The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-26
MASONS IN CHARGE
Cornerstone of Marshalltown's $780,
900 Library Laid.

MARSHALLTOWN, IOWA-The cor
nerstone of the new Carnegie library was II
laid with impressive ceremony by the Ma
sonic grand lodge of Iowa yesterday aft
ernoon. Although the weather was
gloomy and rain fell most Of the time,
there was large attendance of citizens
and visiting Masons. The following
grand lodge officers were present and took
part: Grand Master Gardner Of Clinton, 2
Senior Grand Warden Norris Of Manchest-
er, Grand Secretary Parvin Of Cedar Rap
ids. The remaining offices were filled for
the occasion from the membership Of 10
cal and visiting lodges. The Masonic
ritual was observed and q program was
given.
The new library is the gift Of Andrew
Carnegie to the city, and when completed =
will be a handsome structure. 1t will
cost in the neighborhood of 100000. T. -
For five years Gentry Bros show has z
come to Marshalltown and met with bad
weather and other misfortune. Now they
say they will cut the town from their
list as they believe it is 'hoodoo." Five
years ago one Of the employees was killed
One year it was so hot the performance
was abandoned. For three successive
years it has rained torrents when the show
was in town. Sunday the show was un-s
loaded here and all preparations made for
a performance Monday. Monday came
and with it rain. 1t rained all day and In
and stole out of town. "a
cANDO, N. D.-Louis MARCEL, of the
National Flax Fiber company, Mills,
Mass, has been in the city with view to
establishing O. fiber mill. His plan, which
did not seem desirable, was to pay the
| farmers 50 an acre a year for use OF land,
| and to hire them to do all the work, del1v-
ering flax in the straw at the mill; the
work to be done for $11 an acre. Farmers
are anxious to have a mill and Mr.. Mar
| Gil will no doubt be able to make terms
! with them.-The Cando Elevator COM
pany was recently organized, with F. L..
Thompson. c. J. Lord and r. F. Powell
as incorporators. Lumber is on the
| ground and the elevator will have a ca
! pacity Of $4,000 bushels.-Starkweat
a new town in Ramsey county, will be this
years terminus of the Farmers Rail-
road,' and is booming, a dozen business
houses including lumber yards, banks and
newspaper office, having been established
| in the past two weeks. The branch will
be ready for traffic to Starkweather by
| Sept. 10.-Owing to press of business, the
| Cando band will abandon practice until
| Oct. 1. This band took second prize at the
fair recently held at Winnipeg.-A board
Of appraisers consisting of Auditor
Brightbill, Treasurer Ransier, Superin-
tendent Blackorby and Commissioner At
kins, have selected about 10000 acres of
school land in the north central part of
Towner county to be sold this fall. Prices
were set at $40 to s12 an acre. The sale
will take place in November. .
! WATERLOO, IOWA-The local G. A.
R. post is after the state encampment for
1908. The encampment would bring be-
i tween 1000 and 5000 old soldiers to the
| city. The city will furnish the opera
house as a meeting place and suitable
building for the camp fires.-The East Side
has "hugger" who is terrifying the la
dies of Mulsberry and Franklin streets. In
the shadows of the Presbyterian church he
turks and rushes out and embraces the
first lone woman that chances that way.
So far he has eluded capture and has kept
his identity a mystery