Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-31

+, further states that he was discharged
from the post, without cause, Dec. 81,
1914, and at the time Of his discharge
was paid his salary up to and including
that time. He wants the remainder OF
the $1,1OO alleged to be due for his
services from March 16, 1914 to March
16, 1915.
Rock Rapids.
Lyon county is no nearer having
new court house now than it was six
! weeks ago. no architect having yet
been obtained to make the plans and
specifications. The board had selected
Smith & Keiffer, of Des Moines, from a
i large class Of aspirants for the work.
but the contract the architect wanted
did not suit the board, and before this
was settled some, ugly reports from
the files Of the Dies Moines papers were
brought out and at the last meeting
Of the board the whole matter was
thrown overheard and new start will
be made. The date now set for the
selection of an architect is April S.
Waterloo.
| For few minutes Monday morning
Waterloo had woman police judge.
Police Judge. Meyers gave Mrs. j.. W..
Wilson, 523 Logan avenue, an oppor-
tunity to pass sentence upon her hus-
J; band, who had been arraigned on
charge Of being drunk and disturbing
the public quiet. Mrs. Wilson sem
fenced her husband to five days in the
city Jail, but relented before the judge
had an opportunity to confirm the
sentence and recommend that the
erring spouse be given one more
chance. Mr.. Wil(bn was accordingly
released from cdetody. The Wilson
family has been = having stormy
career for several months and the
mother law is said to be Respon-
! sible Mrs. Wilson alleged that her
husband made some sighting remark
about her dead father. She resented
and Wilson threatened to throw a
cuspiGor at his wife. Their two sons
interfered and a real battle was on.
The wife and sons fled from the home
and called the police. Wilson declared
that the trouble was due to Mrs. Will
sons mother. He announced this
morning that he did not marry the
entire family and did not propose to
have any further interference from
outside sources. Police Judge Meyers
informed the couple that If any;further
trouble was reported he would make
the party responsible for the uprising
pay the penalty.
Cedar Rapids.
Opposition to the jitney bus ordi-
nance was so inconsequentfal that the
city council passed the measure with
out change. It becomes effective as
soon as the legal requirements are
complied with. The only person who
entered any objection to the. ordi-
nance was Reuben Walters, who
operates a line on First avenue. He
appeared in person and he and his
representative discussed the matter in
a friendly way with the council. Their
chief objection was the high license to
be levied against the f1ve-passenger
car and the bond which is included In
q bill that now is before the legisla-
ture. Walters believed II he was re-
quired to maintain a schedule during
certain hours OF the day the ordinance
would drive him out of business In
that it would require him to hire an
extra man during meal hours. The
council informed him that he could
fix his own schedule and eliminate GER
tain hours and that If the schedule
met with the approval OF the council
he could govern himself accordingly
and not operate his machine at GER
tain hours. The ordinance as passed
provides license fee Of SIS a year
Tor al; machines !:::cs e--S!cg many as
five passengers; $125 a year for as
many as seven passengers, and $3.50
year for more than seven passengers.
It is required that a map Of the pro-
posed route and the schedule be filed
with the city for rejection or approval;
that near stops be made, and that both
street railway and steam railway
crossings be tagged.