Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-09-16
Southern Io1uu Items

West Branch.
Two years ago V. S. McKarahan paid
$50 an acre for a $50 acre farm and
just sold it for s1O4 an acre.
Sidney.
An indictment has been brought
Mrs. Athertina Dowell for assault with
intent to commit murder. On August
10 at Hamburg ]. T. Mace was attacked
during the night and was badly cut
and slashed about the head and face.
He accused the above woman, who was
his housekeeper and his niece. She has
been in the county Jail since the day
following the affair.
Des Moines.
There are 900 pupils in the three
high schools of Des Moines. OF this
number West Des Moines High school
has 1,011 pupils. Because of the
enormous classes in the three high
schools. the faculties have been
found to be inadequate to the
needs and new teachers will have to be
elected to complete faculties at the
meeting of the board on next Tuesday
evening.
Shenandoah.
The new Catholic church Of this
city will be formally opened on next
Sunday when the Rev Father Isidore,
Of the Passionist Order of Chicago will
preach at 10 a. m. and 8 p. m. These
services are not the dedication services
but just the opening of the new church.
1t is the plans now of the parish to
dedicate the church in the spring. The
services by Father Isadore will last
two weeks.
Des Moines.
Police Chief George Yeager sent a
letter by Policeman Harding to j. w.
Hellwick, manager of the Auditorium
theater on Fourth street, demanding
the closing or the expurgation of the
burlesque show, 1.-The Moulin Rouge"
under penalty of arrest of both mana
ger and actors for noncompliance.
Chief Yeager informed Mr.. Hellwick
that the show is vulgar and parts of 1t
obscene and unfit for the public view.
Defiance.
Wednesday night, just before
dark little Eunice Luxford was re-
turning home from delivering milk
when she was knocked down and her
arm run over by a bycicle rider. Her
left arm was fractured in two places
She was taken to Harlan to have it ex-
amined by X-ray before setting 1t. 1t
is not known who was the cause of the
accident, as it happened so quickly
the child did not recognize him and
he did not stop to see whether she was
hurt or not.
Shenandoah.
The farmers Of Walnut township are
sure doing themselves proud as road
builders They are now putting In two
new cement culverts. The one at the
foot of the Charley Pease hill Will be
forty feet long and high enough to
take care Of all the water, and to build
1t requires $50 sacks of cement and
car of gravel besides the sand. The
other culvert is also a large one and
with the one at the Edwards corner.
Walnut township will have three Of the
best bridges anywhere around.
Sidney.
John A. Coleman, of Farragut. who
is here for short time at the homes
of his sons, relates that 1t was just 40
years ago to day that he had his
first glimpse Of Fremont county. Mr..
Coleman had come across country
from Indiana to Glenwood. there he
formed the acquaintance OF Nelson
Lathrop, now deceased, and the two
came down thru Sidney and on to what
is now Fisher township, where he
bought his hrSt quarter Sectlon IN tnls
county, paying 50 per acre. This same
farm Is a part of his large holdings on
the east side and could be cashed for
$175 per acre any time he would be
willing to say the word.
Essex.
The citizens of Essex have secured
| a playground, having obtained a per-
petual lease on four acres OF ground
l - 1T IL
Of the railroad, from e. E. Pendleton.
They organized an athletic association,
! with shares OF IS each. and in ono
evening they secured over 100 shares.
Monday morning they began clearing
| away the grass and stubble and put
ting the ground In shape for ball
game that afternoon. It is proposed to
: put up a grand stand that VIII hold