Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-18
Southern lo,pa Items

next meeting of the board. The pres
ent maximum for men is $1,000; and
$l,1O0 for women.
Mount Pleasant.
John Rithmeier, 70 years Of age. a
pioneer farmer of this county, passed
away Wednesday morning, at his resi-
dence on South White street The
end came at 1so'clock, after a long i'll
ness. MIR Rithmeier for many years
operated a, farm. near New London and
was known far and wide as the neat
farmer. Everything about his farm
was in spic and span order and his
methods were held as models for other
farmers. A number of years ago he
retired from active labor and moved
to Mount Pleasant. He had hundreds OF
friends in this county who will sin
cerely mourn his passing. He is sur
vived by his widow, two daughters and
one son.
Numa.
AS the result Of the special election
held at Numa to determine whether
or not the Centerville Light and Trac-
ton Company should be granted a
franchise to light the town. the propo-
sition carried by the decisive vote OF
81 to 10. The franchise does not in
clude street lights for the town Of
Numa, altho they may be put in later
il desired. Numa Is the seventh town
in the vicinity where the Centerville
Light and Traction Company has OBJ
tanned a lighting franchise. The others
are Moravia, ,Moulton, Exline, Cincin-
natl, Allerton and Rathbun. Mystic
is also supplied with wholesale light
but the company has no franchise in
that city.
Fairfield.
Frank Samuels. who was arrested
here Sunday afternoon by Sheriff
Shan Campbell for stealing Ford
car from Lincoln, Neb., was taken
back to Nebraska Tuesday afternoon
by Sheriff Gus Flyers, of Lincoln. He
waived extradition papers and accom-
panied Sheriff and Mrs. Flyers with :
out any trouble whatever. The little
girl who accompanied Samuels when
arrested and who claimed to be his
wife, was allowed to proceed to her
home in Joplin, MO-, Tuesday noon.
Samuels claimed she had absolutely
nothing whatever to do with the theft.
Sheriff Hyers was accompanied to
Fairfield by his wife as it was thought
that the little girl would also be taken
back to Lincoln, Sheriff Hyers was
loud in his praise of the excellent work
Of Sheriff Shan Campbell in landing
the young man and the girl before
notices Of the theft Of the car had
been sent out.
Fort Madison.
In the district court here Attorney
General Cosson, thru Attorney Mitch
ell, Instituted proceedings which prom
Use to air the doings Of lowa's most
unfamiliar sectarian institute, Whites
Manual Institute, a Quaker establish
ment at Salem, In the northwestern
part Of the county. The petition asks
custer Of the present superintendent,
James Bruff. Salem, whose founders
are associated with the Quakers Of the
eastern city Of that name and Of Quak-
err fame. abounds with the lore Of the
faith and efforts towards It's perpetu-
ity White, Of the Salem faith. left
lao acres Of Lee county's most fer
tile farm land to the maintenance of
the institute thereon, a school for
children without means. Community
discussion has been quite general con-
corning the conduct Of the place and
In 1908 the courts Interpretation was
Secured on Whites will at the solicit
tation Of some Of the neizhbors.