Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-17
Southern Io1ua Items

to hold the reunion elsewhere. She
is thought to have taken this so to
heart that it fastened her death. She
was the mother of the we'll known
theatrical people. Mrs. Mary Gibbs
Spooner and Corse Payton Of New
York. She was the wife of an old
soldier, nursed her small children
while he went toirwar, and was al
ways devoted to patriotism and the
cause of the old soldier.
Fairfield.
Don L. Teal the assistant county
engineer of Jefferson county, was on
Monday afternoon elected county en-
gineer of Lucas county by the board OF
supervisors. Mr.. Teal left for Chart
ton where he will at once begin his
new duties. Mr.. Teal who was reared
III Mount Zion, Van Buren, county. has
for the past year and half been as
ISOLATED in the work in Jefferson coun
ty with Albert F. Fischer of Iowa City.
and he has made for himself and his
superior officer large number Of
friends. He goes to Lucas county
with the highest recommendations
from the Jefferson county board Of
supervisors. His successor here has
not yet been chosen.
Calhoun.
The home Of D. A. Russell was burn
ed to the ground Monday evening be-
tween and 9 o'clock. Mr.. Russell
had lived in his present home in CAL
houn forty-one years. His wife died
less than year ago and he has lived
alone since. It was his habit to go to
bed early and ne had Deen asleep sumo
time when he was awakened by smoke
in his room and on getting up found
the fire. It was all he could do to get
out at window with a few Of his
clothes. Everything else went up in
smoke. He had some insurance. The
| fire extended to a cave near the house
where lot Of canned fruit was de-
stroyed. The Harry Fitzgibbon home
! is so close it was necessary to put
water over the buildings as the flying
shingles went all over it.
centerviIIe.
The strike of $50 miners at Number
30. one mile south of Centerville, con-
tinues after a weeks effort to get a
| settlement. There have been some
threats. of violence when some of the
arrests were made. Since then no at
The trouble grew out Of the installa-
ton of electric motor haulage which
replaced several men. The men claim
ed that more cars were wrecked by the
new system and made this the reason
for their strike A strike Of the
| Mutual Telephone girls because line
man had been discharged has caused
some commotion also. New girls who
took their places were threatened
with an egging. The lineman was dis
charged after his arrest and payment
of fine in the mayors court for abus-
ing his Wife.
Council Bluffs.
Two divorces were added to the list
disposed Of during the present term Of
the district court, one having feature
unique in the history Of the local
court. George NJ. Cnianakas, q Greek,
was given divorce from Mary. whom
he married in 1891 before he left for
the new world. He alleged In his petit
ton that since he came to this coun-
try he had repeatedly sought to induce
her to Join him in America but that
she refused On behalf Of the wife in
Greece, a son. Mike Chianakas, by
counsel in Council Bluffs. fled an an
swer denying that the plaintiff had
| ever asked the defendant to Join him
or sent her money to enable her to do
so. BY the same channels. also, there
was filed for the defendant a motion
| asking the court to order the defen-
dant to pay into the hands Of the clerk
of the court q gum sufficient to pay the
expenses Of the wife to make the trip
from her native land to join the hus-
| band in Council Blus The divorce,
however, was granted on the showing
made by the plaintif.