Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-29
Southern Io,ua Items

OrulSlN8s CuttInB OH nef nalf WIN some
unknown instrument and gagging her
mouth with rag or cloth. Both men
are out under $1,000 bonds, their case
having been continued Miss Ruth
Stewart IS the adopted daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. J. ]. Stewart. residing at GIG
Third avenue. and is II years old. She
Is graduate of the. Council Bluffs high
school and widely known thruout the
city.
Atalissa.
The "Class Of %" held delightful
meeting March IA at the pleasant coun-
try home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse vau-
horn. north Of town. These meetings
are always enjoyed by everyone present
and none miss them who by any means
can attend. In this reunion the guests
Of honor were Mr.. and Mrs. George
Conversion, who for a number of years
have made their home in Indiana. now
on their way to California. Mexico and
other western points. booking forward
to locating in the west. Mrs. Conversion
will be remembered as Miss Luna
Smith. former pupil and later a
teacher In the school. while Mr.. Cow
erston at one time taught in the local
schools also.
0PSVSS Lake,
The Brown Land Company. which
owns about 500 acres in Richland town
ship has had shipped in the past week
a large Deere power pillow for the pur-
pose OF breaking up their land this
spring. ThS'plow carries eight 14-inch
blades and will be run by 45-horse
power gasoline engine. A. H. Parker
who has charge OF the company's land
In thfo Nv, 70 20
a day and night crew on the plow hav-
ing his own electrical attachments on
the machine He expects to break from
IS to s. acres a day. A crew OF men
are at work now taking the rock from
the land. The track will be planted to
wheat. oats, barley and fax. The COM
pany have also purchased four s-foot
binders which will be operated by a
gasoline engine.
Madrid.
The bodies Of a number OF very large
Ash floating on the top Of the water
at the reservoir is an Interesting sight
to those who claim discipleship with
tho Isaac Waltons. Some OF the
bodies are from eighteen inches to
two feet in length. The flsh met their
death during the late freeze. the lake
freezing entirely over and leaving no
opening for air. Not all the big ones
met their death. however. as has been
proven by the catches, and there is still
an abundance Of live ones in the wat
err. No one would have suspected a few
months ago when the Milwaukee put in
a reservoir that they were providing a
first-class fishery as we'll. nor would the
initiated have surmised that fish could
grow so large or multiply so rapidly in
20 short time.
Atlantic.
William Horrabin. OF Iowa City, thru
his attorneys. served notice OF suit
upon the members Of the city council
and their successors. all the property
owners in the paving districts on West
Sixth and East Fifth streets. and the
Iowa Engineering Company. The plain
tiH asks that q mandamus issue out OF
enc Ar-!! term Of the district court d.
rectcd against ali the defendants, COM
polling the city to levy and the prop-
erty owners to pay the eurbinx tax in
amount sufficient to cover their entire
claim The contention OF the plaintiff Is
that the amount was due when the
work was completed The contention OF
the city Is that the amount IL not due
until the paving In the districts named.
where the curbinG was done. Is COM
pleted.
viliises.
While looking at revolver in the
Roth and Stickler barber shop. Clyde
Nelson discharged q loaded cartridge
and narrowly escaped shooting Mr..
sticklsr ana also Gale Fengel. the
youngest son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Julius
FenEel Mr.. NolDon and Mr.. 9ticklep
were trying 70 trade revolvers when IN
argun snt came up ~ to the size cart
ridge used In NJ. etickler's gun and
Leslie ArbuclGie placed loaded cart.
ridge In the gun to decide % to the
size. Later Mr.. Nelson picked up the
revolver and. not knowing the load had
been left In Il. pulled the trtggsr and
discharged the load which barely
missed Mr.. 0tlcaier ana went thru the
n.ata eias. front OF the barber shoD
aud missed Gale EOngol Nsho was unsa.