Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-10-29
School Notes

School Notes
The program in the High
School room last Friday even.
ing was largely attended and
the audience from start to
close showed a deep apprecia-
zion of the Efforts Of the stu
dents in presenting the pro-
gram The door receipts were
$33 80 and the amount receiv.
ed from the sale of candy was
Sl3 Is This sum will prac-
ticalIy clear the Athletic Assoc
|cition Of all Indebtedness which
IS gratifying to all concerned.
The foo ball game last Sat-
urday between Onawa and NJ.
V. H S, resulted in a victory
for the former team by q score
of Is to Z
The teachers and pupils Of
ne First and Third Wards are
diligently preparing a public
program to be given Nov. 20
The receipts of this program
will be used to purchase equip
ment for play ground purposes.
We solicit a hearty co opera
ton of all in our attempt to &c.
cure much needed play ground
apparatus. Value received il
promised from the entertair-
ment itself and remember that
YOUR money will be used for q
good usefu! end
On Friday night Of last we. k
he High School gave q very in
eresting ! rogram in the High
School ass mbiy room consist
ing of a m ok trial in which
Rob rt Leimer was accused 1T
committing bribery during the
recent election of the senior
class pre- ,ident.
At 7::3O the court was called
in $ ssion by the bailitf, George
lChristinson. MIR. Clarence
Gundersoa, man of great digni-
y and judicial ability, was
Judge with Harold Mcqueen as
clerk of court; brennan Doug
as court renorter, aid L e
Horke, Sheriff
The jury vas eel I'd ard
sworn in, having in it many
veil known citizens of various
ages and sizes The states at
rney was the Honorable Fred
| Evans and assisting him were
| Mr. Glenn Williams and Mr..
Hugh Tamisiea. Mr.. Evans
ned the case for the
state and i'm plain words stated
that Roht Leimer had bribed
Edna Arpp to vote for him for
senior class president The
4 first attorney for the defense
then outlined his case. This
attorney was Mr. Howard John
son. He was ably assisted by
MIR. A. Schulmeister and Mr.. L.
Porter. The witnesses were
called, examined and cross-ex-
amined Probably the witness
If most Importance on the side
Of the state was Miss Samanthy
Isabella Jones who gave q
great deal of valuable informa-
ron about the questionable rep
ltation of Mr. Leimer.
MIR. Loren Porter, with 9
brilliant sneech. closed the arg
ument for the defe nse, but the
great dramatic power ard
sbrewd IRONY of the speaker
who followed, overshadowed
everything which had gone be-
fore. Mr. II Tamisiea gave
thjs closing argument retired
to the jury room and returned
wit h the verdict mot guilty"
This verdict had been unami-
mously given on the first ballot.
However the clerk, whose eye
sight had been dimmed with q
profusion Of tears during the
the c. urse % the trial, erred IN
reading and declared ,he de-
PENDANT guilty. The defend
ant was hen asked to stand
land received the sentence.
/. All of the participants in the
trial need to be complimented
on their excellent preparation.
1t was very int resting and
Instructive program.
Atty Frank Tamisi' a gave
very generously of his time
and efforts in assisting with
he preparation of the techni-
cal side Of the trial.
j During the evening Miss
Vida Bessire gave a piano solo
and Grace Owens and Pearl
Briggs sang duet which we're