Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-14
Northern Io1un Items

1evies were certified to the county audi
tor. The rural districts are now dis
| satisfied with the situation. Two-thirds
of the farmers OF the township have
| filed a petition with the county super
intendent to have the consolidation set
aside. AS the matter had been passed
upon by the lower court it is more than
likely that Its decision will stand un-
less the supreme court reverses the
case. In the meantime, there will be a
| great deal OF dissatisfaction In the vi
entity u Milford regarding school mat
tiers. The old rural levy was 1872 mills.
The consolidated tax Is 23.1 mills.
Dubuque.
When the council committee Of the
whole voted to execute a new contract
with the Governors Greys for Armory
hall at Ninth and Iowa streets, over the
Central engine house. the members OF
the council won the everlasting esteem
; of the members of the department who
make their homes there. for the clause
in the contract that Will keep the hall
from being used for fairs and balls IS
just what they have been praying for.
For years the fremen at that station
have had their rest disturbed on an av-
erage of one or two nights a week n
| frequently for a week or two at a time
by the gatherings that were held in the
hall.
! Denison.
There was intense interest in the re-
suits of the declamatory contest in
which members of he high school took
cart. Gold and silver medals were
! given to first and second winners in the
! classes of oratory. dramatic and hum
orous. and a choice made as to who
| should represent Denison at the dis
trict contest soon to be held here. The
Judges were Supt. Cobb. of Logan.
| Supt. Nogenitz of West Side and At
torney +. Fl. Swasey of Dow City. 'fhe
! successful ones were as follows: Ora
! torical class. first. Charles Kelsey: sec
, ond, Rowland Jones. Dramatic. first,
Hubert Van Ness: second. Alma
Wright. Humorous. first. Ruth Cole:
second, Charles Kemming.
Spirit Lake.
The house occupied by Ernest Tr-
hammer on. the r. A. Folsom farm
caught fire and burned to the ground.
1t is supposed to have caught fire from
the chimney o. stove pipe upstairs.
Mrs. Jrhammer was there alone with
the two babies. She heard a noise up
stairs and on opening the stair door
found that the chamber was on fire.
There was no water to be had. After
carrying the babies to the barn she re-
turned and carried out about as much
stuff as most women get out on house
cleaning days. The fire was seen from
several different places and %neighbors
went from all directions, but all were
too late to do any good. Mr.. Urham-
mer did not get home until all was
over.
WaverIy.
After a ear Of over two months
and covering three states, Chief of Po-
lice Dinneen, Of Waterloo. has succeed
ed in locating j. j. Shane. aged %
years, wanted at Waverly for uttering
forged instruments. Shane has been
located IN Colorado. where he Is IN jail
awaiting his trial on charges similar to
those which he will face at Waverly.
The grand jury there Indicted him on
Feb. 9. The crime Shane is charged
with was committed last fall while he
was visiting In Waverly at the home
of his uncle. j. ]. Shane. He repre-
rented himself Is an agent for a Gin
cinnati firm and forged q check for $75
and then Ned. He was traced to Colo
RADIO where he passed a number OF bad
checks and went from there to Texas.
where he continued the practice until
he was arrested and owing 20 the Texas
authorities not having sufficient evil
dence to convict he was turned over
to the Colorado authorities and II - UNI
derstood that he u now IN jail there.
An attempt Will be made to bring him
hack to Waverfy 10 answer for the
crime which . y sissssi y. soi...=:sSs>s
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