Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-10-10
Southern Io1ua Items

Gravity.
BY order Of the county attorney, all
slot machines in Gravity were recently
closed or removed. Every business
place has complied with the order and
there is nothing doing in that line in
the town.
Elkhorn.
The Danish Lutheran college Of this
place was formally dedicated last week
by Rev. G. B. Christensen Of Audubon.
president Of the synod. "A fine pro-
gram Of music and addresses was car
ried out and the dedication was big
event in this city. The school was
formally opened the next day.
Creston.
The city contemplates the placing of
a large septic tank at the mouth of the
main city sewer, in view Of doing away
with the offensive odor that comes from
the creek just west Of the city. "A st.
Louis firm has been figuring on the
work and the council appointed COM
mittee to take up the matter further
and report at the next regular meeting.
kaIona.
The town residence and land belong
ing to the Christian Sommer estate
was sold at auction, the town residence
to William OLaughlin for $1,000. The
farm was sold in three parts. One
tract Of 76A acres was sold to M. c.
Bender for $40 per acre, and the re-
mainder, 80 acres. to Joseph A. Miller.
for $149 per acre, making an average
Of 1886 per acre, and a total Of about
s31.sOO.
Alton.
The old building which has served
as the Alton creamery building for a
number Of years was RACED to the
ground last week and work Of con-
structing modern two-story brick
commenced Immediately. The building
Is to be a two-s story structure with ce-
ment floor and all the modern conven-
fences OF an up-to-date creamery.
There will be new machinery installed
and when completed Alton will have
one of the most modern creameries in
this section.
kaIava.
A piece Of vandalism was perpetrat
ed that overshadowed anything SO far
done in Kalona. One of the large plate
glass windows in the new Edmondson
store room was shattered by some one
as yet unknown. The new room is not
completed yet and the miscreant had
secured a heavy oak standard, entered
the rear Of the building, which was not
securely closed, and had smashed the
plate glass from the inside. The dam
ge is considerable. probably around
500.
Knoxville.
Miss Alice Marrow. of Washington
township, aged SO. was before the in
sanity commissioners and was adjudg
ed to be Of unsound mind. The present
Is her second attack Of insanity. Twelve
years ago last January she was sent
to the Mt. Pleasant hospital for treat
ment and was paroled six months later
The present attack is similar to the
first-a religious mania and a dread of
personal harm. Her father, William T.
Marrow is also in the Mt. Pleasant
hospital under treatment
Missouri Valley.
Art Beebee, while driving to Mis-
souri, Valley. found woman standing
on the Boyer river bridge just south of
tho city acting very queerly. He In
duced her to get into his buggy and
then brought her to town. She told a
pitiful story to the authorities. saying
she was 80 years OF age and lived
southeast Of here about six miles. Be-
ing asked II she had been contemplat-
ing suicide, she said she had been
standing on tho bridge all night trying
to make up her mind to jump into the
water. Upon being asked why, she