Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-13
Southern Io,ua Items
Council Bluffs.

Council Bluffs.
The new farm home of Jacob Jacob
son, near Henry creek, burned Friday
with nearly all the contents. The home
had recently been, rebuilt and return
! ished throughout. The membtts Of the
| family had not all gotten out of bed
| when the fire broke out.
Waukon.
The annual declamatory contest OF
the Waukon high school W. be held at
the armory Friday evening, Jan. II.
There will be eight contestants. Several
from this number will be selected to
enter the district contest, which will
be held in Waukon in February. Ten
high schools will be represented.
Oakland;
a saloon petition circulated in Pot.
tawattamie county outside of Council
Bluffs obtained the required. 65 per cent
of the voters ard ffty-four names
more. Temperance forces claim they
have obtained enough Withdrawals to
knock out the petition, which comes
up for hearing Jan. II. before the
county board of supervisors.
Davenport.
Rev. J. D. Lewis. formerly a pastor
at Cranston and Ardon, Ia. who was
arrested Thursday at Savanna, ILL.,, on
a charge of larceny enbezzlement. it
being alleged that his accounts with
an insurance company for which he
had been the agent at Alexis. Ill, were
! short, was brought back to Davenport.
Lewis waived his preliminary exami-
nation and will be held to await the
action of the grand jury.
Newton.
Dr.. Leroy r. Weeks is making ex-
cellent progress with his work on the
Sonnet which will also include a
sonnet anthology, comprising about
300 sonnets chosen from the works of
two score or more poets. 1t is pro-
bable that this work will show DR..
Weeks to be the foremost authority
in the world upon the sonnet and it's
structure The volume will be pub
lished by the University Press of Chi
cago.
harrisburg.
The new state bank and Gish build
ings will be ready for occupancy with
: in two weeks. The material was de-
layed for the state bank building and
therefore they could not get into their
new quarters by the first of the month
as they previously expected. The
Blairsburg Hardware Company will
move into the Gish building about the
18th of the month. The hardware de-
partment will occupy the ground floor,
the implement and garage will fill the
basement which is built to accommo-
date their use.
keokuk.
It is understood that the Masons
have practically closed deal for the
/, purchase of site for their new home
and the medical college building across
from the postoffice at Seventh ana
Blondeau is said to be the site. When
asked concerning the rumOr that the
deal had already been closed for the
medical college building one Of the
directors said that it had not been
closed, but intimated that it would
probably be announced shortly. The
directors have been given authority tc
close the deal for site for the new
building.
Carroll.
E. c. Howard of Marathon. the gen.
tleman who overturned his automo-
bile off bridge near Mount Carmel,
in this county. few weeks ago. Will
soon be able to leave the hospital.
Through mis- attorney. Brown 2acs-ary
he has filed a bill against the county
for the modest sum Of $4,000. but 1t
is not thought that the board will act
at this session.. The bridge where the
! accident happened is dangerous one,
vet is is reported that Howard was
J driving over an unacquatnteds road q