Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-26
Northern I01ua Items

, liquor to William Tams. Tams drove a
motor car in which Andrew Klaus. the
husband and father Of the family. was
a passenger. 1t is alleged that, becom-
ing intoxicated, he speeded it up to
fifty miles an hour, overturned the car
and caused the permanent injury and
probable death Of Klaus whose back
was broken and limbs paralyzed.--
Sioux City. ~. =
On recommendation OF the teachers
committee the board Of education in
session Tuesday night. revised the
grade teachers salary schedule. added
s1,242.5o to the salaries for next year.
fixed a permanent ana definite basis
on which to base increases during
coming years, and put the maximum
salary for grade teachers at 800. This
action of the board was largely due to
the fact that vigorous protests have
been made by teachers since the board
recently elected teachers for next year
and fixed salaries The total increase
in salaries Of grade teachers over last
year. under the new schedule fixed. is
$4.O1O.5O. The board increased the SAL
aries of fifty-two teachers.
Manchester.
Manchester friends Of Mrs. Carrie
Toogood Chaffee, Of Armenia. n. D.,
who is one of the survivors of the ILL
fated Titanic, have received word from
her to the effect that the report of her
husbands tragic death is true. Mrs,
Chaffee was born in Manchester. where
she spent her girlhood and later mar
ried Mr.. Herbert Chaffee. of North Da-
kota. Mrs. Chaffee has frequently Wis
tied her relatives. Mrs. Z. B. Stiles and
Mrs. w. II. Norris, of this city. during
the years of her residence in North
Dakota Mrs. Chaffee and her husband
had been In Europe, and were hurrying
to America, called by the expected ar
rival of a grandchild at the home of
their son, Mr. and Mrs. E. w. Chaffee.
of st. Paul, MINI.
Sioux City.
A mother who has sought during
nine long years to find her daughter.
and a daughter who almost had for
gotten the memory OF her parents.
Were reunited at Omaha Wednesday,
thru the agency of Police Matron Anna
Roberts, Of Sioux City. The girl Dollie
Nelson. for whom Mrs. Roberts has
been good angel during the last
year, was taken to Omaha by a friend
Of Mrs. Roberts The mother is Mrs
J. A. Drew. The separation of mother
and daughter took place when the girl
was years old. A family of nine was
scattered when the mother was COM
PEELED to go to a hospital for a long pc
Rod. Dollie was adopted out of the
Topeka, Kan. fchildren's home. The
people who adopted her led wander
ing life in several states so all track Of
the girl was lost by the time her moth
Ier had recovered.
Wavery.
Hon. John Homrighaus died at his
home in Denver Wednesday. April "a.
He had been sick for several months,
but his many friends in Bremen county
did not realize that the end was so
near. The news OF his death was a
shock to many Waverly people John
Homrigaus was boy Of 10 when he
came to Bremen county in 1868. and for
nearly half a century he has been one
Of our most useful citizens. He helped
to make nearly all the history of Brem-
err county He had been a successful
farmer and merchant. and was one Of
the county supervisors and represented
the county in several sessions OF the
state legislature. He was born in Ohio
In 1874 When s years old the family
moved to Illinois and there John got his
education in the public schools. In 1858
he came with his parents to Bremen
county and settled on farm In Jeffer
son township, near Denver. During the
year 1879 Mr. Hnmrigha,s crossed the
ocean and travelled thru the countries
OF Germany and France