Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-18
Southern Io1va Items
Clinton.

Clinton.
According to the Clinton County
Teacher. number Of the rural schools
have been closed a portion Of the
month on account OF cases Of the
measles.
Mount Pleasant.
Henry Van Brussel has received re-
ceived 1925 from the Mount Pleasant
Milling Company in settlement of the
suit brought by him for injury sus-
tanned last summer when the elevator
in the factory fell.
Mondamin.
Tho Duroc Jersey hog sale Of Clark
Hun at his farm was one OF the best
sales ever held in this part of the
country, the average Of the catalog
hogs being 357.s5 each, the highest
price for any one hog being 3125.
Clinton.
ha ndled thru the Northwestern railway
having been total Of $50 passing thru.
This is considered remarkable Sun
day. run particularly at this time.
Tama.
Old Mrs. Coyle fell from the chair
in which she was sitting at her home
and fractured her left hip. AS she Is
so years old It means a life disability.
She was alone at home when she sus-
tanned the injury and lay on the floor
from 10 o'clock in the morning until
u in the afternoon before she was dis.
covered.
oss<aIoosa.
Herbert o. Glasure, Of Worcester.
Mass. surprised friends here by ten
dering his resignation as general sec
rotary Of the Y. NJ. c. A. after two
years service. The board made no eff
fort to fill the position. The annual
| meeting Of the board Of directors Of
the association elected w. T.. Emble.
president; w. w. Williams. vice pres
ident: I. c. Johns. secretary: Charles
r. Lee. treasurer. All are prominent
business men.
Atlantic.
There was large crowd at the Herb
Brown sale. three miles southwest Of
the city. Everything sold for excep-
tionally high prices. A large draft horse
Of 1900 pounds brought $23S. Short
horn grade cows brought as high as
$6S: spring gifts sold as high as SGT:
These are some OF the highest prices
recorder at any sale thus far this year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brown will leave the first
Of the month for Washington where
they will make their home.
Musoatins.
The socialist party sprung a political
surprise here when they circulated
coo copies OF the 'Tree Pree," q So
cialist weekly. in which their platform
was given. They wifi enter the local
fight this spring with city ticket.
They ask tho election Of city inspec-
tor Of scales and measures: advocate
tho building Of a new city hall; want
tho city to buy the street car system
and gas and electric plant: want the
streets cleaned by the idle workmen at
union wages. and advocate dozen or
more other things. It IL conservative
~ estimated that It would cost the city
Of Muscatine $2,5o0. 900 to accomplish
what the socialists desire.
ottuns~a.
Wearing a false mustache and
shadowing various places searching
for q young woman friend whom he
declared had como here, ana fallen in
with bad company. Jack Long of
Avoca, fell into the hands Of PATROL
man North. Charges Of drunkenness
and carrying concealed weapons were
A1ed against him in police court. Long
declared he was q real detective. hav.
ing taken . correspondence course in
q Chicago detective school. Fearing
he might have trouble In getting tho
young woman aWav fFnYn hAR caofnRa