Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-16

meat markets In the city after June l.
and until fall. Other cities, and many
of them in this vicinity, have the
Wednesday afternoon closing rule and
are enjoying it. The week day half
holiday is the occasion of many events.
concerts, plays. social gatherings, ball
games, etc. and it is consequently APP
preciated by everyone in the city. In
some towns factories close at noon on
Wednesday. and some Of the manu-
facturers here have signitied their
| Willingness to close at that time. II
the rule was near general.
Davenport.
! From dormitory window Of the
| fashionable. strict and exclusive st.
katherines home, an Episcopal school
for girls. there issued the curling rib
bon and the seductive essence of Gig
aret smoke. AS a result of the follow
ing investigation a half dozen girl stu
dents were brought before the author
tiles and may he suspended or expelled
The names OF the young women, who
are of prominent families Of the middle
west. are withheld. They range in age
from IA to Is years of age. Cigaret
smoking is admitted by some of the
girls They assert that the older girls.
who have graduated and entered So
ciety. smoke regularly.
kirkman.
Saturday Mr. Severr.s. living west OF
town. arose as usual and called Mrs.
Weigart. who has been assisting with
the household duties since Mrs. Sew
ems: illness He got no response but
thought nothing of it and went to the
barn to do his chores. Upon his return
to the house he again called Mrs. Wei
CART but received no response. he then
tried the door but 1t was locked. Fear
ing something was wrong he called his
neighbor. Harry Buchanan, and they
assembled to the window by means OF
ladder. They could see Mrs. Weigart
lying upon the bed so they went up
stairs and broke in the door and found
that she was dead. Dr.. Moore was
called and after an examination said
death was due to apoplexy.
Dss Moines.
The American Express Company,
implying fraud. is suing the Des
Moines National Bank to recover a
Judgment Of $4,000 awarded by dis
trict court to the National Bank Of r.
win. The express company implies
that the Des Moines bank did not ship
50 900 in currency in a packet con-
signed to the Irwin bank In 1902. but
brown paper, The Irwin bank re-
ceiyed the package and instead OF cur
renew found the brown paper In the
envelope, 1t was charged. The irwin
bank sued the express company Tor
81 600. for having allowed tampering
with the consignment in transit, and
secured Judgment in full. The ex-
nres. company now wants to get the
g oon from the Des Moines National
p.nk on the ground that fraud was
committed by the local bank rather
than crime by express employees.
Washington.
washington people were treated to
tthe scene of house moving being stop
ned Tuesday afternoon By an tn1unc-
t;on issued by Judge Wilcockson. OF
S,pourney The injunction was tempo
rary. mad restrained w. 9. Mott, OF
Iowa city, house mover. and $. n.
Knunn Of this city. owner OF the house.
from moving the wires of the Wash
ine.on Telephone Company so as to
hermit the house to go under them.
considerable discussion between the
OFFICERS of the local telephone company
and the parties moving the house oc-
CURED and attracted large number
81 citizens, who watched the proceed
mrs The house is being moved from
the ate OF the new Methodist church
to a site beyond the square. Many
te,enhone cables OF the Washington
Telephone Company, the Washington
Mutual Telephone Company. and the
CITY OF washington from their munich
nal electric light plant, cross the street
and interfere with the moving OF the
house. The Washington Mutual and
the city were preparing to remove
their cables which were interfering
with the house moving.