Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-13
Actors Accused Of Larceny.
Southern Io,ua Items

as in other parts Of the country the
early cabbage will be almost all
cut. The cabbage season here is ex-
pected to last well up into the month
OF August and all Of the fields will
proba bly, be gone over three times in
stead Of two. as usual.
Davenport.
! The Davenport Y. NJ c. A. has I'M
dertaken the organization OF fifty
piece band to comprise young men of
the city. 1t is the intention to orga-
nize the band on military basis and
no lack of material is looked for. In
the first rehearsal twenty appeared
and five more stated their intention to
! join. There are now many members
who car handle standard music of the
second and third grade. The ranks Of
the band arc open TO all Young men
of some musical experience. The next
meeting will be held next Friday. F.
| C. Field is director Of the new organi-
cation.
/ Upton.
/ School taxes will be lower in the
! Upton independent district next year.
! At the annual meeting Of the board
| last week the total levies in all funds
| were fixed at $12SO0, which is $4,000
! lower than the total of year ago.
! At the same time the board ordered
| the payment Of $4,000 Of the $4,000
| of outstanding bonds. One thing that
made possible the lower levies was
| the good condition Of the funds and
the increased receipts from tuition,
/; state aid and the state apportionment.
/ The tuition during the last year
amounted to over $1,000 and the state
aid on account Of the departments Of
agriculture and domestic science was
$3.50.
| West Liberty.
The famous hen, of which Congress
man Henry Vollmer sang so proudly,
! is to be represented at the San Fran
cisco exposition. F. H. Sheilabarger,
West Liberty poultry judge and fam
cier, has shipped a pen Of four hens
, and rooster, which will be on exhi-
| bition in the poultry building for thirty
days. In their long trip the birds VIII
be cared for by expressmen. Mr..
| Shellabarger provided grain and
| water cup, and says he does not fear
that his stock will suffer. He recent
| ly sent pen of birds to Australia.
first class shape after being cared for
!. journey.
Shenandoah.
Bill Green, former Iowa travelling
man and owner of a hotel here in
Shenandoah years ago, now with the
Cox Publishing Company, is making
Shenandoah his headquarters this
week while introducing among the
farmers of Fremont county the Cox
~ ivy 10 i.
living at Hamburg. Though totally
blind, Mr.. Green has charge OF twenty
three counties in this state and south
eastern Nebraska for the placing Of
this proposition. He employees from
seven to twenty-three men, through
this territory, leaving the nearer coun-
ties, Fremont and Page In Iowa and
! Nemaha and Pawnee in Nebraska, for
his own territory.
Wilton.
Mayor George Bannick, OF Wilton, Is
to be made defendant in a damage suit
for $4,000, according to original notice
of an action instituted by James j.
Aiberts, an employs Of Wilton ga
rage, in the district court Of Musca-
tine county. The plaintiff alleges ma
licious prosecution" on the part OF the
executive Of Wilton, but the exact cir
cumstances are not set out In the or
iginal notice. When the actual petit
ton Of Alberts Is flied it is expected
to claim that he was falsely arrested
by Mayor Bannick. held under bond
and subsequently released when the
charges against him were dismissed.
AS consequence OF the legal action in
which Alberts was prosecuted, he
claims to have suffered to the extent
Of $4,000