Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-27
Southern Io1ua Items

one who deserted the family hearth
stone and contends that he is faithful
and loving husband. The couple was
married thirteen years ago. Farber
says he is thresher by trade and earns
but $125 per day in addition to his
board and lodging. This, he contends.
is the reason for the difficulty in the
family and not any maynard propensi-
ties on his part ,-o srf
Dos Moines.
The suffragists want place in the
women's building at the state fair. This
was made known when the superln-
tendents of the various departments
met at the capitol to report progress
and to make requisition for speakers
and programs. The request for space
for the suffragettes was made by Miss
Mabel Lodge. state organizer. What
do you want to do with the space,
asked one of the fair management. The
request came somewhat as surprise
and the board seemed to be feeling its
way 1t was explained that the space
would be used largely for display and
to take the place of the suffrage cot
tage which is to be sold for old lumber
when the suffragists have place in
the women's building. The matter was
taken under advisement by the fair
management.
Donahue.
Because he had been sighted in his
fathers will, Carl Wiese, of Donahue,
committed suicide. Six months ago.
Mr.. Wiese's father died in Germany
leaving a fairly large estate. to which
1,o ic har
When the will was opened. it was found
that the majority of the estate was left
to the brother Wiese being left only Z
few thousand MARKS a deep melancholy
settled over the man as a result of the
slight and it eliminated in suicide. Tho
death was not complete surprise to
the people of Walcott. for he had been
complaining at length for the past
months concerning the cruelty Of this
world and had been threatening for
some time to end it all Thursday
afternoon about . O'Clock Wiese walked
into the barn at the rear of the klindt
establishment in Donahue and was not
seen again during the afternoon. About
$50 o'clock one of the men went up in
the loft and found him swinging from
a rafter, with Il sash rope tight around
his neck. His body vas cold when
found and it is thought that he put an
end to himself early in the afternoon.
Mr.. Wiese was as years of age. a
pninter by trade, and had been resi-
dent of Donahue for the past fifteen
years.
Davenport.
School teachers in Scott county drew
III I,,ci ,,rr NO nct
year, according to the annual report of
County Superintendent Ronge which
was made public Saturday. This is for
the school year, from July l, 1913, to
June 80, 1914. OF this amount the
salary which went to the males was
$57,271.25, while the women teachers re-
ceived $205, 522.9S. The average salary
to the men teachers was $144.61 while
that to the women was SSS.74. There are
127 schools in Scott county, says the
report. They are valued at s., 416.450.
OF this number there are 98 oneteacher
schools, There are a total of 226 grade
rooms in these schools. At present there
are AZ men and 376 women teachers in
the county. The number Of men teach
ers, however, including the city super
intendent of Davenport and all the
principals here. The average wage to
the men teachers Is also brought up be-
cause of this. For the city of Daven-
port the average salary to the men
teachers is $154.13 and for the women
Staff. There is a total enrolment of
1902 and an average attendance OF
$40. The costs of running the schools
| per pupil is $40 per rronth. In the
libraries Of the county schools exclusive
Of those OF the city. are 10.s87 volumes.
The report of the number OF volumes In
the city school libraries has not yet
been made