Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-04
Southern Io1Ua Items

reate exercises Dean Charles Fordyce
of the Nebraska School Of Education.
Lincoln, Neb, has been secured by
Principal Reed and Superintendent
Beveridge 10 make the commencement
address.
Des Mcines.
Three cities are bidding for the ioca-
ton of the only company in the Iowa
national guard open for a new town.
This IS the vacancy caused by the dis
bandrnent of Knoxville In the Fifty
fifth regiment Knoxville Is trying TO
arrange 10 have the company again and
Perry and Atlantic are both after the
place. Inspection work is now done
for this year and preparations win soon
be made for encAmpmenfs and the ex-'
pectation IS tina, the vacancy will soon
be filled. XII
Hancock. y "a
Our farmers are organising a farmsl
ers' elevator company aHd will handle
their own grain. Hancock Is only forty
miles from Omaha and Council Bluffs
and objection is made to selling grain
on the basis OF Chicago prices with
corn worth more here than 1t is In
Chicago many times when the feeders
need II. The wheat is Of the very finest
milling quality. and brings the same
price here from millers as Chicago No.
2 red This makes a difference Of
about 10 cents per bushel
Ottumwa.
With his throat cut from ear to ear
and leaving a tran Of blood from
Smoky Row to the police station.
"Tampe" Terri!l. a negro, walked to
the station here and reported that he
had been cut by Andy Walker. 4 Eel
low negro. during crap game. Ter
rill Immediately was rushed to the
hospital where he now lies near death.
Walker has been arrested. Terrin
walked a distance Of ten blocks hold
ing his windpipe and breathing thru
the cash In his neck.
Dss Moinss.
Master Hervey Reynolds, 3-year-old
son Of H. D. Reynolds OF South Sixth
and Scott streets, Tuesday morning
drank the contents OF a bottle OF hair
tonic with serious, but not fatal re-
suits The tonic contained large
proportion Of hydrogen OF peroxide,
causing a foam to form In the mouth,
and leading to the suspicion Of the
presence of poison in the liquid. The
child became unconscious, but was re-
suscitated after some medical Ell
fort. -
keokuk
Denmark academy, the oldest insti-
tuition Of learning III the state, H soon
to lose It's distinctive character as an
academy and become rural high
school The academy has declined un-
til it no longer can be sustained on ITS
endowment An effort WAS made 10 SEES
IL there was not some way to nave ~
supported in part by taxation VII nout
losing its private character. bur TINS
could not be done, and now II is 10 De
put up to the voters of that part OF
Lee county whether or, not they viii
take over the academy ana nave ~
operated as a public school
Muscatine.
Fiat the s3eI! t..t4nn9 factory plan
in South Muscatine Is meeting with
success in evidenced by the opening
of another plant. Ray Knapp, the ~
year old son of Mr.. and Mrs. George
knapp. 500 Stewart road. is the latest
70 undertake the work Of rnanufacts,r-
ing blanks for himself and breaking In
20 the ranks of the manufactures. Two
cutting machines have been installed
in a woodshed in the rear of his home
AItfio the gasoline engine has arrived.
1t has not yet been set up. BY the end
OF next week IT is thought that the OPP
Grafton Of the little plant will be IN
full swing.
Clinton.
Every township in the county which
has rural schools now has township
teachers club, one being formed last
month in Spring Rock township. the
only one which failed TO organize last
fa1l. The meeting for organizations Was
held at the home OF Miss Lizzie Te0bs.
The evening being stormy one, only
four teachers were present. but the orr
ganixation was completed and the fol-
lowing Officers elected: Il p. TeWtn1eel:
president; Ida Hillrnan, vice president;
Lizzie Tebbs, treasurer 81, hora gUppe,
tar The Arst f,lree chapters 5of
DinsmOfe's Feaching r. lS,gsri g 90
School. were then real - iscaae