Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-10
Northern Io1ua Items

In installing the one now claimed to
In existence. Superintendent Harris
today denied this. saying that he had
merely warned the girls and that there
had been mo expulsions made on TINS
account. A. probe is expected to fol-
low within the next few days.
little Sioux.
The Harrison and Monona county
ditch was under consideration before
the trustees at Onawa. The ditch as
built has been found inadequate in
case Of high water and the question of
necessary improvements was sub
mitted to a government engineer. He
reported two propositions. One to en-
large the main ditch at a cost Of about
$3.50, 900, the other was forcing the
head waters by dam into the main
river. widening deepening and en-
larging the channel and strengthening
It at places. thus taking care of flood
waters while the ditch would take
care of all surface water. fully pro-
tecting the land The expense Of the
full improvement would be approx
mately t1,400,000. The estimated cost
made some Of the land owners vince.
There will no doubt be a variance Of
opinions IN regard to making the i'm
provements but 1t rests with q ma
Jority of the trustees.
Spencer.
Last Tuesday night an attempt was
made to burn the Rossie Savings Bank
building in the town Of Rossie. Some
boys going home at about II o'clock
that evening discovered that rags had
been placed under the floor OF the
~ l. A,,~- la ,t~k-
ance and the rags were pulled out Of
the tile A hole had been burned in
the floor of the building and it would
have been only a few moments until
the entire building would have been
in flames. The rags had been satur-
ated with kerosene, SO that there is no
doubt it was q clear attempt to burn
the building. A warrant was sworn
out for the arrest Of James Fallon,
and he was brought to Spencer Fri
day for trial before Justice Powell. but
there was no evidence to warrant hold
ing. him to the grand jury. 1t Is
understood that the evidence disclosed
that Fallon's own insurance on his
pool hall just south Of the bank build
Ing had expired on Feb.4. which would
seem to be pretty conclusive evidence
that he was not the party.
vinton.
The equal suffrage campaign for
Benton.county may be said to be under
way. The following, are the officers Of
| the association which has just been
) formed: President, Mrs. e. F. Brown:
vice president, Mrs Joseph S. Pyne:
secretary, Mrs. w. p. Whipple: treas
urer. Mrs. M. ]. Collins; committee on
! publicity. speakers. ETC.. Miss Linnie
Schloeman. Mrs. c. Nichols, Mrs, Harry
Strong, Miss Stone: press committee
Mrs. A. A. Miner. OF Keystone. The
! orgn nization was effected thru Mrs
! Ella Stewart, Of Chicago. who is one
Of the speakers now in the state cam
! paign. She spent all Of last week in
the Fifth congressional district M. j.
Tobin and Arthur White also spoke
at the meeting. Mrs. Stewart reported
that at Toledo where a canvass has
been made that 500 men were for
woman suffrage, twenty-five were OPP
! posed and twenty-seven were unde-
cided. Township committees have
been appointed and the work will be
pushed on every day between now and
June s. ,,,5#
Charles City.
Charles City's Sunday movie night
entered it's second chapter early this
week when W. b. Waterhouse. man
ager Of the Hildreth Theater, was ar
! rested for second time and for Sec
ond time acquitted. The charge
! against him was operating moving
4 picture show on Sunday in violation Of
I the city ordinance Local Justices OF
! the peace refused to handle the case
/ this time and It was taken to Rock
ford. The Charles City Ministerial
!. Association is back Of the movement
to close the movies on Sunday and it
Is making its fight despite the out
1 spoken opposition Of the city council
! and the county supervisors. The
! council recently expressed itself In
/ favor OF permitting Sunday shows and
1 the supervisors demonstrated against
I paying the costs OF suits growing out
Of arrests for operating Sunday shows.
s instead of the city being equally
!. divided on the issue, the supervisors
! say that al least SO SO PC: cs::. CO TIE
!. people here favor Sunday shnms. When
!; the sheriff arrested Waterhonse SUN
! day he was hootedl by crowd that
I gathered asos.. h!s eas :, ~