Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-02

sufficient for the purpose in hand, is
being made and will be presented by
the committee. 1t is estimated that the
land can be leased and the club house
built and the grounds put into shape
to start the season for $4,000. A mem
bership fee of $25 is thought advisable.
the committee aiming to secure 100
members at the start.
Greenfield.
At recent meeting Of the school
board, Miss Mary Jane McCrae, OF
Bedford, was elected principal Of the
high school. and Miss Bessie Tourtollo,
Of Iowa City, teacher of Latin and his
tory in the high school. The board at
previous meeting elected Professor
volkmann. Of Adel. superintendent.
These instructors are teachers Of ex-
perience and OF high standing In the
state. They are schooled in tie up
to-date methods and are In favor OF
the progressive practical studies In
school work. The other high school
teachers and grade teachers are not
yet employed.
cIarinda.
Leonard T. Brown VS.. Hattie NJ.
Brown, divorce These parties are res
idents of Clarinda. They were married
on March 81, 1909. and the plaintiff
complains that in less than a week aft
er their marriage, his wife, the de-
PENDANT in this suit. Cursed him and
told him to take his things and go,
that she. the defendant. was done
with him. The plaintiff further enum-
crates other counts as grounds for d.
vorce, namely that she has called him
"easy," and has told him show soft he
a. N r
him, and to kick him out of bed. and
actually did kick him in the back one
night, wi hen. he was restless, that she
has refused to let him go to bed with
her and has refused to get his meals
for him. a.,
Corning.
We. Miller had an experience We'd
nesday afternoon (which nearly ter
minated in the final summons for him.
and which he would not care to have
repeated. He, with his uncle. Wallte
Miller was engaged in cleaning out
the stock well in the barnyard Of his
. farm near Prescott and Bud descended
into the we'll After being there short
time he called to his uncle that some
; thing was wrong. His uncle instantly
realized that it was black damp. told
him to get into the bucket and called
to the painters employed In painting
the house, to assist him in pulling him
out. They finally succeeded In getting
him to the surface, but in an uncon-
scious condition. A doctor was called
and it was nearly an hour before he
could be resuscitated. At last reports
he had fully recovered. but very much
! in favor OF remaining on top of terra
firma.
Shenandoah.
Something new and original in the
graft line was brought to light last
week when the hardware and furniture
firm Of Cooper & West began to re-
ceiye repeated inquiries and series
Of complaints concerning "freproof
, pottery. AS the firm has never handled
pottery Of any kind it laid the inquir-
les at first to some mistake or mis-
understanding, and suspicion was not
aroused. But the complaints increased
RAPIDLY in volume, some OF their GUS
toners began to berate them and In
vestigations were finally made which
disclosed one Of the smoothest extern
sive frauds that has ever been worked
in this town. Two men, claiming to be
father and son, and registered at the
Central hotel, had canvassed the town
, for the past week selling pottery at
abnormally cheap prices and claiming
they were introducing the line for the
firm Of Cooper & West. They called
their ware, in most instances. fire
proof pottery, sold 1t for whatever
price they could, and represented the
guaranty Of the local firm as behind
1t. The amount they sold was en-
normous, carload it Is thought. The
pottery proved to be worthless. falling
to pieces as soon as placed over the
/ fire.