Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-11
Northern Io1ua Items

management until the last eight years
when Mr.. Reeve sold to his son II. NJ.
Reeve, who later took in a partner. f.
G. Talmadge, and together they estab-
'lished flourishing business. The pass
ing of this old landmark will be noted
by the old timers who will miss the
familiar faces of the Reeve family.
Hopkinton.
The second annual Delaware county
high school declamatory contest VIII
be held at Delhi during the first week
in April. Twelve contestants from the
various schools Of the county will take
part in the competition for the silver
loving cup. The Delhi school will enter
two contestants, who will be sele ted
at a local contest to be held in few
weeks. Last year the local school won
a. place in the contest and is holding
out hopes for winning the affair this
year as they have much stronger ana
more experienced team to pick from.
independence.
The jury in the famous Kenyon vs..
Illinois Central case tried in JUICE Z.
w. Mullan's court last week returned
a verdict Of IS, 900 in favor Of the plan
tiff Friday. The case has been pend
ing for several years and this is the
third time it was tried. The first time
the case was appealed to the supreme
court and sent back for trial, while
disagreement resulted the second time.
Hannah Kenyon Of Waterloo was the
plaintiff in the case. Her husband
Caleb Kenyon, an Illinois Central fre-
man, was killed while at work at
Nashua several years ago..
Sioux City.
Ralph Barton, IL years old, Gil West
Fifth street, grew weary of staying at
home with nothing to do. At the sig MT
of q 22-calibre rifle hanging on the
wall the dormant spark of adventure
in his nature got the better of him.
There was no restraining influence at
hand, when the boy took the weapon
from the hook. There was no voice
to admonish him against the careless
handling of firearms. The weapon
thrown over his shoulder, Ralph vent
ured into the front yard. His eye fell
on q horse walking down the street.
The animal was not hitched to
vehicle, nor was it attended by anyone.
The boy threw the gun to his shoulder
and pulled the trigger. She horse fell
to the street dead, with bullet in it's
brain. Il was lonely" Ralph explained
at the police station, where he was
locked up on a charge of cruelty to
animals II did not mean to Kill
the horse; 1 just wanted to see him
jump"
Sioux City.
Morningside College students enlisted
100 per cent strong Friday in move
ment for the scientific study of demo-
racy. The movement is called the
"Northfield' movement. and is being
started by almost every college In
America. 1t was originated in North
field, Mass, by council of college pro-
fessors and students and has for its
purpose the study OF the principle for
which America is fighting and the
actual making of the world safe for de-
mocracy through general knowledge
of the subject. The movement was
started on the theory that the people
of the world in general have only a
vague idea Of the word, democracy.
The movement was explained by A.
H. Hirsch, head of the history depart
ment; Ruth Reid, president OF the
Agora club; Charles Fry. student body
president, and Harold Freeman. The
chapel period every Friday will be
heightened to thirty minutes in Whic$
will be devoted to the work.