Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-09
Southern Iowa Items

made by school officials. At noon
Tuesday, petitions bearing more than
four thousand signatures for seven
different propositions were deposited III
the school board office with the report
that additional signatures will be pre-
scented. Principal Grundy of North
high which will also ask for needed
improvements, declared that between
six and seven thousand ,ssignatures
had been obtained, But $500 names
are required by laws
pes Moinss.
That Polk county is losing between
50. 900 and $4,000 yearly thru what they
term police fee graft" is the charge
made by members of the board "f
supervisors who began an investiga-
ton with the ultimate end in view OF
reducing the cost of probing criminal
cases brought to the attention Sof the
grand jury, Monday. Supervisors
james B. Uhl and j. "A. Backman be-
lieve the county is spending entirely
too much money in bringing to justice
persons who have violated the law.
Ii is not the fault of the county at
torney nor the grand jury, say the
supervisors. but the police officials and
those in charge of police court.
Des Moines.
Disheartened by the troubles OF
! two prominent women office holders
Dcs Moines women are drawing BACK
from the political game at present.
SO far as is known there will be no
women candidates for a place on the
school beard this spring. The name OF
Mrs. II. l.. Carroll has been mentioned
as candidate. but Mrs. Carroll has just
returned from trip and emphatica.N
denies the rumor. The time Is very
! inopportune just now for women TO
seek Office she says. y would ho'
take the place as q gift and my name
was used entirely without my KNOWN
edge No matter how unjust the claiiis
against a couple of our retiring women
office holders may be, people VIII seiIe
| the opportunity TO argue against Woln-
en- in politics." Miss Flora Dunlap. tn"
only woman beard member at present,
has two more years yet TO serve.
Iowa City.
| !. E-ood;ng over Il variety of things.
among which we're the revival meet
| ings that he attended last year. VIC
! tor Ashdown, of Pleasant Valley, is
nov in custody of the officers, his
i reason appearing to have almost en-
! ti-slv fed. lie was first taken into
custody Saturday by DR.. Fitzpatrick,
and. taken to the police station. Then
Ehe was removed to the University
thospitaI where he became violent and
was again removed to the police sta
| ton, On the way over he fought win
! the officer so violently that his clothes
were nearly torn from him. The mem
bers Of the insanity board viewed him
and4belicve that with proper treatment
| at the asylum the young man may yet
become normal again. Young Ashdown
| has lived all his life in Pleasant Val
| ley and he has host OF friends there
\ and in this city who grieve deeply
| over his sudden and terrible affliction.
ottumwa.
| Three commissioners will govern OF
ltumwa after April l by the action Of
\ the voters here by discharging the
aldermanic form of government and
adopting the commission form. The
majority favoring the plan was seven
ity-six The seven wards in the city
I boiled only about one-half of their
total vote, due to heavy snow and
1.-THE fact that many men did not inform
themselves Of the provisions of the
plan Four wards voted small ma
| jorities against the plan. but the three
large wards of the city carried by a
good majority. The total vote was
1851 for and 1875 against. The agi-
tation for the commission plan was
started two months ago by the Ottum
Iva Commercial Association. Local
newspapers took an active part in the
contest, one campaigning vigorously
in favor of the commission form and
the other bitterly opposing 1t. The
success OF the commission form in Des
Moines and Burlington has been an
! effective argument for the plan.