Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-20
Iowa News Items

ottumwa-The contract has been
signd for the erection Of Ottumwa's
new s25o.o00 Y. NJ. c. A. building.
Construction will start at once, and
the building is expected to be ready
for oocupan cr January !, 1921. ''.
WapeiIo-The directors OF the Wa
pello consolidated school district met
at the office OF the president, Arthur
Springer, and elected Prof. Irving
Finger, the present superintendent OF
schools at Parkersburg, as superin-
year.
ndianoIa-Simpson college girls
defeated the Penn college girls in a
debate on the question of the open
shop. Penn, UNFOLDING the affirma-
tive. was represented by Margaret
Hoover. Gail wi1holt and Olema
Mote. Gladys White. Faune Weeks,
and Jessie Shannon composed the
winning team. Professor West Of
Iowa City was the Judge.
Iowa City-Americanizatio Is to be
taught In the summer session of the
University Of Iowa by Miss Helen
Campbell, an experienced worker
among immigrants in the United
States. who will present two spe-
cial courses in racial elements and
their backgrounds in methods of
Americanization. A third course in
Americanization work will teach
American institutions and ideal. .-
Farminsten-7Conyinced that her
husbands mind has become blank
and that he has lost all knowledge Of
his identity or that he has met with
foul play. Mrs. r. A. Satterly has
sent the missing mans photograph
broadcast in the hope Of gaining some
information concerning him. But
tho more than two weeks have
passed since she last heard from him,
no clue as to his whereabouts has
come.
Sioux city-Sioux City police were
mistaken for bandits as they slipped
in the back door Of miniature
Monte Carlo at 2:3o o'clock in the
morning. Loud cries for help and
calls for the police penetrated the afr
as the police rushed 'he door. Bandits
1t is understood, were feared by tho
occupants of the gambling house b.
cause of the robbery Of two other
gambling houses in Sioux City re-
Gently. n
Notwithstanding hopeless fee
BILE minded children from the schools,
thru annual inspections by experts on
mental conditions, and a change in
the methods Of training backward
children, was suggested before the
meeting Of the board Of education by
Superintendent Of Schools E. M. Sip
pie. He urged the adoption Of the
extra study work during the regular
school year and advised the abolish
ment Of both the part time school and
the summer school work.
k.oxviIa-At the recent reading OF
the will Of the late o. J. Cleveland OF
PleasantviIle. in the district court at
this place, It was found that the de-
ceased had left a 800 share in the
Marion County Fair Association,
which Is to be given by the associa-
ton az premium at the 1920 fair
meeting to any Marion county boy
under Is years Of age who will raise
and exhibit at the fair the best male
pig Of any breed. the pig to be under
SIX months Of aga
| Council eIufs-Teachers for worI,
in tho local public schools next year
have been named by the board Of
eArcet4cn, e ssl.rIes averaging more
than rs per cent higher than the an
nual salary for this year. The ele-
msntary grade and the high school
teachers will get advances OF 20 Der
cent, while the ss.cia. teachers, SUI
psrvisors and elementary principals
Will secure IN increase OF rs per cant.
Tne surerf1tsndent Of scnoofs and
principal Of the high school Sin got
2S per oent nere4ses. PIX Z.
Maquejssta-L q. Storm Of Fairfield
township has done some remarkabl.
Nsfk % BIZ farm with erosional
dams, 4stwe4p tie ycars Of 1900 and
~ - Aut1t Avs 1sfthen dana mt
~ tAs SsSAsS1AS % sediment 10 ha,
made fssn ~ 70 ten acres Of good
Flch 40 end prsvsntsd the srssior
q tisase thirty aSres, ne has nov
Soousd tins o0.speraiion OF his nsiyh.
bors md they pfoposs to contihle Thu
v6g1IeeA 9 hfge scale. n Accord 4
/ q Sl1Aans1t Eads ~ County Agen
y ri " + . Z.