Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-19
Southern Io1un Items
Bennett.

Bennett.
At a regular election held Monday the
following directors were elected: DR.. H.
r. Chapman and Charles McQuiller.
There were eighty-three votes cast for
the $4,000 school house and forty
one against.
ottumwa.
Forty foreign 1aborers from Ne
braska arrived in Ottumwa Wednes-
day for work In the local yards. The
men were placed at work unloading
coal, of which there is 10000 tons from
Pittsburg to be stored by the Burling-
ton at Ottumwa
Logan.
Charged with practicing medicine
without having obtained permission
from the state, w. P. Renshaw was
arrested late Wednesday evening at
Council Bluffs and turned over to
Sheriff Rock Of Harrison county to be
brought to Logan for trial. -
Monroe.
Sunday, March 16, was high day in
the Methodist. church, gathering in
Of the result of a strenuous revival
campaign. The rite of baptism was ad-
mfnistered to seventeen, eleven by
sprinkling and six by immersion. Forty
were received into the church by letter
and from probationers.
Lorirs,er.
The drug store of Willis Wolfe was
raided by County Attorney Armitage
and Deputy Sheriff Evans, and large
quantity of Intoxicating liquors seized.
Wolfe will not be prosecuted, but an
injunction will be issued against him
permanently restraining him from en-
gaging in the drug business.
Council Bluffs.
John M. Coen, farmer of Norwalk
township in this county, has filed pc
tition in voluntary bankruptcy in the
office of the clerk of the United States
district court. He has secured debts
amounting to $2,26O, and an unsecured
Indebtedness of s3.O71. His assets
amount to about $1,000, Of which part
is claimed as exempt.
Shenandoah.
Len Oviatt recently bought a team
of mules of Walford Swanson, living
near the Mission church, in Fremont
township, for $3.50, the highest price
ever paid for work mules in this To-
cality as far as we have learned. The
mules were six years old and weighed
5000 pounds. Mr.. Oviatt shipped out
two cars Of horses few days ago, one
from Shenandoah and one from Ne
braska.
Fairfield.
An effort is being made to secure a
fifth letter carrier for the Fairfield
postoffice. 1t has only been compare
lively few months since the fourth
carrier was put on, but in that time
the volume of business done by the
Fairfield postoffice has grown to such
proportions that all carriers are
working over their allotted time and
even then find it almost impossible to
make two deliveries daily.
Davenport.
Rev. A. Martin, formerly pastor Of
the First Christian church Of Daven-
pert, has accepted a call to the Chris
tan church of Morgantown, w. Va.
He also received calls recently from
the Christian churches at Kewanee, Ill,
and Summerside, Prince Edward Island,
Canada, but has now decided to accept
the Morga rteHn nastorate. Morgan
is a town in the northern part Of
West Virginia, and is an educational
center of the state.
Shenandoah.
Eden Bush, twelve years old, was
taken before Justice Mattox on Nom
day morning on the charge of ma
liciously poisoning Nell Castles dog.
It is claimed the boy carried poisoned
meat with him on the street and gave
the dog the piece in front Of Polly's
grocery store. The young man denies
the charge. His case has been trans
ferred to the district court where It
will be taken up later. On account Of
the boys youth he is not confined.
CentervilIe.
Because Mrs. David Price, colored, OF
513 South Eighteenth street, is q boost
err for paving past. her home the
booster committee has taken notice Of
her progressive spirit and has recon-
mended that she be made an honorary
member of the Booster Club. When
questioned few days ago ~ to her at
tftude> toward paving past her home.
she replied that she and her man work.
ed for living. but she wanted that
street paved aud was just going 90 put
her back 70 The work ana hustle Ne.