Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-17
Southern Io1ua Items

way on the main floor. New opera
chairs will soon be installed and the
walls will be decorated and more side
door entrances will be put in place.
There will be "a large vapor heating
plant installed. in fact. this is almost
completed and will heat the whole
building When completed the opera
house will accommodate all of the
larger gatherings, a room which is
often needed. IT.
PslIa. % 90 i.
Word has reached here Of the death
at Plainheid, y. j.. Of the Rev. Ira J.
Stoddard. at the age Of Sc years. MI
Stoddard was closely connected with
the early history OF Central university
dcyoting some Of the best years Of mis-
life TO putting the institution on ITS
feet. Mrs. Stoddard. who died several
years ago. was for many years pro-
fessor at Central. Mr.. 6toddard was a
Baptist missionary IN India for ten
years after graduation from Colgate
and in 1865 after doing his great work
for Central returned with Mrs. Stud-
dard to India They were stricken with
fever and had to return. The body Will
be buried at PelIa. The funeral will be
Sunday.
Des Moinss.
w. L. Baugh and Andy Groyes, reg
:strars Of election at the city hall pre-
c.ncts. the Second precinct Of the Fifth
ward, were held to the grand
jury by Municipal Judge Mershon. The
registrars are charged with failure to
comply with the election statutes by
failing to enter properly in the regis
tration books information concerning
qualified voters in their precinct. Pre-
| vious residences Of voters and other
| information which the law requires Is
alleged 10 have been omitted from the
books in that precinct. The two men
were released under 800 bonds each
and were allowed to sign their own
bonds. Groves and Baugh pleaded
THAT they had followed the law as in
terpreted by them and the instructions
they had received from the city clerk.
It was learned that the registra-
ton books at the city hall precincts
were filed out as completely as the
books in majority Of precincts in the
city.
| Pleasantvile.
| Aaron Conn. so years old, was lodg-
ed in Jail here Wednesday night after
a battle with citizens who sought to
protect his niece. Miss Esther Conn.
from being horsewhipped in the streets
OF Pleasantville by her irate uncle.
Conn was overpowered by the Rev. Roy
Spooner pastor Of the Methodist
fchurch. the town marshal and citizens,
after he was alleged to have drawn
knife and threatened Mrs. o. B. Bare.
who interviewed on behalf Of the girl.
Several days ago Miss Esther left her
uncIe's home, declaring that he had
driven her away. She went to the home
Of Clyde Hudson. neighbor. living
several blocks distant, for day. and
then spent Tuesday and Wednesday at
the home of Ed Thornburg. Her uncle
Is alleged to have threatened to Kill
her if she did not leave the Hudson
home. Wednesday night Conn discov-
cred his niece's hiding place, and broke
into the Thornburg home and started
to horsewhip her. He was armed. The
girl broke from the house and rushed
thru the streets with Conn In pursuit
IMrs. Bare interviewed in behalf OF thu
girl and crowd collected. The Rsy
Mr.. Spooner the town marshal anf
icitizens succeeded in placing Conn Y
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