Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-05
Southern Io1ua Items

atreet restaurant He was sentenced 10
yaar,s i'm IMPRISONMENT Saturday morn
ing. by Judge W., S. Withrow. a1ter
changing his plea Of not guilty 10 one
of guilty At the same time George
Williams, also a negro, entered a pea
of guilty to the charge OF grand lar.
ceny that had been preferred agalhs.
him because of the stealing or q coat
and watch. He was given sentence
not to exceed five years IN the sta'e
reformatory at Anamosa. this sentence
heinp imposed because williams is un-
der 30 years of age and could not pc
sent to the penitentiary.
| Burlington.
The Iowa State Manufacturers Asso-
citation which holds it's annual meeting
and banquet in Burlington May IL ana
II, has invited to speak at the banquet
on the evening, OF May IL, Senator
Sherman w. De Wolf. of Waterloo. w.
l.. Harding, of Sioux City. Gerritt Klay,
of Sioux county, and F. A. O'Connor. of
New Hampton 1t is announced that on
the evening of the nth addresses will
be made by Ferd c. Schwedtman OF st.
Louis and James A. Emery OF Wash
ington. D. c.
South English. sen
South English Is to have a new bank
| within the next two months. A meet
ing was held and the following officers
elected: w. N. Horn, president; VIII
liam Grove, vice president; John M.
Van Kirk. of Scott City. Kan. cashier.
Directors: Adam Brewer. G. G. Clark.
John Wenger, Isaac Niswander. Bert
| Noffsinger, and William Palmer A
temporary place will be secured to
| transact business and new building
will be erected this summer on Main
street for a permanent home for the
| new banking institution.
Nodaway.
There was more than a little excite
ment here few days ago. Miss Cora
| Howard caused the arrest of E. c. Ad-
kins, railroad agent, or employed in the
Burlington station, charging him with
| being the father OF her child, born on
March %, alleging seduction. The ac-
cused was taken before Justice Of the
Peace Linn and entered a plea of not
guilty and was bound over to await the
action Of the grand jury and gave q
cash bond in the sum Of $500 and was
released The plaintiff did the washing
for the defendant and she alleges he
visited her at night at her home.
Des Moines.
The records Of the state board OF
health show that it is not an un-
common occurrence In Iowa for per-
son to live to be 100 years old or more
Secretary Sumner. Of the health board
in his statement Of deaths which occur
red during the month of February. lists
six persons who had passed the cen
!, fury mark Crawford county reported
two of these. and Benton. Buena Vista
Cerro Gordo. and winneshiek counties
one each. TfA record shows that dur
ing the same month sixty-flve persons
Of from 30 to 100 years Of age died The
total number Of deaths were 2,0SS.
ksokuk.
1T cost the city $500 to settle two
personal damage suits aggregating ST.
| 500. The sum Of $4,000 was asked by
! I-i!: z. patee &c: q fracture Of the iefl
arm sustained In a fall Jan. "a. 1910
between Eighth and Ninth on Bank
negligence Of the city being alleged. She
settled for 5000. Judge Felix r. Hughes
asked $4,000 for q broken wrist and
other injury sustained In a fall on Fifth
between Concern and High streets
about year ago. The petition set out
Ithat the sidewalk was covered with ice
The judge settled for 800, which was
practically his doctor bill.
| Burlington.
/ The truckmen at the Burlington route
| freight house pre- not concerned in the
demands made by truckmen on the sys-
tenn for an advance Of 20 per cent in
crease in wages. At the Burlington
I freight house and all other important
4 points on the system the tonnage sys-
| tenn is now In use. BY this the truck
men receive 81 cents per ton fol
| freight handled. At the local freight
4 house the men are able to make over
/ 81 per day, but this will fall dowr
1 during the summer. when the men will
not be able to work as hard. The high
est record made here by any one team
ID 104 tons handled In one day. This
was done by crew consisting Of NV
truckers, : check clerk, and one truck
1oader.E " n.