Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-30

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An exciting case was tried in the
court OF Justice II. ]. Noll on Saturday,
in which one man. several women, and
q lot OF dogs hgured. The case was
brought before Justice Marvin but
change OF venue was taken BY the
prosecution. VIII Pilgrim was ar
rested charged with cruelty to AMI
mails. It seems that q number Of dogs
had been making life somewhat miser-
able for him by trespassing on his
property and he set smooth jawed steel
traps and caught some Of them. The
complainants averred that he left them
in the traps under torture much
longer time than was necessary. The
court room was crowded with Wit
nesses and interested spectators. Jus
tice Noll ruled the accused not guilty
Of the crime alleged.
1t ia the plan OF the city council to
start again the work on the booster
water mains that was stopped in the
winter by the extreme cold, today. and
to push It until the line originally laid
out is completed. The main reached
a point on Spring street just north Of
Sixth avenue when stopped by the cold.
It is now to be carried north to Tenth
avenue and then east to Elm street.
Some six or eight blocks of four-inch
mains are to be laid in West Grinnell,
and seven more hydrants are TO he lo-
Gated.
The annual meeting Of group OF
the Iowa Bankers Association is
scheduled to be held in Grinnell on the
9Th of the coming may. This group
includes the following counties:
Greene, Boone. Story. Marshall, Guth-
RE, Dallas, Polk, Jasper, Madison,
Warren, Marion and Poweshiek. Be-
tween 200 and $50 bankers are ex-
pected here at this meeting. Cashier
S. j. Pooley, Of Grinnell Savings Bank.
is chairman OF group and a member
of the executive council Of the state
association.
Death has been busy In this
vicinity within the past two or
three days. At noon yesterday
Frank H. Donahue died very suddenly
at his home, 1415 Main street. He had
been in usual health and was down
town on Saturday. He is said to have
been we'll Sunday, to all appearances,
but on Sunday night had some diff
Guilty in breathing. Yesterday morning
his physician was called in and Mr.
Donahue felt well enough later in the
,nonring to come down stairs. He was
lying on the sofa about noon when his
breathing became labored and he sud-
denly expired. He was past 80 years OF
age. His son Frank has been here with
him. Mrs. Donahue died some two
years ago. A daughter. Mrs. Sher-
man, lives in Des Moines. Arrange
ments are not yet made for the funeral.
On Sunday Robert Thompson. Of
Richland township. in Jasper county.
died at the age OF 46 years. Funeral
services will be held tomorrow at II
o'clock in the forenoon, at the Fair
view Methodist church.
Ralph Longley was called from the
family home two miles west Of this
city to the bedside Of his mother in the
Presbyterian Hospital in Chicago on
Friday last, by telegram. Yesterday
morning came the sad word to friends
here OF" Mrs. Longley's death. She has
been in Chicago for treatment for the
past twenty weeks and has had the
company and care Of her daughter.
Miss Ethel. No one here is yet in
formed as to the return Of the family
and the funeral arrangements.
In the case OF Brainard against the
city OF Grinnell. asking for a special
restraining order in the matter OF
sewer construction. heard here on Sat-
urday, Judge Silwold gave his decis-
ion when court opened yesterday
morning in Montezuma, in favor Of the
defendant city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Latimer, Of the Flu
Chow mission station in China, send
Grinnell friends the glad news Of the
birth Of a daughter to them and that
they have named her Janet Ravens
The mother was Jessie Adams.
Mr.. Utter. manager OF the Grinnell
Electric and Heating Company, Is away