Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-02-03
appreciation OF the service rendered
while his residence was on fire Tuesday
| night. .

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while his residence was on fire Tuesday
night.
South English.
The icy conditions have claimed two
victims by accidents this week. While
hauling his little sister on a hand sled.
John Bonwater,1L r.. was knocked down
by the sled ana Sustained a broken
collar bone. Tuesday night, while q
party of youngsters We're ~coasting on
the hill here in town, h sled ran off
the small bridge, giving John Nof-
singer g Is, a broken bone in the
leg below the knee.
Mount Pleasant.
Arthur Endersby OF Hilleboro, 10
years old. believes. it is set forth in a
petition filed in the Henry county
court. that his wife does not treat him
properly. Violation. Of an ante-nuptial
agreement, which it is stated, was
drawn up to prevent interference IN
the respective properties of either. is
alleged to be a cause for the seeking OF
a divorce by the plaintiff. Mr.. and
Mrs. Endersby were married in Ottum-
we in March, 1911.
CenterviIIe.
AT a meeting of the Appanoose Coun-
ty Poultry Association there was so
much enthusiasm shown that it was
voted to hold another poultry how for
1913. AS there was a small deficit this
year, some of those who had attended
an earlier meeting were about ready
to abandon the show, but those present
the other night were anxious to go
ahead with it. They thought the de-
fcit could be easily provided for, and
made up next year Another meeting
will be held at which plans for the
next exhibit will be made.
Council Bluffs.
Chief of Police Froom Thursday
notified the proprietors of public dance
halls in this city thai hereafter all
moonlight or other suggestive or OBJ
jectionable dances. such as the grizzly
bear" and turkey trot." would have to
be discontinued at once. Special Off
GERS will be detailed to enforce the or
ders. If the orders are not observed
the lance hall wherein the dances are
held will be closed. The moonlight"
dance, usually a waltz, during which
the lights are turned on and off at
intervals during the number. is in
cluded in the list.
Museatine.
A Muscatine boy, Fred Neff, who
has seen service IN the United States
marine corps for several years, Is TAX
ing his part in the Chinese revolution.
a struggle for independence hat has
made the entire world aghast with
stories of the awful carnage and butch
cry by the Manchus and government
troops. Assigned to duty at the Philip
pine islands, where he has been the
last few years, he was one of the num-
Der Of marines who were dispatched to
word received frim his, is now sta
China.
Fairfield.
offers of the Burlington railroad to
pay $4,000 for the present high school
building in order to 8 the site for a
new passenger station has opened the
bitterest fight ever known In a school
election at Fairfield. The offer of the
road however. contains a touch of ro-
nance. for the corporation now is en-
deavoring to buy q act Of land 1t re-
fused to accept AZ a gift when the
line was constructed nearly sixty years
ago. At that time the city set aside a
proposed station site three blocks from
the business district for a passenger
station, but the road declined the Of
fer, and placed its stopping place a
few blocks further west. Now 1t offers
$4,000 for the ground. The school
board proposed to issue bonds for $685.
900 and the railroads. money to that
amount, and erect a newfhigh school