Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-13

6irmi ngham.
Mrs. Lewis Kronkright shot herself
in the head Monday, dying Instantly.
She is supposed to have been temper
arily deranged. She was about 90
years of age.
Mount Pleasant.
A deal has been made whereby the
Henry County Times and the Ned Lon
don Advertiser have been consolidated
and the two newspapers will be PUB
lished under the heading Of the Henry
County Times. x
Abba
G. w. Willett, who has been superin-
tepdent of the schools in Abba the past
two years, has resigned and will go 10
northern Minnesota at an advance OF
$500 a year. His position has not as
yet been led.
Oxford Junction.
The clothing store of Peckosh Bros,
was robbed Monday night for the Sec
.ond time in a month. Clothing was
torn from the tables, show cases anu
windows were scattered over the place.
The store was not opened for business
the following morning.
Red Oak. =,
One of the most important will cases
ever tried in Red Oak was decided by
Judge Arthur. The will of Mrs. Will
liam Shapcott, who made peculiar dis-
position of her property, was set asioe
and the estate, amounting to $loV,VVV'
was divided equally among the neirs'
twelve in number. Attorney w. y.
Ratcliff was counsel for the heirs.
West Liberty.
West Liberty has been admitted to
membership in the Cedar Valley Rae
ing Circuit, and three days of horse
racing will be held here June l. 2 andS
the opening dates of the association.
Forty local men have signed as guar
antors for the $4,000 subscription need
ed to assure membership in the associ-
ton. P. n. Gibson, Chef Kelly AMI
w. A. Heck attended the annual meet
ing in Des Moines as local delegates.
Shenandoah.
motion for new trial Is to be
filed by Page and Fremont counties IN
the johnson bridge case and II this
is denied it will be appealed to high
er court. A verdict for $1O,3O5.71 was
given Mrs. Ella johnson at Glenwood
last week for the death Of her husband.
George johnson, who was killed when
his engine went thru bridge on the
county line. At the first trial at Glen
wood last fall Mrs. Johnson was award
ed s19.O 900. The counties called for q
new trial and this time the amount OF
the damage was cut down about $4,000.
Council Bluffs.
In the United States district court
here Kenneth Whitmore, Red Oak
youth who had been indicted for send
ing obscene letters thru the mail to
a Corning girl, pleaded guilty and was
fined for the offense by Judge Van
yalkenburgh. The fine and costs We're
paid. Owing to the limited time which
Judge Van valkenburgh has to remain
here, many cases were continued. The
grand jury reported Ave indictments.
Bootlegging. stealing from interstate
cars and Sitting mail sack constitut-
ed the calendar. One man pleaded
guilty.
oskaloosa.
Another big real estate transaction
has been recorded at the office OF
County Recorder Dave B. Hawkins.
Two hundred and forty acres in Prairie
township, about two miles west OF
New Sharon, are transferred to. J.. A.
Jarard by T. M. Ridpath and wife for
a consideration Of $4,000. an aver
age price per acre Of approximately
1912. The land IL described as the
west one-half OF the northwest quarter
Of section %. and the east half Of the
northeast quarter of section Fl, and the
west half of the southwest quarter Of
section Is. all In township ~, range is
oavsnport, Il
Damages in the sum Of $4,000 are
asked from the Fulton Coal Mining
Company by w. F. Carlson for alleged
injuries received while In the employ