Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-06-11
Southern Io1ua Items,

I postal cards warning the officers in all
J towns in this vicinity 10 be on the
! lookout "Wednesday the horses were
found, widely separate ed one near Daw-
| son and the other near Perry. They
were stolen and aftfrward turned
| loose. 7aS sGr,
Burlineton. chg unp 49,
! Inciden; TO the ro4heueement exer-
cises of the Burlington high school.
| held Friday afternoon. the Matthias
Corps ". r. c.. of This city, presented
| to the school a handsome American
I flag. 10x2O feet. The flag was manu-
! featured especially for the high school
and is Of the best material When it
was announced that the new building
was erected, the w re. requested the
privilege of donating che flag and they
have secured the largest possible to be
/ sent up on the B. H S. flagstaff.
Jefferson.
The carpentry work on the new
/ home of the Country Club is finished.
and work is progressing rapidly on the
| big cobblestone chimney. which will
afford fire place large enough TO take
/ in logs of cordwood length. AT meet
ing held recently a committee was ap-
pointed to arrange for a house-warm
| ing some time this month. Each of
| the fftytwo mem bers agreed 10 put in
a half day in clearing up the grounds,
| and within the coming two weeks ev
| erything will be in readiness for sum
mer enjoyment.
! Durant.
! Durant has been trying to expert
ment along the oil line on one block
! Of Washington street. This street
was disked and narrowed before the
oil was applied. after which it was
| thoroughly rolled down with heavy
roller. Twenty barrels of oil We're
| used but no gravel was placed on
| the street. The rain the first of
| the week to some extent proved the
! advisability of using oil on the
streets. The block which was oiled
| turned the water all right and in a
very short time was perfectly dry,
| while other parts of the same street
/ we're more Or less muddy.
Cedar Rapids.
The past week there have been at
least three important tf1ieveries of
workmen tools reported to the police.
Hardly job in town but what has re-
ported some tools being stolen. The
latest to report loss is Mr.. George
er, who lost four saws. brace and
bits, iron level and some chisels and
other tools from house being erected
on Seventeenth street and C avenue.
This is only one of a like series Of rob-
berries. Hardly a day goes by but
what the police record robbery of
this kind. They are at present rather
in doubt as to whether it is thief
with disposition for these tools or one
workman helping himself to anothers
tools.
Cedar Rapids.
1t was learned here Thursday that
e., w. Layton, a former piano sales
man Of this city. had shot his wife and
Killed himself at Springfield, Mo-, two
weeks age. X vas the first that had
been heard of the sad accident. Both
Mr.. and Mrs. Layton were quite well
known and had many friends in this
city. Layton died instantly as the re-
suit OF the shooting Of himself But
his wife lived. One of the two bullets
ne fired at her lodged just above the
heart and the other in the abdomen.
Word from Springfield yesterday con-
veyed the news that she would doubt
less recover. Layton conducted piano
store at Grundy Center and 1t was
there that he met and married his wife
She was The daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
II. Rockwell of Gladbrook. It was said
that Layton was cruel to his VIE anu
that she was forced a fen month"; ago
to leave him. With her parents she
moved to this city and lived hare for
short time.
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