Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-10-15

OoS Moines.
Isaac Warden, wealthy farmer. in
his will, filed Thursday, bequeathed
SIS, 900 to Eliza Warden, his eleventh
daughter. Thirteen other children OF
the family are each given a five-dollar
gold piece.
Des Moines.
Surveyors making the first Of the
geological surveys known as the Slater
quadrangle in Iowa completed the work
Wednesday and left for Minnesota. The
government is making comprehen-
sive survey Of every state in the union.
Clinton.
John G. Maloney, aged 80 years, died
Thursday from the effects OF injuries
received last Wednesday. He fell on
the sidewalk near his home and con-
cussion of the brain followed. He lost
an arm a year ago from blood poison.
Long Grove.
The petition for the Incorporation
Of the town Of Long Grove, filed in
the district court some time ago, was
dismissed by Attorneys Betty and Bet
ty On reconsideration. the people of
the community did not want to in
corporate.
erosion.
Not content with ordering out the
public drinking cup the Creston school
board has also ordered out the open
water pail in the public schools and
will install sanitary tanks in each
school building, with closed tops and
fitted with automatically closed faucets
from which each child will draw in
his own individual cup what he wishes
to drink.
Grand Junction.
At a recent meeting of the I. o. O. F.
lodge it was decided to build a new
hall in 1911. The new building will be
40 feet in width and probably 80 feet
in length, two stories high. The plans
are only partly adopted as yet but the
new hall Will be a decided improve
ment for Main street. The new build
ing will stand on the same lots that
the old hall now occupies.
Davenport.
The Elks' minstrel performance is
an accomplished fact, and If any Of
the audience who flied every seat in
the Burtis Wednesday evening went
there with the idea that the perform
ance was going to be SO rotten that II
would be funny, he was pleasantly dis
appointed. Any one who saw Dock
SIdUcT - COuIu IfOI u6VS cHJOyS0 Lax
veteran minstrel more than the antics
Of the E1ks at this performance.
centerville.
The joint committee to arrange the
details Of the union OF the Centerville
and Eden Baptist Associations met
at Corydon and decided to recommend
the meeting Of the associations. also
drafting constitution and rules fol-
the new body and selecting temporary
officers. The flrst meeting Of the com
bined associations will be held next
year at Russell on the Wednesday be-
fore the third Sunday In September.
ksokuk.
In the district court the K. X. K
Medicine Company Of Keokuk filed suit
against W. B. Barney, state food and
dairy commissioner Of Iowa, asking
that he be enjoined from enforcing the
provisions OF the act passed by the
legislature In 1907 looking to the pre-
vention Of fraud in the sale Of agri-
cultural seeds and concentrated com
mercial feeding stuffs, and further ask
ing that the act be declared unconsti-
tutfonal and void. It Is claimed that
It Is In contravention of the constitu-
ton OF the state Of Iowa and OF the
United States. The plaintiff alleges
that it's remedy is medicinal prepar-
alton. and not food stun, that the act