Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-17

night. At the same time Nellie Brett
ing, q f5-year-old school girl left town
and 1t is asserted by some who saw the
couple that they left together. Marvin
is 45 years old. Great surprise fol-
lowed the elopement. Mr.. Marvin had
been prominent in civic affairs and en-
joyed distinct prominence in town.
His wife is Frustrated with grief over
the affair.
Atlantic.
Three Walnut fellows, William Hulin.
George Aldrich and Lewis Cade. were
brought to trial in Mayor Straight's
court. charged with stealing chickens
from Christian Nave Of Brighton town
ship Sheriff Berry. Deputy Mckee and
County Attorney Clovis went to Wal
nut and arrested William Hulin to this
city. The other two came in of their
own accord. The fellows are %. IS
and Is years old. respectively. Mr..
Nave said his chickens had been stolen
and that this time twenty-five were
await a hearing.
Council Bluffs.
The campaign started recently by
Postmaster Hazelton and the employees
Of the local postoffice to ascertain the
sentiment OF the patrons of the office
regarding Sunday closing of the post
office has been closed and Mr.. Hazel
ton has sent the results in report to
the department. Almost 1000 cards
| were received in reply to the circulars
sent out. and less than a dozen people
expressed themselves in opposition to
! the plan. Not half OF the DIRECTORS
were business men or firms. and there
| is said to beslittle doubt that the show
| ing which will be made will be far
more than sufficient to assure Sunday
closing for Council Bluffs.
Davenport.
Too many men for laborers work
and too few women for domestic serv-
ice. This. according to r. l.. Guldner,
proprietor of an employment bureau
on Third street, is the labor problem
| as 1t now exists in Davenport. Mr..
Guldner declared that more men have
been out of jobs this winter than at
any time for ten years. He said that
he had applications for work OF more
| than fifty laborers on file: number
Of them skilled mechanics. who have
lost their positions in the city and who
would rather work here than take
chances in some other part Of the coun-
try. He said that If seventy-five SER
want girls would come to town, all OF
them could find employment at wages
from 81 to SC per week.
kirkviIIe.
s. d. Owens Of Kirkvile claims to
have In his possession one Of the first
newspapers ever published in the
United States. ''The Boston News
Letter." and was published by author
ity Of the British government. The
paper was published from Monday.
April II to April "a. 1904 Mr.. Owens
| has another interesting relic in the Ul-
ster County Gazette. published at
Kingston. Ulster county. Virginia. in
1900 by Samuel Freer and son. The
paper contains an account OF the
death of George Washington. Mr.
Owens also has the first paper that
was published in Guthrie, Okla. II
was '-The Oklahoma Optic" edited by
Reed and Reinert.
Lost Nation.
AS the members Of the Christensen
narp orchestra were returning from a
dance at Toronto. to their home in this
city. the team which they were driv-
ing became frightened while passing
all the occupants into the road. Iouis
Christensen who was driving the team.
was the 1lrst to be thrown out and
! sustained some severe bruises besides
hurting his back considerably. Darrlc
Cressey. who was riding with Louis
In the front seat. was thrown upon
the latter and slightly bruised. r. NJ.
Gable. who. with Harry Ruttenbeck.
| occupied the back seat, did not fare
80 well AZ his companions and was
quite seriously. tho not dangerously
| injured. His face, hands and forehead
were badly cut and he was rendered
| unconscious by the force Of the fall.
oss Moines.
Six pearls valued at 800 were picked
by w. E. English. Of this city. from his
mouth as he tried to eat blue point
In St Paul cafe recently. Mr.. Eng
lish was member Of a theater party
which dined in the grand CATO of the
st. Paul hotel. Blue points were orr
dered for the party and duly served.
Mr.. English was enjoying the oysters
when suddenly his teeth struck on
something hard. Hurriedly taking the
substance from his mouth he laid it on
the edge OF his plate. Again the same
thing occurred and four more times in
rapid succession. Tho recurrence
caused the Des Moines man to inveeti-
gate. On the rim Of his plate were
ola pearls; ranging I. size From. onA ss
large an ~ mail. pea 20 one about the
| sixe Of .. small aaso& X
s.ys 3s ny. ,s 81 so N. -.sF,