Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-10-29
Southern Io1ua Items

in self defense drew a revolver and fir
ed without effect. The town marshal
came to arrest Briley. when his enemy
a gain appeared Briley, thereupon fir
ed wounding his pursuer, who soon
afterward expired.
Atlantic.
Two well dressed young women CIV
ing their names as Agnes Smith and
Doris Roberts Of Chicago were put off
Rock Island train No. eastbound here
because they did not have sufficient
funds to pay their fare farther than
this place. The train reached here
about 2:50 a. M, and the young women
hung about the station until morning.
when they made known their plight to
ia number of people who came in to
take early morning trains. They stated
that they had been to Denver and had
expended much more lavishly in their
pated. The girls finally got enough
money to take them on and they left
on the 1856 train east. The young
women made a good impression on
those about the station.
Marengo.
While the Rocky Mountain Limited.
which does, not stop here was going
thru. it caught the buggy Of Joseph
Formanek Jr.. as he was crossing the
track east of the canning factory. This
is dangerous crossing. as it is very
difficult to see an approaching train
from the west. BY quick action he urg
ed his horse forward far enough to get
It out Of danger. and jumped from the
buggy to save himself. The buggy was
oh ba Will nd io1
hundred yards east The harness
broke and the horse was not much
hurt. but the buggy was wrecked. Fol-
lowing this accident the council held
called meeting and passed an ordi
nance requiring the Rock Island to
put in electric alarm bells at that
crossing, which is on Bridge street. as
we'll as on the crossing on West
street.
keokuk.
The exchanges and entire property of
the Mississippi Valley Telephone Com
pany were to have been sold in Keokuk
on the steps of the federal building to
satisfy mortgage for $4,000. The
sale was to have been made by Hon.
D. F. Miller, special master in chancery.
but it has been postponed one month.
on his own motion having issued the
order Of postponement. 1t became
necessary on account of the Indictment
into the case of the crossbill of the IL
lnois Western Telephone Company.
i which has asked for an accounting Of
| it's business relations with the Missis-
sipi Valley Telephone Company. and
for $4,000 damages because OF the
latter having suspended the inter-
change of business between the two
companies.
| Burlington.
The opinion of the supreme court in
the case of the board Of supervisors of
Des Moines county against County
Treasurer Rhein, affirming the decision
in that case by Judge Withrow Of the
district court here, is OF wide interest
in Iowa as bearing on the depositary
of county funds and the amount of in
terest to be paid on such deposits. The
present board. which is republican.
asked for bids from banks for county
deposits under the new law which pro-
yides that all county funds shall be de-
posted in depositary selected with
the approval Of the board at a rate not
less than per cent on 80 per cent Of
the county funds. Bids as high as 2S
per cent on the total balances were re-
ceiyed and the county board awarded
the deposits to the bank making the
highest bid after that bank had filed
the REQUIRED bonds. Treasurer Rhein
refused to place the deposits in the
bank designated. but kept them In q
hank paying a lower rate of interest.
The county brought suit to compel the
treasurer to transfer the deposits, but
the courts uphold the county treasurer,
apparently placing in his hands the alb
solute control Of the county funds.