Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-13
Ida Grove.

ida Grove.
George e. Schlafer. principal Of the
high school and coach OF the football
team. has been promoted To the SUI
perintendency Of schools at Ida Grove.
LeMars.
A petition has been presented to the
LeMars council to prohibit the open
ing of moving picture shows. and the
city attorney has been Instructed to
draw up an ordinance TO that effect.
Humboldt.
NJ. D. Nolcott of Boniebrae reports
that the crows of that section llSht on
his sleeps backs and pick them until
they some times reach the vitais ana
kill the sheep. Mr.. Wolcott recently
received train load of sheep from the
west and has lost several from the at
tacks OF the crows.
Pocahontas.
Rev. J. A. Saum has preached his
farewell sermon to the members Oh
the Christian church and gone to his
new location at Whiting. The family
will go as soon as the new parsonage
there is ready for occupation. Kew.
Mr.. Saum has been pastor or the 70
cahantas church for nearly two years.
Sanhorn.
After lighting the question of mu-
nicipal ownership for the past eleven
months, Sanborn has granted w. d.
Bowen. of Charles City, and G. =.
Healy, OF Fru.a, Colo. a Twenty-Five
,.ear franchise for the operating of an
electric lighting plant. The old plant
was destroyed BY fire last January.
Dubuque.
Thomas Addyman. of Asbury street
was the central figure in paAce court
Saturday. Addyman has been on the
rampage for several days and has been
creating numerous disturbances at ms
home. Thursday night he drove his
family out into the street with shot
gun and accordingly the police We're
notified to arrest him on sight. He
was captured Friday and in police
court was sent TO jail for ten days
Cedar Falls.
Mrs. c. Sheerer received telegram
from E. A. SpaulGing of Phoenix, ArlZ.
announcing the fact that his third son,
Fred, has just been awarded Two
years scholarship at Oxford. Eng, ny
virtue OF the provisions OF the VIII Oh
the late Cecil Rhodes. An eloer sot
was awarded a similar scholarship Two
Years ago. The Spauidins young men
are grardsons of Mrs. SheeTer ana she
is naturally proud of their achieve
nents.
Mason City.
The specia, train carrying Young
brewster, who is now on his way thru
Iowa, stopping off here and there 10
worry over how TO spend a miil.on IN
a year. lest he lose a fortune of many
millions. was held up at Austin MIMI
hecausa Of a hotel bill of %l6V. le't uh-
raid nv a member Of his troupe Sher-
if TIL of Mason City held firm grip
on brewster and his millions a d MS
train until the rate hotel Keepers
cIt; IN was satisfied.
hnerosa.
The s.,pervisors at their last session
opened the bids received for SS9,oo9
worth Of bonds which the count" VIZ
fssue to secure the money to erect the
~ew County horne In AL there Were
thirteen bidders. The Schoonover 1rts'
Company of .tnanlosa, pfeseii' ~ ''i,
most favorable ard the lowest hlo ana
,hev vere awarded the entire issue
The company secured the ho''"e ~
mar and will receive per cent inter
est. the county TO have the rlsht 10
nav for and take the bonds up as soon
as il SO desires,
| New Hampton. ,.,.
The large new hotel in TINS cry
which was but lately opened to the
| public had narrow escape from pc
ing burned to the ground when the Dig
| barn belonging to Charles Mars. whlch
stood lust in the rear of the big hotel
| caught fire ard was totally DESTROYED
Crave fears were entertained that the
| hotel might catch fire, but hard WORK
on the part Of the fire company pre-
| vented this. The contents Of the barn