Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-06
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500 a year in salary. as provided by
the department regulations in the larg-
err postoifices Postmaster Bryson
salary will be increased to $500, and
the assistant postmaster's one-haif
that amount, $500.
Sidney.
Lovers Of violin music in this city
will have an opportunity Of attending
hddlers' contest to be held here on Fri
day evening. April Ii. Prizes. which
are all cash, ranged from 500 for first
down to 81 each for the, ten performers
who rank next to the, winner OF fourth
making in ali fourteen prizes to be
given. The judges, have been selected
and the list of contestants will be sur
f1ciently large to insure an evening of
good entertainment. Any person, re-
gardless Of his residence, is eligible to
enter the test. - = fsS'fs - .
De. Motives. = g. 40 q, 4
Two eggs in. one dayRfromGa hen is
the remarkable record that has been
made by a "biddy, owned by Mrs
Ralph wellslager. sos Virginia avenue.
The feat was accomplished some time
Monday and discovered late in the az
te-noen when Mrs. Wellslager went to
rather her eggs She has but ten hens
and found eleven eggs in the nests. The
hens are confined in yard so that
there was no possible chance OF any
outside chickens getting in and laying
the extra egg. During the month OF
March the ten chickens laid 200 eggs.
Ottumwa
After putting up hard fight to live.
Bud Elliott. a colored coal miner. who
had his back broken in the fall OF slate
at the Rutledge mines several months
ago, died at the Ottumwa hospital He
was IS years Of age and is survived by
his wife and two sons. Elliott had his
hack broken and three weeks after be-
ing taken to the hospital, physicians
performed an operation. it being the
! only hope Of saving his life. The opera
ton seemed apparently successful and
it was thought that the injured man
would recover.
Missouri Valley.
Joseph Thomas LaDue, aged 30, who
died of Bright's disease April 1. was
buried in Rose Hill cemetery Sunday
afternoon. Mr.. LaDue was born in
Missouri Valley and reared here. Thru-
out his early life he displayed remark
able talent as an artist and some two
years ago went to New York City.
where he studied under the famous
sculptor Gutzon Borglum. sNr. Borg
lum mas always contended that MI.
LaDue was the most talented student
| he had ever had In his studio and
prephesied that he would make mark
among sculptors. His untimely taking
away has brought sorrow to this entire
community.
keokuk.
! While the night watchman Ezra
! Starkw Gather, was peacefully enjoying
! a visit to slum berland during the wee
hours of the morning, Charles NJ. Mat
thieson, who has been a prisoner In the
Sheriff's custody at st. Joseph's hospi-
| tai, since his operation for appendi-
citis three weeks ago, took French
Ileave and has not yet been captured.
Alt1o the guard Dunyied during the
night, Matthieson is given due credit
! for q clever escape-one that showed
premedita ton and careful planning
Matthieson was prisoner In the water
| power yard at st. Joseph's ana had
| been there for nearly four weeks, hav-
ing been taken from the city Jail three
! weeks ago Friday to undergo an oper-
| alton for appendicitis. Since his. first
incarceration here the grand jury had
| returned two indictments against him
ing forged instrument.
ehsldahi.
A rather peculiar series Of errors oc-
cured during the school election period
here. Thru a mistake in the under-
standing OF the proper date on which
| an election was to be held an election
was started on the Monday previous to
the regular date. A number Of ballots
had been cast before some one with 8
Illegal trend Of mind discovered that tht
board OF directors had beer inst aeweel
too previous in holding tho election
This election was Immediately called
or and notice was given that the cleo
ftion would be held one week later. the
regular date prescribed by law. At the
regular election there seemed to be nc
thorough understanding as to tho out
.igoing directors. and Is . result two q
the holdover members have been elect.
LED 20 sit with themselves ON tie 5boasd
4 The board b in q Sfna1SArY ~ 70 IN
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