout,
ii to the country in his automobile, had {
f narrow escape from death. While at
tempting to replace some articles tina
were falling out Mr.. Bright accidentl,
e steered the auto off a bridge into {
deep gully. The machine turned ovel
but luckily caught on a post, where 4
was held for moment, just Ions
enough for Mr.. Bright to leap out.
. moment later the machine turned owe
three times and landed at the bottom
r Iof the ravine.
Des Mones.
Maj. A. S. Carper will probably fall
back on the soldiers preference law tt
I prevent his removal from employment
9 in the state archives department. Tht
i executive council announced that onl,
two persons will be retained at worl
in the department after Oct. i. ane
4 Major Carper is not one of them. HI
: refuses to go. +. The Polk count,
: grand jury "busted" all records Wed
e nesday afternoon when it returned two
J, indictments charging first degree muir
!. der, one against John Smeltzer, slaye
d of Detective Frank Delmege. and tn,
i other against Frank Webster, held 70
: shooting and killing George Talbart
J, These, with the indictment for murde
: in the first degree returned Tuesda.
: against Mrs. Nellie Taylor, make
e three first degree murder true bills il
It two days. which the court house of
: ficials say breaks all records.