Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-12

Cedar Rapids.
Two pelicans were seen flying over
the city about o'clock the other morn
ing and attracted the attention Of many
people on their way to their places of
business. The birds were flying low
and their mammoth bills could be
plainly seen as they wendell their way
towards the south. hst
Perry.
Six Of the last years corps Of teach
ers have resigned their positions, and
while the board has applications from a
number of teachers to take their places
no choice was made. The teachers who
have resigned are: Misses Maude Albin.
Veva Atwood, Ada Melick, Grace Did
dy, Hall and Knauer.
Missouri Valley.
The library board has let the con-
tract for the new Carnegie library to
Smith and Small Of Sioux City for So
900. to be completed by Feb. 1. The
contractors are on the ground at pres
ent and work will be started at once.
They expect to have it completed by
Christmas if we have an open winter.
keokuk.
The vacancy in the Fifty-fourth reg
iment, /. N. c., caused by the muster
ing out Of the Newton company, will
be filled by the formation of COM
pany Of Keokuk, if present plans are
fulfilled Keokuk has not had a COM
pany for a number of years and indi-
cations are that the city will provide
an armory and organize the new COM
pany Several other cities are after
the place.
keokuk.
The married life Of Mr.and Mrs. John
Whiteside was Of short duration, ac-
cording to the contents iof petition
filed in the district court, in which the
wife asks for a divorce. They were
married June Of this year and did not
live out the month togethtr. Separa-
ton came on June rs. The plaintiff
names the statutory grounds of cruel
and inhuman treatment. She declares
he called her obscene names in the
presence of neighbors and accused her
of being untrue
Des Moines.
Two Italians giving their names as
Graepona Gregliotti and Frank Chiodo
were arrested while in the act OF tax
ing money said to be an initiation Zee
of $25 into a fictitious order, from
young Italian who recently came from
Italy and is supporting his blind mother.
He complained to the police that the
"blackhanders" had threatened him
with death il he did not raise the mon
ey by Tuesday night.They also said that
they would be killed by. other 'black-
handlers" If the money was not secured
The two Italians pleaded guilty
and are being held in Jail on
s5nn bonds each. The hearing has
been set for Aug. II.
Muscatine.
Rev George Meier, pastor Of the
German Lutheran church. reported the
robbery Of his home to the police. The
thief entered the dwelling some time
during the noon hour and decamped
with $3.50 in cash which had been Sc
GREETED in a closet. The thief also stole
valuable bracelet belonging to his
young daughter A valuable gold
watch and $50 in dimes and 800 In sill
yer located in the same closet were
not taken. Chief of Police McElravy
after investigating the case announced
that he did not think there had been q
robbery. To prove 1t. he recovered the
money intact. Rev. Mr.Meier's daughter
does not go with a certain young mar
any more so 1t Is said and the young
lady who had her suit cases all packed
will remain at home indefinitely.
Corning.
/ Threshing is going on in different
parts Of the county. Andy Nelson's
outfit threshed eighty acres of, oats or
1.-THE F. NJ. Wider place south OF Corn