Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-12-05
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Davenport.
Tna annual Jefferson day banquet Of
The Second Iowa district democrats
VIII De he'd al the Davenport Hotel or
Jan. s.
Davenport.
William Rasmussen suffered a Pc
cul.ar accident which resulted in
broken nose. While walking across the
floor OF the par!or OF his home Mr.
Rasmussen caught his foot IN the
fringe OF q rug, which tr!pped him,
causing him to fail heavily TO the floor.
Davenport.
a thief or thieves ransacked the
Monroe school, 1917 West Third street.
Tuesday night. and besides securing
knives. pencils and other articles Of
small value. secured jeNel-y valued at
SIS from the desk Of Frances Thiede-
mann. one of the pupils Of the school,
and small amounts Of money from
several other desks.
Agency.
tn proposition Of Nj and Ms W.
S. Stone &c give a dollar up 10 $500
FOR every dollar raised by the G. A r.
post and the c:tezsns for soldiers
monument, to BE erected IN the Agency
cemetery, has been accerted- An ex-
ecutiya committee has been appointed
consisting Of the following persons: 6.
L. Nye. Jesse Ankrunl and George
C-eath On behalf Of the citizens. ".
II. Reynolds, OILS MsCov and J. D.
Newell At meeting 10 be he.d soon
a soliciting committee will be APP
pointed and 1t IS hoped the people VIII
give literally 1; Is the aim CT the
interested parties 10 dedica te the mon
u:nert next Memorial Day
Bloomfield.
Bloomfield is TO have its first annual
short course and farmers institute
next week. Dec to IS. inclusive.
Classes will be organized in grain and
stock Judging and in domestic science,
and ~. 81 open &c a.! desiring IL
sr-uction. upon the payment Of a sum
Of money. The short course will be
held IN connection with the annual
corn show. and will be the first OPP
portunity the farmers in the vicinity Il
Bloomfield have had Of getting val
liable nforma ton on practical sub
jects in this manner. The course is
under the supervision of the agricul-
tural extension department. Of which
Pref ". L. Kennedy is the head. Pro-
lessor Kennedy viii have direct su-
pervision over all the work.
Shenandoah.
The paving company has completed
the work Of paving sections OF Thomas.
West, Clarinda, Ninth avenue and the
alley between Elm and Church streets
back of the Methodist church and have
prepared the asphalt plant and other
Shenandoah. The first paving was
done in Shenandoah in 1905 and was
the brick pavement down towr Since
then, wood block. cement and ashphal-
tic-cement pavement has bene laid
here and the last named seems to have
proved to be the most satisfactory. The
asphaltic- cement Is a two inch cover
ing of asphaltum on a four inch base.
The amount Of paving completed to
date and not including the contract
Just finished is. brick Psi miles; wood
blocks, s miles; cement, .5 miles and
asphaitic. 1.37; total Of SOB miles.
ottumwa.
Fred Clayton, colored, 701 East Mill
street, who was a former prisoner at
| Fort Madison and has been on parole
since 1909, was Tuesday granted a
full pardon and restored to citizen
ship by Governor Clarke. Crayton
was convicted in 1905 Of murder In
the second degree. He and colofed
friend were attacked by the victim.
and had the assailant been killed at
! the time Of the battle, Crayton would
| have escaped sentence on the plea OF
self defense but the fact that he went
| back afterward and finished the job,
which had been all but completed by
/ his companion. ciasseti him ss sec
| ond degree murderer. Crayton was re-
! leased on parode in 1909 by reason of
his good conduct and the circum-
stances Of his crime Since that time