Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-02

NrneS,
R H Porter. associate professor Of
mechanical engineering at Iowa State
College, and one of the most popular
men on the faculty, has resigned his
position here TO accept place as head
Of the department Of mechanical en-
cheering. at the New Hampshire
state college, Durham, n. H.
Muscatine.
Work was commenced today at the
iMsrryfseld and Fish grain separator
plant in the east end of the city.
Thomas Ogilvie. who has been p-oni-
nently identified with local business
concerns for some years. has taken
over the active management Of the in
stiIution and with a large number OF
orders already on hand i is expected
tina, the plant which is located in the
old Muscatine box shop. will before
long take on the appearance OF thr.v-
ing industry.
CskaIoosa.
Contract for two blocks Of pavement
on 3 avenue between Sixth and Eighth
streets was awarded. in adjourned ses-
sion Thursday evening 10 the Buring-
ION Construction Company OF Burling-
ton for s2.02 per square yard. This
specifications mention verticle fiber Wit
rified paving blocks on a four-inch
concrete base pitch filler. There will
be 1900 square yards OF paving block
work and 1918 lineal feet Of cement
curb and gutter. No excess grading
allowed.
centerville.
The additional conditions for teach
ing as set out in the school laws of
/ Iowa which were effective july will
make for shortage of teachers in the
Appanoose county schools before the
close Of the coming school year, in the
! opinion Of County Superintendent
! WEBSTER The twelve weeks of normal
training work insisted upon under the
new law viii make il impossible for a
| sufficient number of pedagogues to
qualify to take the places left vacant
! by these VINO viii give up their posi-
tons.
! Upton.
! 1t is reported from Bennett that E.
! D. Beauregard Of that place has dis
appeared Papers in a suit filed against
! him charge that he has aDsconded. Mr..
/ Beauregard is well known here. He
| +" Do a Sb1-VSS4hA Idi uiil4A a ySeAA
| or two ago. operating a large farm
/ southeast of town, and bore a good
] reputation. Recently he has been en-
gagged in running hotel and resta urant
| at Bennett and is said 10 have become
| financially involved, which is the only
| theory advanced to account for his
| leaving the country.
Fort Madison.
The prison statistics compiler has
come to the conclusion that O'Brien
county is about as iaw-abiding as any
| other in Iowa. The statistician drew
| these deductions today when OBrien
county furnished the first new inmate
the prison has had in thirteen days.
The compiler was looking over the
/ list of boarders to see if the newcom-
ier. Andrew Ympa, five years for Sc
duction, would have any fellow towns
men and the best he could do was to
locate only four in the pen from the
whole county. ympa was the first con-
tribution from the county since 1910.
Decatur City.
! S. H. Covington, of Decatur City. has
purchased the famous Koser ranch a
Brush, Colorado, consisting Of 400
acres together with three sections o.
leased land, paying in the .neighbor'
hood of $4,000 for the property. II
the deal he traded 245 acres known a!
the Ogilvie farm. northwest of Leon
at 1925 per acre, and the 360-acre farm
near Blockley, known as the old Dr.
Hamilton farm, at $40 an acre. Til
deal was negotiated by Keller & Rob
ertson, the Leon real estate hustiers
and It is one of the big real estat,
transactions Of the year.
i Vail.
George and Henry Rasmussen luck
lily escaped serious injury when thei
car went OFF bridge into the creek