Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-16
Southern Io1ua Items
Newton,

Newton.
Prof E. j. H. Beard. for twenty
years superintendent Of the Newton
public schools will no longer have the
government Of the schools in his hands
and Monday morning he gave his fare
well address to the high school stu
dents.
Corning.
Rev. D. w. Cassat, Of Corning. has
accepted a call to the pastorate OF the
Presbyterian church in Birmingham
Iowa, about nine miles south Of Fair
field. Mr.. Cassat expects to leave this
week or next for his new field. The
family will remain in Corning for the
present. at least until school closes.
Greenfield.
Monday afternoon Robert Hughes.
who is assisting w. NJ. Fleming at the
depot captured large bull snake
measuring about five feet in length.
near the elevator. He first stupehed 1t
by means Of club and then carries =
by the neck to the depot About that
time there was "scatteration" among
the ladies present.
Des Moines.
Bert Bismark has been indicted by
the Polk county grand jury on
charge Of larceny. He is charged with
having stolen team of horses and
sold them. The Indictment was hast
ened because Of Bismarcks physical
condition. He Is nearly dead with
tuberculosis and the grand jury want
ed to get the case out of the way as
soon as possible.
Jefferson.
Fire destroyed all the buildings upon
the William Bussey farm. In Bristol
township. According to best informa-
ton the fire started about o'clock IN
the morning, in hog house, Whlcn
seems to indicate that 1t might nave
been the work Of a tramp. MT. ST
Peter resides upon the farm. and the
loss is estimated to be about $4,000 with
insurance amounting to 81, 400.
cIarinda.
At the meeting Of the city school
board Monday evening educators we're
elected for next year by the employ :
ment of j. A. Wilson, of Grinnell col
lege, as principal of the high school;
Professor Shank, Of Clearfield, princi-
nal of north building. anc Miss Hen
derson to succeed Miss Edna L. Hus-
ton in the first primary department
All the present teachers were retained
at their present salary, except MISS
Landers who will quit teaching. Her
place is to be yet filled. Superintend-
ent F. A. Henderson was re-employed
early this year.
Mt. Pleasant.
The Jury in the case Of L. F. Conner,
who was tried in the district court last
week on the charge Of stetling two
hogs from the state hospital, found the
defendant mot guilty" Of the crime
charged In the indictment. A verdict
was returned Saturday evenig about
6 o'clock. after court had adjourned
and Judge Smyth had returned to Bur-
lineton, 80 1t was not opened until
o'clock Tuesday afternoon, when court
reconvened. It Is reported that only
q very small number Of the jury stood
out for a verdict of guilty. the majority
voting mot guilty on each Of the
several ballots taken.
Oakland.
The appeal was perfected in the
Oakland dam cases. when the Iowa
Power Company filed two bonds with
the clerk of the court, 80 as to carry
the case to the supreme court of Iowa
This stays all other proceedings here
pending the hearing by the higher
tribunal, which will mean a year or
two Of delay. but the property owners
are protected from loss on account OF
tine dam, or overflow because of 1t. by
the filing Of the bonds. The bonds filed
aggregate $4,000. One of them Is for
$4,000 and appeals from the decree Of
last October. and the other is for $1,000
and covers the appeal from the decree
Of April 5 last.
r. Madison.
Arrangements have been practically
completed for the Wednesday after
noon closing Of all grocery houses and