Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-06-16
Southern Io1ua Items

Z taken to the supreme court, from which
! 1t was again brought back to the local
| district court. Judge Jackson held
that the verdict was not given by the
jury while in a prejudiced state nor is
1t excessive, when the other verdicts
on the same case are cited.
Shenandoah.
In the case against W. o. Kenagy
for selling diseased meat Kenagy was
discharged with q verdict Of not guilty
in Judge Ferguson's court. The evil
dence showed that Mr.. Kenagy had
steer fall into ditch breaking its leg.
The steer was not killed until about
ten hours after the leg had been brolz-
en-, during which time the broken
| member had become infiamed and
bloodshot. Kenagy cut the broken limb
off and the rest1of the meat was sold
All of the witnesses stated that the
meat was in good condition and the
best of color.
Council Bluffs.
The destruction of the old time frame
dwelling on First avenue, Immediately
east of the Baptist church, to make
room for modern fiat building to be
erected by DR.. F. T. Seybert, marks
| the passing Of a structure connected
with many interesting facts in the
early history of the city. The building
was erected about 1852 by Samuel s.
Bayliss, one of the pioneer citizens OF
the city, and the donor Of Bayliss park
to the municipality. 1t was one Of the
| oldest structures in the city, and was
considered in pioneer days a palatial
residence.
| Davenport.
At a meeting Of the executive COM
mittee Of the Christian Endeavor
arrangements were made with ly-
ceum bureau of Chicago to bring to
Davenport during the season Of 1910-11,
Clifford Pinchot, former chief forester;
Ex- Governor Joseph w. Folk, prob
ably the next presidential candidate
Of the democratic party; Victor Murd-
ock, leader Of the insurgents in the
house; Whitney Brothers: Katherine
Ridgeway: Edward Elliott; Roger A.
Gulley; Nine. Frieda Langendorf and
Frank Dixon. These entertainments
and lectures Will be given for the
benefit Of the white plague campaign
which the union is assisting the Visit
ing Nurses Association in carrying on
Council Bluffs.
Is Lewis w Lee, Of Corley, Iowa,
liable criminally for cheating under
false pretenses because r. NJ. McKen-
zie, Of Harlan, failed to And 200 head OF
horses supposed to be ranging near
Smelter. New, which he had taken in
exchange for an automobile valued at
$2,500? This question will be tried in
Justice e. B. Gardeners court on a pre-
ininary information sworn out by Nc
Kenzie against Lee Tuesday morning.
Lee claims that the horses which he
traded for the automobile, White
steamer, are perfectly good horses
ranging on the 500 or 600 square miles
of government range near Smelter, and
that the only reason that Mckenzie did
not find them was because he didn't
look long enough Mckenzie has Sc
cured possession of the automobile un-
der replevin proceedings brought In the
district court at Harlan, and he intends
to hold Lee to the Pottawattamie coun-
ty grand jury for cheating. Lee does
not seem to be worrying over his trou-
BILE. i
Fairfield. X
It Is not often that college throws
open It's dormatory and its other build
ings and grounds for the purpose of
Ia family reunion. It is perhaps more
gives over a whole Sabbath day to the
program OF a family reunion, yet this
Is what Parsons College and the Pres
byterian church did last week. In ex-
PLANTATION, however, 1t should be said
that the Mcclure family reunion is
also q remarkable ching. Besides, the
history of the Mcclure clan and Par
sons College and Presbyterianism are
~ f1oronphly interviewer that a ma.
jor1ty OF their interests are identical
Eighteen members OF this branch of
the McCiufe family have been students
at Parsons College, many of them
graduates. In the last general assem-
bly, OF the Presbyterian church there
were Ave representatives OF the family
The reunion dinner held. at Ballard hall
Saturday was an unusually brilliant
affair. Judge David q. Blair, Of Jop-
| lin. Mo-, acted as POSTMASTER.