Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-10-15
Southern Io1un.. Items

Is not a general one, but unequal In
Its, effect. that the state commissioner
d1ScrlminateS in his prosecutions and
the collections Of fees, that the 800
annual license fee is excessive and un-
reasonable and that the act is not uni
formly enforced.
M useatine.
Altho the time has practically ex-
pired as to time limitation it is not
thought that another mulct petition
will be started in Muscatine until next
spring. There. are no evidences Of
! any activity on the part of those
wishing to open saloons here. altho a
petition could be legally starter again
within few weeks. 1t is believed,
however, that such activity will be left
| until the coming spring, when deter
mined effort will be made to force the
issue in the city.
Mount Pleasant.
Apparently because he had a grudge
against the owner of a fine mare, some
| unknown man recently tied the animal.
which belonged to Mr. Sheridan Mes
ser, near Rome, up to a tree during
the night and cut out her tongue al
| m ost to the root OF the tongue The
| suffering unfortunate animal was found
| the next morning in the field by Mr..
Messer, and everything possible was
done to relieve her pain. She still lives,
| but OF course can eat nothing except
grass. She was valued at 5000.
Des Moines.
w. ]. S. Bryan, assistant superln-
tendent of the public schools in st.
Louis and an advocate Of 1.-The COM
| plete high school, has been secured
| for the State Teachers Association In
/ November. Mr.. Bryan is considered a
big drawing card as he has ac-
conplished great deal for the st.
| Louis high schools which are all
| what is known as complete high
| schools" where manual training
| foundry work and other branches as
well as studies are taught under the
same roof.
Davenport.
Thousands of people saw the new
boulevard lights Of the Magnet Club
| in the 400 block on West Second street
| turned on for the first time Wedne sday
| evening The entertainment feature
was a big success. Many different
kinds of souvenirs were given away
! both for young and old. A load OF
coal. a barrel Of apples, and barrel
which are to be given away, were dis
played in the block The lights pre-
sented beautiful appearance. There
are FIVE globes on each post, four of
sixty candle power each, and one of
100 candle power. az GROWING piece
| in the center All Of the globes turn
upward on the arms, ana thus stand up
high.
Upton.
The Wisener-Sissell case was con-
i Guided here when the Jury returned a
verdict for the defendant. Mr.. Sissell.
This suit grew out Of an assault made
| by Sissell on William Wisener In the
county auditors office in the fall of
| 1909. Mr.. Wisener. who Is the editor of
| the Upton Conservative, has published
| number OF articles rejecting on MIR.
Sisselrs management OF the county
| farm and asylum. wisener sued for
5000 damages for the assault and Sis
sell brought in counter claim OF ST.
| 900 for damages by the publication OF
| the stories in the paper. The case has
| dragged along over three weeks OF
court, occupying thirteen days in trial
About eighty witnesses were examined
| and in point OF time 1t was one OF the
| longest cases ever tried in the county
| The Jury after being out several hours
| rendered a verdict for the defendant,
but gave him no damages.