Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-18
Southern Io,ua Items

William Moore, respected pioneer
citizen, is dead. He is the second son-
in-law of George Dewitt that has died
with Bright's disease inside OF three
months. Mr.. Moore leaves a wife and
six children.
Kellogg. :.
At a recent meeting Of the council
it was decided to enforce the ordinance
requiring boys and girls under II years
of age to be off the streets at the ring
ing Of the curfew bell at $3.50 p. m.
during the summer and at 8 p. m. in
winter.
Woodbine.
Thomas Thompson, ST., died at his
home in Bigler's grove Sunday after
a brief illness. He was 80 years old
and was one of Harrison county pion-
GERS, having settled in Bfgler's grove
more than fifty years ago. He leaves
a wife and six children.
Ottumwa.
Postmaster F. A. Nimocks states that
the treasury department will let the
contract for Ottumwa's new $225,OOO
federal building within a week, and
that work on the structure will be be-
gun by June 1. The bids were opened
in Washington few days ago.
Davenport.
The home of George Hilmer, a street
car conductor, was burned to the
ground Monday afternoon. The fire or
iginated from the kitchen stove. Be
ing a considerable distance from any
fire station the flames had a good start
before the companies could arrive.
Davenport.
Davenport was admitted to member
ship in the Big Eight Association at
the business meeting of the association
in Galesburg, and next years oratorical
contest, which will occur early in May
will be given to this city. Burlington
and Sterling were also taken into the
association.
Newton.
Work will soon begin on bridge on
the Monroe branch of the Rock Island
railroad at the Angle street crossing.
The structure will be of steel and ce-
ment The piling has been driven and
the material is there ready for use. Sc
the work will probably be begun IN
earnest the latter part Of this week.
Des Moines.
Nearly $500 will be spent by taxpay-
ers and others to assist Attorney James
Nugent to collect $35 from Frank Cram
grading contractor. Nugent says ne
wants ahat amount of money to repay
him for damages to one of his bug
gies that collfded with one of Grams
dirt wagons on Seventh street several
months ago.
EarIham.
J. w. Irwin, Is years old, was ar
rested yesterday and held for trial on
a charge of forgery. 1t is charged that
he forged the name of George Schoon-
over to a check for s3S, made payable
to William Gill. He was taken before
the Justice of the peace and held un-
der 81, 900 bonds, and will have hear
ing Friday.
Collins.
G.. Bates has sold a team of Shire
colts for 500. These colts were less
than twenty one months of age and ir
rather thin condition, yet tipped the
beam at more than 3,100. This would
seem a long price for colts OF such ten
der age, yet the buyers remarked thai
they would be very pleased to part witt
$500 more money for gee pounds more
weight
| Des Moines.
Pleading guilty to a charge Of boot
logging, Chick" Greenway was finet
800 by Judge Mcpherson of the fed
eral court and given a year and day
in the penitentiary at Fort Leaven'
worth. Louise MtGregor, of De:
Moines was arraigned on similar
charge and pleaded not guilty. She
was acquitted on the same charge II
the Polk county courts.
pes Moines.
| Rev. c. A. Randolph of Stanton ha.
! accepted the call ito become superin
tendent OF the new Swedish hospita
and win officially take charge OF tn
work Sept. 1. His resignation as pasto
of the Stanton Swedish church wa!
accepted Saturday by the board OF tina