Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-19
iowa News Items

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superintendent or .Glonwood public
schools at an advance OF $500 In sal
airy. making his iltth year OF service
In that position.
Arnolds Park-The hoard OF edu-
cation has reelected II, A. Johnson
superintendent OF schools for tho
coming year at salary OF $4,000. His
salary for this year was to begin
with si.70D. The board raised this 10
s., 900 and now has given him a S,-
000 increase.
Oxford -Lce Vanl<irk was APP
pointed auditor OF Jones county by
the board OF supervisors, TO I'LL a
vacancy caused by the resignation OF
Il. ]. Hines. Mr.. VanKirk had pre-
yiously announced his candidacy for
nomination to this office in tho
Juno republican primaries. He was
a volunteer in the world war.
Allison--Tax collections in the But
Ter county trcasurer's office last year
we're only s3,4i4,99 In January and
Sill 1889 In February. while this
year County Treasurer Shircr col
lected slS.10086 In taxes during tho
month OF January and totSl or
S5S,5l7.37 in February. II Is osti-
mated that over $500. 900 will be coll
lectcd in the office during the month
of March.
Duhuque-There is probability
that Dubuque in the future will de-
pend on motor bus transportation In
stead OF street cars, providing the
city council will grant a franchise to
+. Q. Jacobson to operate buses. II
Is said that II the franchise is grant
cd. buses can be operated here for
not more than seven cents, and still
leave fair profit Notwithstanding
the greater cost OF operation as COM
pared to street cars.
Decorah--M a mass meeting OF
the citizens In DEBORAH IL was prac-
tically unanimously decided in favor
OF eliminating the food menace
caused by tho dry run" channel
which is too narrow to carry the
amount OF water during heavy rains
or cloud bursts. Where the channel
now can carry about 5000 cubic feet
per second 1t could be made to carry
from $1,000 to 10000 cubic feet per
second. The estimated cost for this
work Is about s90OO0.00.
New Hampton-One hundred boys
and girls of Chicknsaw county
whose homes are adjacent to this city
are in daily attendance at the city
schools. Supt. L. G. Lapham says
this is an increase OF 100 per cent
in four years and that q more eager
land industrious lot of students would
be hard to find anywhere. These
boys and girls take special interest
in manual training, agriculture and
business. They are willing to work
over time to gain more knowledge IN
these branches.
Missouri Vafley-Joe iKaplan has
just received the first letter from his
people in Russia since the war began.
The news is not very good. Since he
last heard his two brothers and one
sister have died, and the rest are
starving to death. Kaplan's cousin,
who was in the army for five years,
on his return home, found his two
children dead from starvation. Mr..
Kaplan has tried every way to send
money across, but 1t has never been
received by his relatives. Mr.. Kap-
/ Ian is trying to bring Mrs. Kaplan's
| brother and sister to the United
| States If possible.
Mason City-Prospects of Mason
City's community band are exceed
ingly bright and early predictions are
that the proposition of putting the
band across will be a success. A
campaign to familiarize the people
with tho proposition is being waged
by the men in charge ana the cam
paign to raise funds for the PROPOSE
! ton will be started soon. A band
adds attractiveness to any city and
place the size of Mason City Is
greatly in need Of a community band.
II the band is engaged thousands of
persons would hear its music every
day.
Fort Madison--A Burlington pas
senger train narrowly escaped being
| upset into tho Mississippi river, be-
tween this city and Keokuk when a
cotton boulder at the top of 200-fot
! bluff overlooking from its resting
place and avalanched down the hill
side, lodging against the railroad
track at the bottom. The passen-
ger train, speeding to make up lost
time. came around the curve few
minutes later. Tho emergency air
brake was applied so violently that
most Of the passengers were hurled
from their seats. The locomotive
and all Of the cars passed by the
rock. A huge hole was knocked In
the water tank, which allowed all OF
the water to run out before the train
could be started again, and all tho
steps are brace rods on the side Of
| the coaches were shorn off or fiat
| tened against the bodies of the cars.