Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-13
IOWA NEWS ITEMS


A new $4,000 Catholic church is be-
ing planned for Anthem, Iowa.
8trahan.
The 800 acres Of tho J. NJ. shugart
land located one mile south Of Strahan
in white Cloud township. was sold in
Glenwood for an even $4,000 by the
referees.
Cherokee.
Mrs. J. F. whitmore. Of Cherokee.
and Mrs. n. r. Burroughs. Of Chicago.
In Cherokee and presented 1t to the
Congregational church as q parsonage.
Hampton.
The J. c. Underwood property. con-
sistinG Of five acres. which was sold at
public auction. was purchased by Mar
tin 0okey for $6.675 or $1l35 an acre.
Tho property IL situated on East Ever
green avenue and IL one Of the incest
properties adjoining Hampton.
oteokpes<.
building in the not distant future TO
cost perhaps $500. It will be erected
by the Christian denomination on the
site Of the present church. the material
Of the old building 20 be used. a. far as
advisable in tho new structure.
Donison.
The board Of supervisors has set
March II for the holding Of a meeting
Of township trustees and road super
vfsors to gain pointers a. to road con-
struction ana weed destruction. Pro-
lessor Macdonald. Of Ames. will be
present to address the meeting.
kool<uls.
Bert vancil. a foreman for the Elk
celsoid Stove foundry. has been charg-
his pay roll dead men," and putting
the money into his own pockets. Mr..
vauvil IL only Is years old. and has
been in the employ Of the company for
tho past few years
Independence.
Charles W. Williams. Of Galesburg.
H.. who has extensive land. interests
in Canada and who gained fame locally
stations, Axtell and Allerton. was here
Sunday to take part in the closing day
Of the tabernacle meetings. Mr.. Will
liams Is an earnest. devoted christian.
and has been giving much Of his time
in the past few years 60 preaching the
gospel.
Museatins.
e. A. Ogilvie has rendered his resig-
nation as secretary Of the Muscatine
Commercial Club and asks that he be
released by April I. The cause Of the
officers action is not stated, but It IL
thought that he desires to relinqu!sh
his position because Of other work. Mr..
Ogilville was for several years very ac-
tive in the organization and he served
ably in the position given him. No
successor has been chosen a. yet
Clarion.
Rev. J. II. Olmstead who has been
pastor OF the Conversational church In
Clarion 70 rthe past i've years an
nounced to his membership that he had
been rendered the position Of treasurer
OF Tauealoo University in Mississippi.
This Is one OF the largest universities
OF the south. having IN attendance Of
1000 or more students. It - under the
supervision Of the Congregational mis-
sionary society and located near Jack
son. the capital OF that state.
0es Moines.
According TO the half year deport-
ment reports Of the 1900 school chill
dren Of Des Moines. more boys have
needed the disciplinary rod this year
than for the same period IN any for
mer school year. During the nrst half
Of the school year Of 1sOS-190s, there
were 255 whippings. 23l being boys and
twenty -four girls: for the 1908 1910
half school year there were 247 whip
pings. 2S7 being boys and ten girls.
During the 1s10-1Sll half school year
Just closed. there were sii whipping,
327 being boys and fourteen girls.
orundy Center.
Mrs. Mary McMartin has had issued
q writ Of attachment against tho in
terest Of her son. Peter McMartin. in
the Martin estate. In her written COM
plant she complains that from the first
Of July, 1910. to the FIRST Of January of
this year tho con Peter who 10 but a
little past "a. squandered about $4,000
in cash that had been advanced him
during that period. The money was
spent in a matrimonial venture IN auto
mobiles that were represented 70 run
eighty miles an hour and In other ii-
versions INDUCED In by the sower Of a
generous crop Of wild oats The
mother lives on the estate at Reaman
and the son 10 supposed to be In CHI
cago.
ottumWa.
Among the transfers shown In the
recorders Office at the court house
are two IN which the consideration 10
above the ordinary. one Of these
shows an acreage value Of over $50
and the other about 311S The land 10
located In Adams ana Pleasant town.
ships. The former deal u that where.
in r. . ss.sS::ssss:: ard s..,se 10 r. II