Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-16

I land I'll get the rest Of the change when
come back to dinner" But he didn't
come back. He had also tried to pass
a bill at the Mills Hotel. but Mrs.
Mills saw it was worthless and refused
it. 1t is thought that he is the same
fellow who has been passing bad bills
in Cedar Rapids. ard the officers are
searching for him and hope to soon get
on his-tracks.
Corning.
The senior class Of the high school
| has chosen Rev. Stanley f. Gutelius,
pastor Of the Presbyterian church, to
deliver the baccalaureate sermon Sun
day, May 20. The services will be held
| in the new NJ. E. church in the even
| ing. The class is smaller than usual
| six boys and five girls, VIZ: Blanche
McClelland, Marion Andrews, Gladys
Robinson, Aileen Hillweg, Florence
Tillman and John Stokes, Lyle Cossa!,
Chester and Harold Camp. Fred
Thomas and Donald Turner.
ottumwa.
Holding that the factories Of the
city are greater benefit to Ottumwa
than any other agency. well known
citizen advances a plan whereby the
matter of proper taxation of manufac-
turing plants might be decided. The
suggestion advanced should provide
that for every thousand dollars paid
out in wages each year a given and
definite amount of assessed valuation
on the plants should be exempt from
taxation. In celebrating his plan he
says, among other things: "The episode
Of the past four weeks has done much
to shake the confidence of concerns
contemplating moving to our city. This
mistrust must be overcome; not only
overcome, but a policy must be for1nu-
lated that will insure factories against
all danger from a recurrence of such
trouble"
Cedar Rapids.
A trip over the country roads. espe-
cially within Linn county, at present
furnishes an opportunity to see the eff
fects Of the use of the King drag in
certain sections and townships where
the farmers and road supervisors have
Joined in the general movement for
better roads. True the great majority
of roads turnout the county have never
been touched with the drag. and many
of them with nothing else. but in other
places the King drag has been used
and the effect is really wonderful The
IdFIlleES anu Iodt Sui'Ni' iso!s iii Nthsii
and Jones counties are making excel
lent use of the drag, and a party of
business men who came UP from Ana
mosa in an automobile recently stated
that they could tell the moment they
crossed over into Linn county simply
by the condition of the roads.
Mt. Pleasant.
The county board Of commissioners
fON 10 how n nyr,1a ir,cr nd
pitable case before them, one of those
cases where the organization of society
fails to mete out justice. Mrs. Mary
Wilson, ~ years of age, homeless,
chfldess, of little means, was brought
before the board for commitment to
the hospital for insanity The COM
plant was filed by nephew Ed
Saums. After a full consideration of
the case, the board declined to commit
the old lady, as the case was one for
different trea t1nent than is afforded at
hospital for the insane. She was old
and childless and needed a home and
the care that a child gets from it's par
eats She came 70 this county away
back in 1S4S, and has always lived here
and yet in her old age she is alone
and friendless. and no place to go for
shelter and care. She has been living
first with nephew, a Mr.. Schaffner, of
this city, and then with another nep-
hew, Ed Saums, down south Of town.
but being old and care to look after
and considerable expense, they felt that
they must be relieved Of the burden. 1t
is probable that she will be taken to
the county infirmary, for there certain
ly must be some place for the aged in
the days Of their extremity.