Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-06
Southern Io1ua Items

Abba.
In the southeastern Iowa declama-
tory contest held Forest Horsford, OF
Montezuna, won first place.
Perry.
Mrs, Walter Scheel is suffering from
serious injuries received when she was
attacked by vicious COW.
Des Moines.
Miss Bessie Norton. of Everett
Wash. fancee of Dr. Kelly. in jail FOR
double murder, will attend his trial
They we're to have been married TINS
spring.
Heokuk.
George Henzel former editor and
publisher of the Keokuk Post-Anzei-
ger. is lying critically i'll at his home
9la Fulton street from an attack OF
paralysis of the brain.
Des Moines.
The polk county board OF supervisors
adopted a resolution providing for the
erection and maintenance of tubercu-
losis hospital In connection with the
county farm a special building, cost
in gabout $1,000. will be built Work
will be started Immediately.
Missouri Valley.
have received a communication from
the mana gers of an aeroplane factory
who desire to establish a plant near a
small city in the middle west. The club
directors have taken the proposition up
with the mana cement.
VilIisca.
About a month ago Mayor E. G.
Gibbs. Of this city, resigned his office
RI toG pfSHnt
April /. No one has as yet been found
TO take the office who would be salts
factory to either the council or the peo-
pie.
Museatins.
In the midst OF binding snowstorm
lightning struck the home of c. G
Spring several miles south OF the city
and the dwelling was burned to the
ground. Members of the household
were stunned. but escaped without in
jury. altho all the furniture was burn
ed.
GriswoId.
Numerous housewives, Of Griswold
were "stung'' a short time ago by a
stranger who came to Griswold exhib-
iting and taking orders for hatirons
His proposition was to sell a flatiron al
price. taking a small amount in ad-
vance. and collected the balance on the
delivery Of the iron. The iron was tc
be delivered in about ten days, but as
yet it has not been received.
Montezuma.
Judge Wilcockson in granting de-
gree of divorce to C. E. Wokosin ad-
vised him to. avoid mail order mar
ria ges-' in the future. According to the
evidence in the case the PLAINTIFF cor
responded with woman he had never
seen for awhile and two days after
they met married her. Their married
life lasted from January to october
when she disappeared and has not beer
heard from since. She left in 1908.
Guthrie Center.
Tel Walters living south of town
! says that this year. is to be an excep-
tional one for the raising Of a pig crop
He has so far had fifteen brood sowt
| to farrow, and they brought forth III
live pigs He is having his new barr
rodded and the central point bears the
| image Of a hog. He says 1t is very ap-
propriate as the barn was built by
| money made of of hogs in the past few
years. (;
Iowa City.
| A 200 mile trip will be taken by tn.
cast Of The Man in Command" tn,
play which was presented this sprint
| by members Of Irving Institute and
| Erodelphian Society of the State Uni
| versity of Iowa. The young Thespiani
will go to Denison, Iowa. to present tn,
play on April IL. All preparations 70,
the trip have been made. Three mem
bers Of the cast are from Denison-
Rowland Pbilbrook, Lydia Kuhenle and
Alva Daniels.
Davenport.
The local postonice Is now, In thu
s20o. 900 class. Its goal has been realiz
ed. On the first day OF March II wa
la little over $4,000 short OF the amour
desired for the postmaster's year end
ing March 81 Friday, the last day o
the month, unofficial returns for tn,
month showed that the receipts TO
4 March are over $4,000, considerahl.
4 better that the total needed TO bring Ia
receipts for The past twelve months 4,
to $500, 600 Now that the $4,000
class has been reached, both Postmas
4 ter Lon Bryaon and Assistant p0at,y, a =