Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-04-29
Southern Io1uu Items

Clarinda Tuesday afternoon. He had
been confined to the institution for the
past two weeks, suffering with brain
disorder, brought on as the result Of
service with the United States army in
the Philippines The death of Mr..
Sheets came as shock to state Off
Gals. who while realizing that his men,
t. condition was serious, did not think
that his life was in any great danger.
Dubuque.
A stranger f1imf1ammed the clerk at
Heller's cigar store to the tune of
about $40, and got away undiscovered.
The fellow entered the store and call
ing for cigar threw down what pur-
ported to be a $40 bill issued by the
Merchants & Planters bank of Savan-
nah Ga. The clerk gave him change
to the amount OF $40 less the price of
the cigar. Later it was discovered the
bill was no good. In fact the fellow
had taken two bills and pasted the
backs together so that both sides of the
bill We're identical except for the num-
Der of the issue The bill bore the
date Of June 1. 1860, and was genuine
confederate money.
Council Bluffs.
The Council Bluffs aerie Of Eagles.
which is planning to hold street fair
from May 81 to IS. has received orders
from the grand aerie to withhold the
name of the lodge from any advertising
matter used. The street fair will be
given under the management of the In
terstate Amusement company and the
ia giles will use every effort to keep
heir names out of its management The
proceeds of the fair will go to purchase
uniforms and equipment for the st.
Louis marching club which is to rep
resent the aerie in the contests for at
tendance and appearance at the ma ton
al Eagles convention to be held in St
Louis in August.
Fairfield.
BY unanimous vote OF the city coun-
I'll, the electric light tower in the CEN
er of the park was ordered removed.
Very generally it's condition is consid-
red dangerous and a menace to the
people rreauenting the park. more
than that, the city's lighting system
has been so changed that 1t is no long
er useful. Fairfeld's light tower, prob
ably the first of its kind west Of the
Mississippi river, was erected in 1882.
1t bore six great arc lamps and their
light could be seen for mile away. On
May 10, 1888, 1t was blown down dur
ing a storm and completely wrecked.
The city was protected by a guarantee,
as well as by insurance, the structure
was rebuilt within few months and
has done duty ever since.
Batavia.
Samuel Whitmore, a young man of
Locust Grove township. was arrested
on charge OF rape. The complaining
witness is Viola Widger, an unmarried
woman of Batavia, aged forty two
years. She states that the assault was
made at Bernhart the previous evening
while she was waiting for train
carry her home. Whitmore is said to
have been under the influence of liquor
at the time. He waived examination
and was held TO the grand jury under
bond Of $1,000. In March, 1907, Whit
more was fined 500 and costs in the
district court for throwing a beer bot
tie at C. B. & Q. train while intoxi-
Gated. Collection of the penalty was
suspended by order OF the court during
good behavior. but 1t was enforced i'm
meliately following this latter onense
and the money is now In the county
treasury.