Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-09-14

to the Wisconsin hospital. Count Ma
thoo. who is at liberty under bond,
while appeal is being taken. received
the telegram from the hospital authori-
ties yesterday telling of his wife's
death.
Tabor.
L. c. Mathews. of Tabor. has been
made defendant in $4,000 damage
suit for malicious SANDER. the case to
come up in the Mills county court. The
PLAINTIFF Is katherine w. Lawson, a
minor, and her mother, Mrs. Fred
Lawson, brings the action. Mathews
is charged with coming to the Lawson
home on July II and publicly accusing
the girl with having stolen some COL
lars, cuff buttons, stick pins and other
articles while employed at the Mathews
home. Judge Lewis Is the attorney
bringing suit.
Iowa City.
Old members Of the Twenty second
Iowa regiment of the Civil war are to
assemble in Iowa City for a reunion on
Wednesday and Thursday Of this week
The ranks of the Twenty -second have
been thinned until now only about 800.
scattered turnout the union. remain
OF this number perha ps IS will be here
for the reunion tho it is extremely diff
cult to tell how many Of those who re-
main. will be allowed, by the infirmities
Of age, to make the trip to meet their
old comrades. The last reunion Of the
regiment was held in this city four
years ago.
Des Mones.
There are 6S4.746 school children In
Iowa, according to the statement pre-
pared yesterday by State Auditor
Bleakly. Tho statement is made to
show the apportionment of the interest
of the permanent school fund and rents
on unsold school lands made by him
Sept. 5, 1910 OF the number of pupils
in the state Polk county has 3O.520;
Woodbury. county, 22.400; Scott county,
1889: Linn county. 1853: Dubuque
county, 17.405; Clinton county. 14.417,
and Black Hawk county. 1862. On
the basis of 1916 cents for each school
child the amount of permanent school
fund held by all the counties reaches
$4,7ss.s175s.
Dos Moines.
Eugene Thayer. remembered by the
older generation as a dancing master
who gave instruction to the sons and
daughters of many prominent citizens
in former years. was laid to rest in
Laurel Hill cemetery yesterday after
noon. The Musicians Protective Assoc
ciation local branch OF the American
Federation Of Musicians, had charge of
the funeral services. Thayer died at
the Polk county farm a few days ago.
He was 70 years old. Had he but
spoken and let his pathetic condition be
known, he would have been given every
attention by those who knew and re-
spected him. One time he was wealthy
and held position of affluence in the
city He taught dancing to boys and
girls who are now the leaders of civic
life. Thru a series of unfortunate in
vestments Thayer's wealth was swept
away He did not ask aid. but retired
to the county farm to live. No one
but the farm attaches knew that he
was an inmate of the institution, and
even they were unaware of his ident
ity When he died, the body was I'M
claimed. So far as known. he has no
relatives. The body was to be given in
charge of u medical school. The or
ganization of musicians heard of the
disposition to be made and took steps
to give burial BETTING the deceased.
He was at one time a member OF the
Musicians Association.