Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-08-20
Southern Io,ua Items

way thru Q patch Of woods owned by
John Kirkwood when the gun was sud
denly discharged. Combs was walking
q short distance In front Of Boles. who
wasreaEsying the gun. and the bullet
entered his back. penetrating the chest
ana right lung.
Milton. -
The milton school board has decided
TO adj agriculturaa and domestic SCI
ence 70 tho high school course Of study.
They also decided to employ another
teacher for the high school to teach the
shove named subjects. This action was
taken 90 ~ to put the graduates. who
expect to teach. In line to pass the
teachers' examinations. At the last
session OF the state legislature a law
was passed requiring all the schools to
teach elementary agriculture and do
nestle science after July 1915. also all
candidates for teachers certificates to
write on the same subjects.
De Meinss.
An unsuccessful! attempt to rob
the safs in the city library was dis
covered Monday morning when en-
ployes opened tho building for the
day. Tho safe doors had been ham
mered and tho combination battered
so the door could not be opened.
Desks and lockers thruout the build
ing were forced but the total netted
by the cracksmen will not exceed 50
cents. Miss Georgia Winterrowd missed
q coin purse containing 20 cents which
had been left in her desk and about the
same sum was taken from a stamp
box. Entrance had been gained by
prying open a window near the west
entrance.
Dee Moinss.
Because his wife objected to his
going downtown alone r. c. Peck.
aged 40. slapped her. broke up the fur
niture with an ak and killed two pigs.
The family cat escaped execution by
climbing q tree and the dog stayed out
in the alley until the carnage was over.
Peck pleaded guilty to charge OF as
sault and battery and cruelty to ami
mails when arraigned before Judge Ut
terback Monday. Sentence was sus-
pended until Judge Utterback can in
vestigate. The trouble took place
Friday night Peck, Monday warned al!
middle aged and old men not to marry
young women. His wife is 81 and he
married her nearly three years ago.
Hamburg.
Many residents Of Hamburg, includ-
ing most Of the business men, have
been in the position Of paying the same
concern two prices for telephone serv-
ice. for several months. The city coun-
ell took the matter UP, passing reme-
dial ordinance. On Jan. / last, the
Bell interests bought control Of the
independent company here. The Bell
company already had an exchange
here, and it was thought that citizens
soon would be given the benefit OF
consolidated service. No visible work
toward the consolidating Of the ex-
changes has been done, and the city
council took the matter up. A reso-
luton. which was adopted, provides
that poles and wires Of the former in
dependent company must be removed
from the streets and alleys unless
| they are to be used in the operation
| OF the Bell service.
pavsnpert.
Carl Heinrich Christopher Fried
erich, IS years old, died at s o'clock
Saturday morning at his home, re
West Sixth street. Davenport, death
being caused by the inhrsnities OF old
age. Mr.. Friedrich was born In Ger
many. ApFil 2, 1928. and came to Amer
lea and directly to Scott county in
| 1851. FI6 settled In Hickory Grove
township and for twenty-five years
acted Is assessor. Later he removed to
Durant where for ten years he served
a. justice of the peace. For the last
! thirteen years he resided in Daven-
port. On Sept. IL. 1854 he was united
| In marriage with Miss Caroline Plass.
who survives. with Ave daughters,
/ Nrs. Arthur Kowaxsch, Mrs. Caroline
11eupt, Mrs.. Henry Petersen. Mrs.
1Ginnto schroeder and Miss Ida Fried
: esich, III Of Davenport ~ --i-