Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-06

voluntary petition in federal court
Wednesday. Liabilities are $5,4lS.74.
Assets are sS,101.70. Mrs. Roses Tea
Room" closed its doors three nights
ago. The cabaret performers are gone.
The singing and dancing girls have
vanished. The music Is stilled, the
bright lights have been eXtinguished
and sounds Of gayety have been sup-
planted by tomb-like silence.
Museatine. ,fsr,g 80
Original notice OF $4,000 damage
suit against the Independent school
district OF the city of ;Museatine, by H
o. Schroeder, local contractor, was
served on DIR. w. S. Norton, president
OF the board of education, Tuesday
afternoon. In the original notice the
Muscatine contractor alleges that the
action taken by the board Of education
in session last Saturday night in
awarding the contract for the new
high school addition to J. II. Hun
Finger of Burlington, was not carried
out according to the published require
ments in the notice 10 bidders.
Shenandoah.
A suit for $4,000 for the permanent
loss Of an eye which was injured when
hit by an exploding tirecracker dur
ing parade on the Fourth Of July,
has been filed by Do1ph Remy. s.
year-ol boy, thru his father, Harry
Rery against the city. The case in
wolves the permitting Of the use Of ex-
plosives, contrary to a city ordinance.
The child was standing on the side
walk with his parents when he was
injured. The notice OF the suit has
been served on Mayor c. A. Wen
strand. The suit asks $4,000 dam
ages and cost. The little boy was hurt
| by firecracker thrown into the crowd
along the pavement and it was never
| known who threw it,
williamsburg.
The sale of the Williamsburg fair
| grounds has been talked Of for a long
time. meeting Of the stockholders
| was called recently to decide what dis
| position should be made of the prop
| erty. It was decided by quite major
| ity vote to retain the grounds. even tho
| the fairs had not paid profitable divi-
dends. This decision seems to nave
! met with general favor 4: The entire
| community. Williamsburg has been
proud of her district fairs in the past.
| Besides this the grounds furnish
place for any kind Of public day,
sports. celebrations, fairs or any kind
of exhibit that would stimulate interest
| in tine best things, and at the same
time advertise the character OF the
| town. Under the present management
| the grounds can not be used for any
| thing that might bring reproach or
! lower the moral tone Of the commun-
ity.
| Davenport.
| The Davenport Ministerial Associa-
ton in resolutions adopted denounced
the statement Of Mayor Berwald that
| conditions in Davenport are worse
1 now than when the saloons were open.
The ministers declare that the mayors
assertion is laughable in itself and al
| together false in its logic and con-
| ciusions. They state his charges are
prompted by lingering hope OF re-
| turn to the old state of things In Dav-
| export. The resolution states that the
/ mayor must know that It Is the com
| mon opinion among merchants ana
/ business men in general In Daven-
port that the Improvement OF Daven-
port began at the point where the
liquor traffic was put under control.
i He must also know the general feel
| ing that since prohibition went into
| effect business has been greatly slim
| ulated. and that money which formerly
went for liquor has been spent Tor
merchandise and general improve
i ments. In regard to the false light in
| which the mayor has placed Dayen.
port abroad the ministers rectte an
old proverb which says 1T Is an ~
bird that fouls its own nest In con-
il clusion the ministers challenge the
mayor to prove his assertions.