Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-16
Southern Iowa Items

pect, who playing a similar game, was
arrested at Red Oak by the police. but
was not identified as the man by Essex
merchants. The swindler goes into a
store, purchases baby shoes, suit of
underwear bolts. pliers or articles for
the household which are inexpensive.
In exchange he gives checks for sums
between $40 and SIS drawn on a neigh
boring town bank. In each case when
questioned he would look at the mer-
chant surprised and asked, Don't you
know that big farmer near there?" The
forger began his work short while be-
fore the holidays The victims kept
quiet about it and the fact was not
generally known until recently.
Des Moines.
Because the marks that were fixed
by a school teacher did not please him.
12-year- old boy in school at Spring
vile, Linn county sought to destroy
the records last week by setting fire
to the building. State Fire Marshal
Roe has been at work on the case and
today announced that the boy had con-
fessed. The marshal also claims that
an indictment has been returned by the
grand jury at Keosauqua charging
Jessie Parker, owner OF restaurant
with arson.
Des Moines.
Approximately 100000 will be spent
on improvements this year by the Des
Moines Electric Company. The COM
pany has already passed upon high
tension wire from Des Moines to Os-
kaloosa. An investment Of $2S0,O00 for
this service was approved when Fl. e.
Chubbuck, vice president OF the COM
pany, was here. Surveys for the high
tension wire to Oskaloosa have been
completed This wire will supply pow
er to Colfax, Prairie City. Monroe, Pei
la, Otley, Knoxville. Leighton. and
Pleasantville. The company will ex
pertinent at Oskaloosa with improved
heating plant methods to ascertain ex-
actly what can be accomplished
during the coming year.
West Liberty:
Prof Ray A. Bell. who is largely re-
-ponsible for the remarkable success Of
Liberty high school. has resigned this
place and the prlncipalship of the high
school, to become proprietor of farm
near Oelwein, the property Of his moth
err. He asks that he he relieved before
March g. and the school board is dis
posed to grant the request, in spite of
its reluctance. Mr.. Bell came here when
the agricultural course was begun,
following his graduation from Ames
and short course work in the extension
department of that school, His prac-
tical and theoretical knowledge made
him an ideal instructor and he has
built upon this course until 1t now at
tracts students from all parts of the
surrounding community.
ksokuk.
Lee county Thursday considered the
proposition OF appealing to the Iowa
legislature for relief from financial
stringency in county funds. The coun-
ty is up against difficult financial
problem. Expenses exceed receipts,
while expenditures are constantly in
creasing and revenue il not or at best
is in very small proportion to the re-
quirements of the administration. D.
A. Young. Peter Scheffler. OF Donnell-
son. and !. Hosier, OF FIT Madison.
members OF the board of supervisors,
met in Keokuk to consider the
problem which confronts the county
treasury. Under the existing law the
highest tax that can be levied is seven
mills. That levy In Lee county brings
IN $4,000, and the bills 70 be paid oa.
OF this fund aggregate $4,000 annu-
ally.