Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-16

! ton with Gen. Grenville NJ. Dodge, and
MI. Dodge expressed great interest IN
the proposal to erect q monument here
Clarence S. Paine, secretary Of the Ne
braska state Historical Society, and
also one Of the boosters Of the Oregon
| trail memorial monuments, has wired
| that he will come to Council Bluffs at
once and work In the interests Of rails
| ing funds for a memorial in this city.
Clinton.
Miss Daisy Shannon, colored. is in
JAIL charged with robbing a travelling
man of $500 on the streets. The man
| was passing the crossing at Seventh
avenue and Second street at night
when two women approached him. both
negresses, and began asking him ques-
tons. Before he could reply one
grabbed him and another went thru
his pockets. getting away with $500 In
bills. Later house was searched on
Dewitt street and the Shannon wom-
an, who came here from Davenport.
was arrested In the snow near the
house a roll Of bills was found
amounting to 5000, which the man
identified as his property. The police
refused to give the name Of the man.
Lamont.
Official notice was taken OF the re-
cent erection in Lamont OF coliseum,
which is equipped for theater pur-
poses, at the recent conference OF the
Lamont state Of the ReorganiZed
Church Of Jesus Christ of Latter Day
Saints, and resolutions were adopted
expressing the opinion that theater at
tendance, is detrimental to spiritual
Development, that the church looks
! with disfavor on the theater and at
tendance at theaters by members Of
the church is frowned upon. 1t is I'M
derstood that when the coliseum was
erected 1t was believed to be merely a
public assembly hall, but on completion
and they had contributed to the cree
ton of q theater.
keokuk.
An important court case. one in
which old soldiers and their widows
are vitality interested. came to a climax
in the district court when Judge
Hamilton handed down his decision in
the suit Of w. B. Collins against Lee
county. The question at issue was the
application Of an act passed by the
legislature in 1911. in the month Of
March, which provided for a tax ex-
emption for old soldiers and their
widows, to the extent OF $1,000. The
law went into effect July Of the same
year it was passed. In handing down
his decision, Judge Hamilton held that
the act, going into effect July 4. ap-
piled to all taxes levied subsequent to
that date and accordingly held that
the exemption provided for in the act
applied to the taxes Of 1911.
Shenandoah.
Charles F. Kimball, the millionaire
loan shark Of Chicago, whose trial.
with his partner, L. B. French, has at
tracted nation wide attention the past
ten days, was once a resident Of Grant
township, this county, and 10 we'll
known to the old settlers Of Shenan-
doah and vicinity. They tell some
remarkable stories of the idiosyncra-
sizes of the family. The Kimball fam
lily owned property q mile south Of
town, their land including the present
farm Of Peter Peck and some adjoining
territory. They lived there for = Pc
Rod Of twelve months or thereabouts.
thirty five years ago. They came in
1875 and left In 1875. The members
81, the family were four, Mr.. and Mira.
Kiimnbaiii, - SOC, Cs:=!es g 4heM a
young man under 20 years Of ago and
the daughter.