Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-12
Ot.umwa.

Ot.urwa.
The water works trustees announced
a cut III the rates 70 CONSUMERS of w.
eco gallons and less monthly Of per
cent per 10000 gallons The price. be-
ginning this month will be % cents per
l060 -al!ons But four other cities in
the state haze rate as low.
Musoatine.
\ man giving MS name as Z C.
Seipes and claiming 70 De a commercial
traveller. was arrested by the police
charged with the theft Of watch from
a local store. His room al the notei
contained half dozen franks and
grips. ihe contents Of which seemed TO
indicate him IN DE professional shop
litter. Hundreds o. dollars worth OF
articles were recovered.
Keokuk.
Almost 5000 persons passed thru
the Keokuk locks during the last year
Of navigation. The actual figures avail
able from the office OF II. Meiss.
United States engineer. in charge,
shows the number 70 have been I3.0s4.
There were 1876 steamers which
passed thru the locks. and the total
number OF lockages for the year were
1913.
Ot.urwa.
student OF Penn College. oska-
loose. was arrested By ne police in Of
t1lrnwa Friday night on charge OF
o;.-ryiris n concealed weapon and was
pound over under $500 bonds. when
arrested ne gave the name Of Arthur
Johnson but later said ne was Herbert
Ely. He came TO Ottumwa from VII
,. ~ m, ViElf
MS mother. and purchased the revolver
al an Otumwa pawn shop.
OttunWs.
The nearing OF the case Of Alvin
Tornlin against the city OF Ot;umwa
was begun SATURDAY. in the district
court. Tomlin vas discharged from the
ere department last spring while chief.
He asks for a writ Of cert!orari and IN
yestigation OF the fire department. The
citys counsel made charge Of fall
IRE 10 De on duty. incoupetency and
drinking as the reason for his dis
rnissal.
Scion.
The program and premium list OF the
Johnson County Farmers Institute has
! Just been issued by the secretary, X.
! p Adams Of this place II will pc held
AT Iowa City, Jan. 20-23 Wednesday
I Il. ladies' day with a pantry show, baby
health contest and program Thursday.
rood roads day: Friday, corn day, with
! Prof. NJ T.. Bowman. the noted corn
/ expert Of Waterloo. as speaker. Sat
| urday is farmers day. A premium list
Of 300 in cash and merchandise has
| beer. raised for corn, grains and seeds
centerviIie.
! Packed by the united request OF
/ TWENTY-FIVE wofn-TIs organizations vi
| the city and by the approval Of numer-
ous other citizens. a committee OF Ia
/, dies went before the school board last
week TO present the matter Of having a
visiting nurse in the schools. The com
nittee put before the board the Drac-
tlce in other cities Of having suct
nurses. the great need in such city ~
CenteryiIle and the great good 70 ac'
crue. The board listened to the COM
mittee. but did not give them much en-
Icouragement. owing. ar they stated. u
the conditions OF the finances, which
make +. difficult 10 add any Dew ex.
ieTrsss.
Mount Pleasant.
Stanley Miller. editor and puDiishe
OF the Mount Pleasant Free Press. re
cetved word late Saturday afternoon o
his appointment 10 the local postmas
4 ter ship, which vas made Saturday il
4 Washington The fight for the loca
plxn mas been long and bitter. Their