Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-04-10

dubuque.
Dubuque may have new modern :.
NJ. c. A. building soon if the WORK
started here last Saturday is success
full. Local members are planning to
secure enough money to build the
structure at once.
Clinton.
Fire, which for. time threatened
to prove a serious confiagratlon, de-
stroyed the warehouse and damaged
the contents of the building owned
by B. Heend, junk dealer. The loss Is
estimated at $500 on the building ana
$1,000 on the contents. No insurance
was carried by Mr.. Heend.
Sioux City. *
Yeggmen of! Sioux City are not par
ticular where the money comes from
so long as they get 1t. Their latest
place to raid was church. The Easter
offerings of the Polish Catholic church
about $50, were secured by blowing
the safe in the office where they had
been placed for safe keeping.
Charles City.
Two routes are being surveyed Tor
| the Charles City & Western railroad
and later there will be contest be-
tween the friends Of the two locations.
One way passed thru drma and the
other thru Alta Vista. CONTRACTOR ONefl
Of Sioux City is here to commence
work on the bridges.
Clinton.
| The Northwestern Iowa Teachers
Association here adopted a vigorously
| worded resolution favoring the bill that
has been introduced by Senator Hase-
mann, known as senate file No. 54S,
which If it becomes a law will amend
section 5.O65 code, which makes 1t
illegal to sell tobacco to any person
under 16 years, or to any pupil attend
ing the public schools
sprinsvills.
J.. C. Roberts, assessor for Spring
VILE, made his census report for the
town Wednesday, and the report shows
q decidedly healthy increase in popu-
rlation during the five years since the
1910 census was taken. The count
shows a total population of 6S5. The
count in 1910 was 5S8, and Mr.. Can
fields estimate for Springville placed
the total at 625. Nearly all Of the
returns, except those from Cedar Rap
lids and the city of Marion have been
! received and it is thought that the
total for the county will be computed
the latter part Of this week. This to-
tai now gives promise Of being well
past the 10000 mark.
Manchester.
At a meeting Of the Manchester
school board held this week, H. T.
Ports was re- elected superintendent OF
the city schools for the ensuing year
Mr.. Ports has been at the head of the
city schools for two years, and under
his administration the schools have
| fiourished and the membership In
creased steadily. The board also voted
| to increase his salary by 500 for the
year, In addition to the school du-
ties, Mr.. Ports and his wife have TAX
en- an active part in tho social and
church activities Of this community
Mrs. Ports has been the able chorister
OF the Methodist episcopal church. Dur
Ing the summer months Mr.. Ports in
tends to engage in Chautauqua work
Cedar Rapids.
A $4,000 damage suit was settled at
Des Moines Monday for $3.50. and
thereby closes q case which attracted
more than ordinary interest last SUM
mer. The suit was filed against the
Palace Theater Company and A. J.
Diebold, its manager, by the Rich Fea-
lture Film Company because the theater
attempted to show tho film The
| Christian" which was booked for an
other theater. Charges were made that
some OF the film had been destroyed by
the Palace management. Diebold wa
lin Des Moines Monday and was asked
ITO meet Paddy Rich, president OF the
Aim company. Rich denied that he had
authorized certain charges to be made
in the suit and 1t was his wish that
| the case be settled out Of court. Lie
bold paid certain costs.
4 Anamesa.
i The Rev. c. Z. Gould breaches .,
i Monmouth and Baldwin this year but
has not moved his family away from
1 Anamosa on account Of his daughter