Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-12
Southern I0wa Items

or InOlanola. Miss Frances Mintier
Des Moines: Miss Ruby, ireland, VII
lisca. and the Misses Ada Hackett.
Gertrude Ellis and Bess Hopkins, all of
Tabor.
Portsmouth.
Mrs. korth, mother OF Mrs. p. M.
Coughlin, who was thesffnost seriously
injured in the. automobile accident
near Nicola ON Wednesday, is still con-
fined to her bed but is expected to re-
cover rapidly. Mr.. Coughlin had his
right shoulder dislocated and Mrs.
Coughlin was badly bruised. She was
the first member Of the party to re-
cover from the shock OF the accident
and when she managed to get upon
her feet and found the others lying
in different attitudes upon the road
she thought all were killed. Robert
Reid soon recovered and was on his
feet and the others were aroused. All
efforts to ascertain the names of the
people in the big car who were re-
sponsible for the accident have result
ed in failure.
Muscatine.
What promised to be q most sensa-
tional suit. that Of Mrs. Ida Baker VS..
Guy E Baker. ct al in which Mrs.
Baker sought her widows share, one
third Of the estate. which was valued
at $150, 600. was Saturday afternoon.
settled between Mrs Baker and the
heirs. Guy E. Baker and his two sis
ters. G. Eva Baker and z. Cora Baker
the latter two Joined forces with their
brother when suit was first Instituted
by the plaintiff. The settlement made
in the suit was TO the entire satisfac-
ton OF the plaintiff. she securing the
original amount sought by suit and
releasing and selling all of the prop
erty which was legally left her by the
will Of the late Elijah Baker to the
heirs. The final settlement was con-
summated Monday morning, when
cash settlement was made.
cIarinda.
The question where to move the
Olive Branch school house which is
located three miles south OF this city
is causing the board and county super
intendent some trouble just now. The
acre Of ground upon which the school
house has stood for more than a quar-
ter Of a century has nearly all been
washed away by the creek. There is
little Of it left and it has become nee
essary to move the house The board
has full power to put 1t where they
want 1t so long as it does not violate
law or misuse its discretionary pow
ers. 1t chose for a site the acre Of
ground on the opposite side OF the
road belonging to Mr. Finley. He OBJ
jects for the reason that 1t takes an
acre right out of the middle of q field.
They can not agree on a price and il
fha nj to Job NJ III go ho hI,
condemnation proceedings as private
property may be taken for public use
by paying a just compensation there
for. ~ pa Ia So
Fairfield.
Fairfield and. t he Parsons College
Letter Club will on next Friday eve
ming be hosts to one Of the biggest coll
legiate contests to be held this year
In the state. At that time the annual
state peace oratorical contest will be
held at Barhydt memorial chapel on
the Parsons College campus. Eight
colleges. Highland Park, Central,
Western Union. Morningside, Ames,
Simpson. Penn and Parsons will take
part The orations in this contest are
confined to some phase OF the peace
question and because world peace is
| uppermost In many minds at the pres
ent time. the contest will undoubte diy
be unusually interesting to large
number Of people. There are two cash
prizes to be given for winners IN this
contest. a first prize of So and q Sec
ond OF $50. This is the hyst time n
1--WE years that Parsons nnss n g HE
to land the state contest ard both
students and alumni VIII do their best
m rsak n o<.sp