Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-27

centeriIle.
This city is 10 have q big white way.
following a campaign made by COM
mittee which reported last night. Large
clusters IF lights will be placed around
| The square.
centerviiIe.
| Gen A j Baker, former attorney
general of Iowa. and also having dis
tinction of being at one time attorney
general of Missouri, is az the point of
death. He was prominent in temper
ance work for many years.
centerviIle.
A j. Baker, former attorney general
! Of Iowa and also having the distinc-
ton of at one time being attorney gem
eral of Missouri is lying at the point
of death at his home here. He has
| been prominent in temperance circles
the past few years.
Pleas antvile.
| Bate Johnson. a young farmer. living
/ a few miles from here, committed sui
Gle by hanging. Jacobs. who was 50
years of age. leaves a wife and three
small children. He is supposed to have
been temporarily insane when he COM
mitted the act.
New Sharon.
Miss Tacie Hargrave, while return
ing home from the Friends church Sum
day fell on the ice in front of the
Sheridan home and broke both bones in
, he- leg just above the ankle. The in
! jury was very painful and will confine
her 70 her home for some time.
Valley Junction.
Valley Junction has gone dry. The
saloons of this suburb Of Des Moines
have been working for a month to
get petition of consent for the sale
Of liquor outside Of Des Moines, but
failed by six names and gave up the
fight AS result, the dozen saloons
must close and the Rock Island rail-
road men who make up the popula-
ton will have to go to Des Moines
10 buy their drinks
coIfax.
The Rock Island Company contem-
plates the erection of large steel tank
to take the place Of the two wooden
structures that are now in use. II IS to
be placed on the plot known as the
Mason House park, and the water from
, it will be piped TO water hydrants
placed in convenient places in the yard
from which the engine tanks will be
! filled. This will make decided i'm
provennent over the ungainly structures
nor. in use.
Newton.
Tuesday the celebrated artist. Edgar
Cameron. of Chicago. was in Newton to
touch up his four mural paintings
which have been placed in :he arches
just beneath the dome ceiling in the
rotunda Of the new court house This
completes the work here and. looking
up one sees the perfect beauty Of the
art glass center with its delicate color
ing blending into the same tints and
tones as in the decorators work be-
lox. with the rich pictures arching
there. These paintings were secured at
a cost Of s140o, and each OF the four
is symbolic Of the early days of Iowa.
Davenport.
During the past year the maintain
lance Of the poor and needy OF Scott
county cost the county the big sum of
s27se9 as shown in the annual report
of Overseer of the Poor James Hickey.
The largest item in the report is the
care Of the insane of the county, Of
whom there are about fifty women, and
about forty men and who cost the
county annually approximately $4,000.
Groceries come third in the list. the
sum OF S3.344.W DelnS eApSlluSd AZ tNiS
department. the second niche being oc-
cupied by rentals which cost the county
is5.03s.
Musestins.
/ The first high way robbery in the past
| seven years was pulled off in this city
Tuesday evening. when Oscar Brandt
was held up and robbed by two armed
and masked bandits while en- route to
his home The robbery took place q
few doors above the Hershey hospital
at 10: 80 o'clock. Brandt, who is a postal
clerk. was walking along when he met
two men. They ordered him to throw
| up his hands. showing q gun in his face
and another in the pit OF his stomach.
He threw UP his hands and the bandits
| seached him. They took his pocket
book, which contained q small amount
in change. but missed a $50 bill and a
valuable gold watch which he carried