Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-18

Graham. living six miles north Of
Hastings. brought in the trophies Of
five cub timber wolves to Auditor Girls
well and received their equivalent in
coin.
IT. Madison.
Wednesday the lease of the st. Eliz-
abeth hospital here by the FIT. Madison
Medical Society expired and there has
arisen a friendly dispute as to who is
now the proper title holder. DR.. c. w.
Wahrer holds a ninety day lease. COM
mencing May Is. and DR.. l. w. Ira
verse Tuesday completed a purchase
and secured d deed for the property.
possession commencing ON the same
date. Each Of the two physicians seems
to have secured his title with the in
tention Of continuing the institution.
Council Bluffs.
Attorneys for the Leslie NJ. Shaw
syndicate, which was to pay 100000 to
Receiver E. S. Harlan at Atlantic for
the Atlantic Northern and Southern
railroad, known as the Farmers line,
have secured the fourth postponement
Of the matter. Assurances were given
Judge Thomas Arthur at Audubon that
the syndicate has 100000 to apply on
the sum due and was given until Sat
urday to produce. Shaw went to Lon
don a month ago to negotiate the sale
Of 100000 in bonds with which to
finance this deal.
Perry.
Miss Mary. Finane, young lady Of
this city, has brought suit against the
city of Perry in the district court for
5000 damag Miss Finane was hurt
in a fall she received at the corner OF
Fourth and Warford streets on Feb. 13
Her arm was broken and she was 9TH
erwise injured. She lays the blame for
the accident to the city because the
sidewalks were allowed to become COW
cred with fee and snow. This Is the
second suit of the kind brought against
the city, the other being started by
Mrs. Ed Lavelle, who wants $4,000 for
a broken leg. The cases will be tried at
the September term.
Yorktown.
Otis Hyatt. young farmer living
near here, while enroutc to town the
other evening, encountered a footpad
and narrowly escaped being shot by
the would be robber. Just as Hyatt
was driving over a bridge some one
stepped out from the woods by the
side OF the road and commanded him
to halt. Instead Of complying with the
demand he laid the whip on his
horses. who leaped forward into a fast
run. Thoroughly maddened by the dar-
Ing of his intended victim the robbie!
fired at Hyatt. the bullet from riff
or revolver Of large size saliber crash
ing thru the buggy top near Hyatts
head. Hyatt organized a posse or
reaching town. but aside from the
marks Of a mans shoes no trace OF
the bandit could be found.
Davenport.
Special teachers in all the gramma,
schools to help children who are back
ward in their studies because Of sick
ness or any other reason were decided
on at the monthly meeting Of til
board OF education. There have been :
few Of these teachers this year and tn
results from this work were SO bene
ficial that 1t was decided to extend tho
scope Of the work. In many cases the
progress Of an entire class has been
retarded by backward and deficient pu-
pills. In such an instance the special OF
"booster" teacher would take charge oil
the child in question, give 1t special
attention for a few days. thoroughly
explain any part Of the class work that
puxxied the pupil and put It in a posi-
|ftion to keep up with the rest Of the
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