Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-03
Southern Iovd Items

I their husbands are in Jail will be
rant, she will have the man paroled 80
that he may support his family.
Des Mones. p
|; A real pedigreed violin. which has a
record set down In. the blue book Of
premier 7ddles, said to be a fine speci-
men Of the handiwork Of Zosimo ,Ber-
gonzi of.Creniona, made IN 1855. is now
the properly OF q Des Mofnes' virtuoso,
Prof Arcule Sheasby. OF Highland
Park College The fiddle is valued at
$1,000 It was recently transferred to
Prof Sheasby by John s. ,Mobre. we'll
known citizen OF Keokuk- 4 short time
ago Mr. Moore visited the college, He
had the violin with him. Prof. Sheasby
played upon IL. Both were so enthtased
over the music that*a deal for the sale
Of the fiddle was-rousummatedT 8
nominal price The-.pedis<Hse.4 of-4the
instrument reads Iihs that Of d meEa-
Der Of the Italian nobility~ =. -
Bedford a d
Trial of the case of kIrs.2 Nellie
Hartman, OF New Market. against the
Lee Electric Company. OF Ciarinda, for
s35. 900 damages arising from the
death Of her husband. a prosperous and
successful young business man of
New Market. is expected to come to
trial here in district court this month.
Mr.. Hartman, while engaged in as
sisting an employe of the electric COM
pany to remove an iron pump from a
well. was killed by the pump. as it
was raised IN the air coming in con-
tact with the Transmission lines of the
defendant company. Mr. Hartman
companion was saved by wearing rub
Der boots.
Council Bluffs. d.. s,
A crowd Of about fifty witnesses In
! United States court here now. all rail-
road men. train crews from Ave west
ern railroads. has attracted much at
tention. They are the men who han
died the live stock shipments upon
which Theodore Olsen bases his suit
for 10000 damages against the Bur-
l.ngton. Santa Fe and Southern Pacific
railroads. The plaintiff alleges that he
was damaged by the loss Of cattle
which died while being transported,
and ne charges negligence IN handling
them These train crews. some 81
them. have come long distances and
are from Arizona. New Mexico. Col
orado. Montana and Nebraska. The
case promises TO consume the rest of
the week. -, e
ksokuk. y
A number Of Keokuk people have
been solicited TO sign a petition 'tn
help reduce cost OF axes in the coun-
ty." as the idea IS stated and many Of
them have done SO without realizing
just what they are doing. Persons
who sign this petition are asking the
legislature 10 take all Of the county
offices away from Keokux- abolish the
court house here. make Fort Madison
the county seat. and instead OF reduc-
ing the cost OF running the county. an
IL rs said such a move VIII do. IL is
pointed out by persons who have made
a study Of affairs that II will teisS tc'
increase the cost Of county business.
And more than that, if Keokuk and
the district in this section of the coin
IS which has heretofore transacted ali
business at Keokuk loser iiir t s5y;;
house and county offices, IT will take
|a two-third' vote to get them back
here.
PsIIa.
4 meeting 81 The COMMITTEES that hat u hiss
had in charge the preliminary work
made necessary by the change Of man
Agement Of Central College here held
meeting here The Rev. 3. r. Brink
man stated that he had written 70
eighsy-ss.eii churches and had the
names Of a thousand prospective stp-
dents. II was also reported at the
meeting by the COMMITTEES that haS So
Hestea money Tor advertising puFpnAAE
that about $1,000 had been secured .to
carry 2. that gera TIE Reformed
people are planning % make Central
one OF the leading colleges Of me VEST.
The courses Of study will be strtrRfb-
ss1ed several new ones being ANueV3ts'
those already taught Am0n2 fheSe
viii be Dutch and Spanish Gle fsxss.
The olassicai languages .Asfn Alsf re-
cefye added emphasis. The 4sxeFss.
shown by the studepss II - esttse Y Y
be fpstered and encouraged