Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-06-15
Southern Io,ua Items

Des Moines.
vestry of ST. Anthony's Catholic
Saturday morning The loss will reach
several hundred dollars.
Museatine.
Rev Thomas Osburn sprung a sur
prise on the members of the First
Methodist Episcopal church here Sun
day, when he read from his pulpit an
announcement OF. his resignation.
creston.
Fred w. Ide has just been elected
as trustee Of Tabor college. Mr.. Ide
is the son of Representative George
Ide Of Creston, and is graduate of
the University of Kansas.
Audubon.
Robert Rutherford bought the S. w.
Cramer farm Of 1873 acres north of Ross
| at S160 an acre. Mr.. Cramer then
bought forty acres out east Of Audubon
from George H. Stemm at the same
price, but it has no buildings Mr..
Stemm paid s125 two years ago.
Creston.
Luther Bartlett, a member of the
police force here, is missing. He has
not reported for duty since Wednes-
day night of last week. His wife pur-
chased two tickets to Denver Thurs
day morning and she and her daughter
left for there, and it is suspected that
Mr. Bartlett followed them later.
Des Moines.
| Sarah Hayes, housewife. resident Of
Des Moines, filed with Clerk Macarthur,
Of the United States district court a
petition of voluntary bankruptcy in
which she gives her debts as 1881 and
her assets nothing. She asks that
household goods to the extent of SO
be exempted from levy.
Council Bluffs.
| Fears that Christian Dubel a fire.
man at hose house No. 4, who myster-
iously disappeared June 2, had met
with some tragic fate were proved
groundless Monday when it was re-
ported that he had been seen both in
Council Bluffs and Onawa, since he
dropped out Of sight in Sioux City.
Des Moines.
over 81 900 has been paid out in sick
benefits to school teachers during the
present school year. The money comes
Benefit Association. Each teacher be-
| longing pays SO per year. If they are
taken i'll they draw IS per week for six
weeks If the illness lasts that long.
No teacher is entitled to more than
S4S per year from the fund.
! keokuk.
KeokulS obtained considerable favor
able advertising last week from the
visit to the dam site Of the more than
100 bankers who comprised group OF
the Illinois Bankers Association. Their
meeting was held at Carthage and the
concluding feature was a trip to the
water power site. They were able to
get an idea of the physical conditions
and their report to their home towns
will be beneficial
Ames.
Mrs Mary III. Knapp, wife Of DR..
Seaman a. Knapp OF the bureau OF
plant industry. department of agricul-
ture, died at the family home in WASH
ington, D. c.. after an attack OF peri
tonitis. The body will be brought to
Ames for interment in the college GEM
etery Of the Iowa agricultural college.
OF which institution DR.. Knapp was
professor of agriculture and president
twenty five years ago.
Maquoketa.
Tom Hamilton, young son Of Engi-
neer Hamilton OF the milwaukee,, who
| is employed at the N. Fisher store,
went to the second floor for some
string for the girls in the trimming
room. He came down on the freight
elevator. delivering the string. and a.
Ing UP. He ran to catch the ropes to
check the ascenk but w. uaahle to