Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-23
Southern Io1ua Items
Sisourney.

Sisourney.
John w. Ellis sold his 800 acre farm.
two and one half miles east of Sigour-
ney. Friday to Henry Kuhn for 5000 an
acre.
Wilton.
The Commercial Hotel here has been
sold by Henry Thede 70 j. Randolph
of Davenport. 1t is one of the pros
porous business concerns of the town.
Mr.. Randolph took possession Tuesday
morning and MIR. Thede will move to
Norton Hall.
Indianola.
A big wagon load of watermelohs
were consumed on the Simpson col
lege campus When the Y. NJ. c. A. held
reception to the young men OF the
college. A wrestling match, acrobatic
performances and athletic contests
provided amusement features.
Shenandoah.
An agreement has been reached be-
tween the city council and the officials
| Of the electric light company in which
| the city agrees to repeal an ordinance
passedpand substitute lower rate
providing the company lights the
streets from dusk to dawn for a year
for the sum of $4,000.
sisournsy.
Bootleggers fare hard hereabouts.
Two fellows landed here last week with
a couple of suit cases. They looked
suspicious to, Sheriff Crimes and he
Investigated the suit cases and found
Sc pints of whiskey. They were placed
in Jail and viii be turned over to the
limited StateYmarshall
Shenandoah.
A. D. Norris, brakeman on the
Keokuk & Western railroad, who was
injured in a wreck near Centerville
year ago has settled with the com
pany. receiving s12.75o. His back was
| injured. making him cripple. and has
to be rolled in an invalid's chair. His
wife is school teacher at Centervil.e
| Wilton.
| Herman Kelly died suddenly at
o'clock Sunday evening from an attack
| Of paralysis Mr.. Kelly was 20 wears
of age and was pioneer resident OF
(! Wilton, being Wen and favorably
! known. He leaves wife and seven
children. two sons and five daughters
These are Mrs. r. Schroeder. Mrs. Ed
Potter Mrs. Earl Hansen. Frances
Elnora. George and Arthur. The fun
| eral will be held from the Presbyter
ian church at $50 o'clock Thursday
afternoon.
Council Bluffs.
Judge o. D. Wheeler. in district court
here. ordered the receiver of the Iowa
I, & Omaha Short Line railroad to ad-
ver.se and sell the road. The sale is
in, he
sum of s150.0OO. issued under a trus,
deed and held in the east. Angus;
Dammrow. of Trevnor Is receiver. The
railroad was built by farmers and
connects the town Of Treynor and
Council Bluffs. There is great many
claims. aggregatins many thousands OF
dollars against the road. about $4,000
in addition to the first mortgage bonds
isbeing, in preferred claims.
| Mount Ayr.
During the September term of cour,
which was in session here last week
the case attracting the most Interest
was that Of F.. F.. Williams for muir
der. He was directly and indirectly
charged In the indictment found las,
! summer as having been an accomplice
{; in the murder of his father. On mo-
/ ton Of the attorney general the case
was dismissed without prejudice. How
ever. evidence has been unearthed a
Blockton. in Taylor county. that sew
eral persons were implicated in the
murder and that 1t was committed a
Blockton and the body then taken Il
| the place where II was found neal
| Redding. It is thought that an indict
ment against several may be found IL
| Taylor county.
irdiauo;a.
| DR.. Samuel Weir. Of the Dakots
! Wesleyan University at Mitchell. S
D., was elected to hold the chair o
| professorship Of education at Simpson
| College at special meeting OF thu
| board Of trustees. DR.. Weir will take
| the place Of Prof. Allen RuEgles. who
| left unexpectedly to accept a chair II
| the University at Madison. wis. Mis-.
Blanche Roe. graduate OF the Won
ems College at baltimore and a two
year post graduate student ~ German
! At Byrn Mawr, takes the place Of Mis-
~ krsI