Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-02-01
Northern Io1ua Items

before he could get them to work that
he is forced to seek n milder climate
where he can get to work earlier. He
Twill take twelve horses, the most OF
them never having been in race. Mr..
Shut will also in all probability take
with him Alliedale. who is owned at
Window. Mimi, and The Picket. owned
by G. III. Runger, of Sheldon. Rock
Rapids will continue to be the home
of Penisa Maid, as Mr.. SHUTS home
will be mere. ~ e4
Sac City. SEQ ID
At the special election held in Della
| ware township, Sac county, the propo-
sition to abandon the present method
of operating the rural schools and 20
institute the centralized school sys-
item instead was carried This one large
! school will take the place of four or
five of the present ones. and Will con-
jtain four or five teachers. The school
will be divided into grades covering the
| first ten years! The pupils viii be trans
/, ported to and from school by a man
| hired expressly for that purpose
Ida Grove.
| The meeting held in the NJ Il. church
| to consider the organization of u
Young Mems Christian Association in
Ida Grove was only fairly well attend
ed. All present seemed to favor such
an organization, but there was some
question as to the feasibility OF the
| plan in Il town of this size. A commit
tee composed of Frank Heilman Bruce
Lusk and Ray Pitcher was appointed
to investigate as to the financial needs
of such an organization and the sue
cess or failure of its workings in other
| towns of this size.
GstherviIie.
| The new Rock Island depot was for
| mally opened TO the public a few days
ago. A big crowd was at the depot to
| look over the structure and also to
| have their pictures taken when Photo
/ grapher Stone took a view of the build
| ing thru his camera. Cox's band was
| also present and played some Of it's best
, selections in honor of the occasion 1t
was a great afternoon >and one the
people have been anXiously waiting FIR
| for about fifteen years. The building is
up to. the expectations of the public in
general. 1t is modern and up-to- dat
in all OF its appointments and large
enough for the requirements Of the
! town for years to cope.
Museatine.
| Thru the activities of Captain War
field, of the local branch Of, the Saliva
ton Army, Floyd Locke. who disap-
peareu from his home in South Mus
catine about a month ago leaving IL,
wife who is more than twenty years his
Isenior, has Decu located at Clinton. fiv
was found driving coal wagon in that
city by the captain OF the army there.
who received a letter from Captain
oil; IL: III
| and asking the. Clinton officers to he
on the lookout for him. The motive for
| his action has not yet been explained
by Mr.. Locke. 1t was at first feared
by Mrs Locke, that her husband, suf-
fering some mental disorder. had wan
dered away from home and had met
with a misfortune.
Waukon.
r. w. Barge1' a Chicago attorney.
was fined $50 for contempt of court by
Judge Hobson, following a verdict of
81 100 returned by the jury in the case
| of Miss Cummings against the Penn
Insurance Company, of Phila delphia
which company Barger represented
Miss Cummings stock of millinery was
entirely destroyed during storm, in
1908 and she sued for 100 The case
was hard fought. During the trial OF
| the case Judge Hobson frequently aa-
! monished Barger against insinuations
about the court. During his argument
| to the jury Barger intimated that the
court was influenced and controlled by
attorney Hart. counsel foff- ~ =. .!ss G.:::
mings The jury returned verdict for
the full amount. The court then called
Attorney Barger before him and asked
him If he had anything to say why he
should not be fined for ceztenpt of
court. The Chicago attorneys remarks
in reply were Of s!eaanca The .<sonrs
then fined him. $50. which ne paid.