Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-23
Northern Iowa Items

hest of it's kind in Iowa. There are
other buildings as large, but none has
so large a site. The school grounds
here consist Of eight acres. The equip
ment is of the most roodern thruout
including special departments. All
grades of work, from kindergarten to
high school, are carried on by w. S.
Still, superintendent, anc corps Of
fourteen teachers.
Primghar.
Upon the retirement of Superin-
tendent Smiley, Of the Primghar
schools, this summer, Prof. n. j..
Hibbs, of What Cheer, will become his
successor. The new high school teach
ers of next year will be Miss Minnie
Sage, of Cherokee Miss Irene Frank,
of Webster City, and Miss Lois Stew
art of Primghar. Otherwise the fac
ulty will be as this year. The schools
have been running on six days a
week schedule since Jan. /, and con-
sequently commencement will occur
next Thursday. The commencement ac-
tivities include the junior senior ban
quet at Pilgrim hall, the baccalaureate
! address, held Sunday evening at the
Congregational church, by Rev. w, NJ.
Swami, the senior class play, Touch
down." this evening at tho opera house
and the commencement exercises on
Thursday evening at tic oper house,
with an address by Rev. L. A. Doreen,
of Akron.
Sac City.
The annual spring meeting of the
Sioux City presbytery closed here
Wednesday after highly successful
session Of three days. The roster o.
visiting delegates contained 100 names,
marking the largest attendance in re-
cent years Rev.. A. b. Thut, Of Cher
okee, was elected moderator succeed
ing Rev. w. D. Jones, Of Lawton, and
Rev. J. Frank Reed, of Morningside,
was made temporary clerk of the
gathering. The stated clerk and treas
urer, Rev. ]. James DePree, of Sioux
City, was the busiest man at the
meeting and unusual interest attached
to his presence here because of his re-
cent acceptance Of post with the
army Y. NJ. C. A. at Camp Dodge. The
following were elected commissi oners
I'd the general assembly at Columbus,
o.: Rev. T. A. Amber of Storm
Lake; Rev. ]. L. HOWE. of Sioux
City; Elders s. G. west. of Hawarden.
and Judge William Hutchinson. of AL
ton.
Cedar Rapids.
J. Wesley Lightner 1914 G. avenue
west, died in a local hospital at p m.
Friday, the result of having been
struck and knocked under a freight
car at Beverly. half an hour before
that time. He was leaning against a
freight car on side track at Beverly.
when a second car that was being
shunted down the track, hit it and
started it with jerk. Mr. Lightner
was thrown to the ground and suffered
a crushed chest and badly lacerated
foot. He was placed on the North
western train which is due here at
$40 p. m. and was rushed to a local
hospital, where his death occurred.
Lightner was foreman for Lightner
brothers. general contractors Of this
city He had been working with a
gang Of men near Beverly, and 1t
was his custom to walk to that station
and take the Northwestern train to
Cedar Rapids. He was waiting for the
train at the time and one of his men
was with him.
Manchester.
A conference of leading democrats Of
the codnty has resulted In an action
| which is unusual but indicative of the
patriotic spirit Of the people of this
county. At this meeting the following
| resolution was adopted: Whereas. this
conference of Delaware county demo
Gratis recognizes and appreciates the
diligent. efficient and exceedingly la
borious services rendered by Auditor
Merten j. Klaus, as member of the
Delaware county exemption board;
and, whereas, the members of this
| conference believe that Mr.. Klaus has
richly earned an unopposed nomination
to succeed himself; therefore. be 1t re-
solved, that it is the sense Of this con-
| ference that the democrats Of Della
| ware county should not nominate a
candidate this year for the office OF
county auditor" Mr.. Klaus served as
secretary of the exemption board from
| the tins of its formation until a few
weeks ago when he resigned because
he was within the draft age. His
| work in this position was performed te
the admiration Of all who had any
] thing to do with the board and if he
as called into active service the county
will lose one Of its best citizens and
most efficient officials.