Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-01-21

district No 1 on the west which is not
united with GAINESVILLE will become a
part of sub-district No .. This is the
first move of any importance toward
consolidation in Bremen county and lis
outcome will be watched With interest
by the school officers of MANY dis
tricts.
Waterloo.
Frank MiNdorf was much surprised
to learn that while he was in Water
loo serving as juryman the humane
society had been looking after a horse
on his farm six miles northeast of
town. A hunter had reported to the
officials that the animal was left in
the snow for forty-eight hours with
out food or protection. Mr. Mixdorf
says the animal has heaves 50 bad that
it is kept ont of the barn. but that
there are other shelters ON the premises
and the animal has been kept in feed.
Waterloo.
The warrants ior the arrest nj John
ii. Heron and George f. Doty were
served on them in Cedar Rapids on
Tuesday by Sheriff Shores on inforna-
ton sworn tn in Justice kuhn's court
$50 from the firm of Roach Il Sons
Company. Both young men at once fur
nished bonds in the sum of s., 900 each.
furnished by Cedar Rapids parties and
We're released. Both are insistant in
declaring their innocence of any crime.
Their hearing is set for Monday next.
Waterloo.
| Lizzie kann. the 12-year-oll
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kann.
was badly injured by fall on an lev
walk. The little girl was on her way
to school when she slipped on a stretch
OF ice and fell. fracturing IL portion of
the spinal vertebrae. The injury is
not thought 10 be permanent. but for
| the next few weeks the girl will be
Obliged To lie very still and give the
fractured bone an opportunity 10 knit.
n slight disarrangement in several of
the body functions has been the only
mountaineering result of the accident
so far.
Rockwell City.
Mrs. Ina Smith. of Twin Lakes
township. has commenced suit against
David Laird. claiming of him the sun,
of $4,000 alleged damages. Last sum
mer Mr.. Laird dug ditch across a
portion of the road near his farm for
la drain Mrs. Smith came along some
time ago and attempted to lead hey
horse across the ditch when it be-
came frightened and threw her down
injuring her severely. She was con-
| fined to the house a long time as a re-
suit. She claims that the ditch was
overgrown with weeds so that its
depth could not be seen or discovered
| by one passing along.
Webster City.
the boys of Company G decided AT !,
special meeting last night to put on a
play again this season. The question
was voted upon following drill and it
Icarried unanimously Plans were made
to select play of a military nature
and to begin the rehearsals as soon as
possible. The company realized a neat
sum last year from their play which,
went long way towards furnishing
their club rooms. but they need a few
more accessories and it Is for the pur-
pose of raising a fund with which tc
purchase things for the club room tina,
the boys have decided to go into the
thea trical business again this wear.
Sioux City.
Fred Chrss offer to plead guilty te
a charge of manslaughter for the slay.
ing of Clara Boyd and accept an in.
Ideterminate penitentiary sentence witt
a maximum Of eight years has beer
rejected by County Attorney U. G
Whitney and all efforts to settle The
Chriss case without trial practicall,
II have haan afoanlona6 Go,,,saI Or,
Chriss made the manslaughter PROPOSE.
Etion to the county attorneys office
Whitney would not listen to it, but in.
Dictated that he might give some con.
sideration to an offer to plead guilty
to a charge of second degree mur.
llder. Chriss' lawyers declared this i'm.
ipossible, as the penalty is SO heavy
life or twenty years irnprisonm ent.