Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-01-17

Iowa city--'~The Psychology OF Mu-
steal Talent" the new book By DR.,
Carl 4. Seashore. dean OF the graduate
college Of S. U. L.. known as ono OF
Americas foremost psychologists and
philosophers. has been issued by New
York publishers.
Mount Pleasant--Dalc Campbell. g.
year. old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Clark
| Campbell, living north Of the city,
suffered the loss OF most OF his teeth
when n horse on his fathers farm
kicked him in the face. His Jaw is
badly fractured and the flesh of his
face badly lacerated.
Des Moines--Clarence Rundberg, the
boy giant. who is 10 years old and SIX
feet, two inches tall. Is charged with
breaking and entering in information
filed with detectives for his alleged
robbery of tho Johnson confectionery
several days ago. The boy was turned
over to juvenile authorities.
Observation-Disclosures cases OF spinal
meningitis In this county are causing
some alarm. The cases are all severe.
Morris Fender, one OF the victims, was
partly paralyzed by the attack but
seems to be improving. He Is n man
Of family. and the disease Is said to
rarely attack others than children,
Mrs. Emma Lloyd Harris, Of Coin. was
stricken while teaching school. and
Mrs. Violet Apple, OF Braddyville, has
the disease.
Des Moines--A gold tooth In her
mouth was not sufficient to identity
Jessie Robinson as the negro woman
who robbed NJ. A. Mitchell, Camp
Dodge soldier. of s2o7. After twelve
hours elaboration the Jury came In
with q verdict of not guilty. The case
was tried In district court before
Judge Lester Thompson. Mitchell
claimed the woman who rolled" him
had gold tooth.
Greenfield-In response to a call for
a mass meeting by Mayor Charles
Roark, a large concourse OF citizens
gathered and passed a resolution de-
manding enforcement OF the state Gig
aret laws in this city. Parents of
grade and high schooI pupils are back
ing the movement Twenty-Five of
the twenty-seven young mon who have
dropped out of high school In the last
six years are said to have been users
of the coffin nails"
Mount PIcasant--Miss Della Wright
is in a serious condition at her home
here as a result Of a wound which she
received with q large piece Of glass
which she was carrying, cutting her
right arm. Before a physician could
be summoned she had suffered the loss
Of a large quantity Of blood which
made her condition critical. Miss
Wright was carrying the glass from
and fell on the glass breaking it in.
manner as to cause the injury.
Clarinda Page county won the rep
utation of being the banner wheat
county in 1919. The number OF bush
els Of winter wheat raised In Page
county last year was 1,o1s,Soo. War
rem county came second with yield
of 924,soO bushels of winter wheat.
Page county's average yield per acre
was eighteen bushels. And besides. the
spring wheat produced by this county
last year was $4,000 bushels. These
figures arc taken from the govern
ment report made by the statistician
at Washington, d. c.
Atlantic - Three young men OF
Anita, all members Of highly respected
families, have been held to the Cass
county grand jury on the charge OF
being implicated in the theft Of
large touring automobile which disap-
peared from the fair grounds here on
the night Of last Sept 8. The trio are
Byron Parker, William Simons and
Harry Goodwin, and are accused on
evidsnce discovered by Sheriff w. A.
Mckee and County Attorney w. A.
FolIett. The stolen car belonged to