Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-22
Southern Io,ua Items

girls age about II years. on Monday
night and relieved OF his roll,
amounting To $2.35. One OF he child
bandits pulled" a razor OF the vic
tim. The above Delated report was
brought into police headquarters last
night by Albert Buhrer, an arsenal en-
ploye residing at Gil Brady street
Buhrer told the police ne was held up
back of the street car barn at Second
and Rock Island streets. The authori-
ties are investigating.
Des Moines.
The seventh congregational district
is sighted in the Iowa senate his win
ter 1t has only one member and there
are fifty senators, an average of more
than four and one half to the eleven
districts. And It probatfy rs the first
time in the history of the state that
this condition existed. There are six
counties in the seventh district They
are Dallas. Madison. Marion, Polk,
story and Warren. Polk county is a
senatorial district in itself. Each
OF the other FIVE counties is joined With
an outside county in making sena-
torial district None of them has a
resident representative in the senate.
Burlington.
A report was submitted at a recent
meeting of the Des Moines County
Game Protective Association which
shows that during the year 1914 there
We're 1900 hunting licenses issued in
Dies Moines county. It is the ainr and
intention Of this hust!ing organization
10 bring every one of the holders OF
those licenses into camp as member
enough about hunting 10 buy license
should also be interested in the laws
governing his favorite recreation.
This organization is for the purpose OF
getting better game protection and an
open season from oct. to April i.
This motto has been adopted: Open
season Oct. ! TO April L.
Muscatine.
James Maxwell. a 15-year- old youth
was arrested by Officer Faulhauber on
complaint filed by several South Nus
catine people living on Oregon street,
claiming that he was pouring water
on the front porcheS and doing other
minor acts that caused their COM
plant. It is also stated tina. he con-
! fscated sled which did not belong
] to him and also some chickens were
stolen in Keckerville and from Harms
/ and Glove Produce Company. II Is
stated that a confession was secured
! from him IN which he acknowledged
! the charges. The boy was at one time
sent from here to Eldora for similar
charges, for which he served fourteen
months and he also was confined IN
Charlestown. Ill, where he spent some
(, time for his misdemeanor. He was
I, placed in the county jail where he vii
remain until he is brought before the
juvenile court. which will probably be
within the next few days.
West Liberty.
| One of the most extensive municipal
projects ever attempted in West Lib
erty was ratified by the members Of the
town council Tuesday evening, wher
they declared their intentions to pave
portions of Third, Calhoun, Spencer
Fourth, Fifth, Sixth and Seventh. Cla,
and Prairie streets. the first three o.
these almost in entirety. This actor
was taken in the face Of number o.
petitions objecting to the proposed
plan, none of which. however, in thu
| opinion OF the towns attorney, e. c
Nichols, bore sufficient weight Of rea
son to cause a change OF plans Ap
proximately 10000 square yards ant
$4,000 feet OF curbing are included y
the plan. No specified surface will
be set forth in the advertisement To-
bids. as figures on concrete. sheet as
phalt, brick, asphaItic concrete AM
concrete fiber brick will be considered
The business districts will be paved II
width Of fifty-one feet and other Dor
tons twenty-nine feet.