Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-05

. ane golA-heAded cane W hev'
Bert Bailey. enc Of the most en-
thusiastie baseball fans. The money
will be used TO further improve the
new baseball grounds. donated TO
the city by DIR. Graham, upon which
considerable work was done last
year.
MISREPRESENTATION among busi-
ness mon here 10 generally favorable
toward the fullest co-cperation In
securing z state park In the tract
surrounding Msyerhols Lake. located
east OF the Iowa river near hsrs'
following a visit by state authorities
In which they expressed themselves
favorably on the location.
Fairfisld-I'he Fairfield Building
Company. with 100000 capital. has
bought eleven acres OF land and will
build homes for Fairfield people. H.
b. Louden and other prominent men
are directors, At least afty houses
will be erected at once. II IL, nsces-
sary to keep folks from leaving town
because they cannot get homes In
which to live.
AtIsntio--C, Il. Graham Of pes
Moines. formerly Of Atlantic, has
just sold part of his real estate at
Canora, Saskatchewan. Canada for
$3.50, 1000 He has held some OF the
business property and his business
associates rates his holdings at $780,
600. He invested In the townsite at
Canora about ten years ago. He has
just returned from Canada.
6rssns-A special election viii be
held here to vote On the question OF
consolidation of schools. Several
months ago Greene's high school
building was burned and since then
school has been held In the lodge
halls and churches and before
building IL is the wish TO give the
country around there the privilege
Of having the benefits Of a good high
school.
Davsnport--A new excursion boat,
the Capitol" Ia being built, ac-
cording to an announcement made
by the Streckfus Steamboat line at
St. Louis, and will be ready to open
the season on the upper Mississippi
early in May. The steamboat viii be
the longest. widest. and fastest ex-
cursion boat on the river and will be
capable of making at least IL miles
per hour UP stream.
Gardner-Never in the history OF
this community has there been such
an exodus and exchange of residence
es, both in town and the country.
One family here went as emigrants
to Canada. Several moved to Min
nesota and some went TO old homes
in Illinois and to southern part Of
this state. There has also been some
shifting of families in town. High
priced land with rents to CORES
pond. IA the principal cause of the
moves. al
Fort Madison-But one divorce
and that doesn't count-has been ap-
piled for or granted in Fort Madi-
son since leap year began. The one
divorce involved a man who had been
divorce by two other previous wives
and folks refuse to take him into the
statistics. The state convention Of
clergymen in Des Moines recently,
apparently never heard of = Fort
Madison when they talked of the
divorce evil. Ten marriage licenses
issued in February and thers were
twenty-four births.
Clinten-Rstiring to . small room
occupied by him at 3lS Fifteenth ave.
nue. Walter Domain. aged about SO
years committed suicide by asphyx-
iation inhaling gas fumes from q
gas stove and all other gas outlets
in the room. The deceased had been
ailing for some time and 10 also be-
lieved to have been mentally de-
ranged. When the police and Corner
Kellogg arrived on the scene about
$3.50 o'clock, Domain had apparently
been dead several hours. The indi-
cations were that he entered the
room, closed all Of the windows and
doors, sealed all possible cracks
which might admit air, and, after
turning on the gas. lay down on
bedding which he had previously pre-
pared. ys Y
The English adder or viper IL the
only poisonous snake found In Eng
land.