Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-02-26
Southern Io1un Items
CentervilIe.

CenterviIle.
| Rev. A. G. Hageman, pastor of the
First Baptist church., was able to an
nounce that the entire amount of $1O,-
725 necessary to raise the church debt
had been subscribed This announce
ment was made possible by the receipt
OF two large donations, one check for
| $500, and another check for 5000.
Muscatine.
There will be reunion of the four
coordinate bodies of the Ancient and
Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry,
on March 2225, at Davenport. The re-
union is Of special interest in this city
as the Muscatine degree team will put
on work in the 31st degree Inspector
1nquisitor. Muscatine men are also
prominent in the work to be done in
the other degrees.
Iowa City.
Three candidates for attorney gen.
eral Of Iowa were in Iowa City yes
terday, at the dedication Of the law
building, and there was naturally a
slight undercurrent Of politics to be
found. Those present were Guy Fee
ley, of Waterloo, speaker Of the last
house Of representatives, Senator
George Cosson of Audubon, father Of
the famous Cosson act for the re-
moval of city officials, and ]. r. F'rail-
ey of Fit. Madison.
Randolph.
Randolph had a dreadful fire Sum
day morning between and 8 o'clock
The origin Of the fire is UNI
known: it started in the Hurst res
taurant building, just the other side
of the bank building and burned four
buildings including millinery store,
the Mutual exchange building and the
building occupied by Armstrong; gem
eral store. The loss on the buildings
alone will amount to $4,000 with the
additional loss of the contents.
South Iowa.
Burlington.
The board Of supervisors Of Des
Moines county adopted resolution
ordering County Treasurer Rhein to
increase the amount of his bond from
500, 900 to 5000, 900 and to compile daily
balance sheets for the past year. The
board alleges that the banks selected
by Rhein as a depository for county
funds are not paying enough interest
and that rival institution offers more.
Rhein refuses to act. alleging a politi-
cal conspiracy backed by the bank
seeking county XN!.-eS ttucln Is d ucIu.
ocrat and the supervisors are republic
cans. A big legal fight is expected.
Davenport.
An event Of considerable import
ance to the Davenport high school
will occur Friday night when the Dav-
export debating team meets the team
from the Dubuque high school in the
high school auditorium. The debat-
ing squad has divided into two teams
for the occasion, one team going to
Waterloo to uphold the negative side
of the question, while the other team
will assume the affirmative side of the
same question against Dubuque.
Both teams are in good trim and are
going into the debates with the expec-
tation of coming out on top and as
the opposing teams have heretofore
held good regulations in this line a
spirited contest Is assured.
Elk Horn.
For the third time within year this
place was yesterday visited by Sc
rious fire. About o'clock fire broke
out in the bowling alley and before the
fire had burned itself out three build
ings had been completely wrecked. It
!s not positively known how the fire
started, but 1t is thought that It caught
from q stove. The fire soon spread to.
adjoining buildings The building in
which was located the Elkhorn Inn
plement Company, was completely de-
stroyed The building wAs owned bxl