Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-24
Northern I01ua Items

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bridge on Fifth street. and erect the
coliseum over the river bed. 1t IS es-
timated that tho cost Of the placing
Of the piers will not be as great as the
purchase OF an available site in the
downtown district and putting in q
foundation. The piers would not IN
terfere with or obstruct the current of
the river to a greater extent than 1t
IL now obstructed by the piers OF the
two concrete bridges.
Monticello.
Judge F. o. Ellison, Of this county.
has been designated by the supreme
court as member Of the court OF con-
demnation. to determine the value of
the water works plant In the city OF
Council Bluffs, and he has left to sit on
the case. which will probably take a
considerable period OF time. This is
the first condemnation court OF the kind
that has been appointed under the law
providing for 1t. which was passed by
the thirty-third general assembly.
Judge Ellison was undoubtedly selected
because Of the excellent record he made
in the gas case at Cedar Rapids.
Manchester.
The fine weather and good roads
brought out a record breaking crowd
at the Delaware county farmers in
stitute, which closed with n speech by
United States Senator Young. who de-
livered a pleasing and instructive talk
on the subject of good roads. One of
the most interesting features Of the
institute was the exhibit provided by
Charles A. Swindell, owner OF the Glen
wood farm in Adams township. Mr..
Swindell displayed many varieties of
grains and grasses and even weeds
grown on his own farm. He had twenty
different kinds OF corn. thirty varieties
of small grain, besides beans, peas, etc.
Charles City.
Doing a wrong deed and then "fes-
sing up" no doubt saved Roy Saun-
ders from term in the penitentiary.
He was arrested for breaking into and
taking from the office Of the Chicago,
Milwaukee & ST. Paul road in this
city bunch Of tickets, one of which
he used to take him to Wisconsin. He
was suspected and the detective of the
road located him at GAINESVILLE, but be-
fore an arrest could be made he had
flown. This was about New Years.
Last week he again fell under the eye
of the officers and was taken before
Justice Bradley. told full story, and
as it was his first offense he was SEN
fenced to ten days in jail.
Manchester.
Relatives here of w. r. Blake, editor
of the Clermont Enterprise. received
the intelligence that he suffered the
loss Of his home by fire last week. Mr.
and Mrs. Blake had been in Manches-
ter for a week visiting at the home OF
Mrs. Blale's parents. Mr.. and Mrs. S
H. Morgan, and Mr.. Blake had left
Tuesday morning for his home. Upon
reaching home he started a fire in the
furnice and went to the station to NEE:
his family. who came on a later train
Upon returning the fire had gained
such Roadway that only a small part OF
the contents OF the house was saved.
Sioux City.
Two Of the most cleverly constructed
counterfeit bills have been passed in
Sioux City. Someone has been making
counterfeit bills on the National Bank
Of Commerce Of Wichita, Kan. and has
been successful in getting two across
The bill. 1t Is said, Is made by photo
graphing two sides OF a perfect bill and
reproducing these pictures on very thin
sheets Of paper. These are pasted to-
Sether 10 that Il IL almost impossible to
detect whore they are Joined. The work
Of putting the two sides together Is 30
clever that the ordinary observer Of q
bill would not hesitate In GcceptinG It