Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-05-03
Northern Iolua Items

Primehar.
Joseph Reynoldson, H. l.. Williams,
William Briggs and Geo. w. Schee have
filed an injunction against the Indepen-
dent School District of Primghar, re-
straining them from issuing bonds IN
the sum of $4,000 for the building of a
new school house.
Bristow.
associations have bought nice markers
for the graves of those buried in the
cemeteries near here. The markers
are little iron post with star on the
top and the letters G.. "a. r. These will
be set in pieces of tile and then put at
the heads of the graves.
Burt.
Will Koestler has just finished set
ting out 100 evergreens on his farm
near town. They are years old and
/ are four feet high. If these grow sue
cessfully he will cut off all his other
trees intended for a windbreaS :;nl
substitute evergreens as he believes
I they are better for this purpose.
Gearing.
While assisting with the chores. Ray,
I luo SUI VI MI. dllCl SGOTSe AOQuS,
northeast of Gearing, fell from the hay
NOV and suffered a fracture of the
femur at point about half way from
the knee to the hip. A physician was
called and the fracture reduced. At
this writing the boy is getting along as
we'll as could be expected.
Cedar Falls.
The second debating team of the
high school, Edward Hansen, Homer
Veatch and Carl Wild, won unani-
mously in their debate in Parkersbure
with the first team of that high
school. The Judges We're Professor
Crone, of Fort Dodge, Professor Con
dit of Cedar Falls, and Professor Crit
fifth, of Waterloo
Cherokee.
A largely attended meeting of Pres
byterians decided to buy the Robert
SON Kennedy lots, with frontage o
100 feet by $50 feet deep, near the cour
house, for site for the new churcl
building, the price being S., 300. The
new church structure to be built d
this site will be spacious, substantia
and thoroughly modern, and one of tn
finest in the city.
Carroll.
The Carroll Trust and Savings banl
opened it's doors to the public Monda.
morning with Julius Ruge, forme
> clerk of the district court, as cashier
: c. j. Specht, of Sunbury, president. ant
3 j. p. Minchen, vice president. This or
r ganization was perfected shortly afte
, the failure of the Firt National banl
' last october, and starts out with cap
} italization of $4,000.
J. Remsen.
The election held here to decid
= whether or not the Remsen Independent
> school district should issue bonds in tn
: sum Of $4,000 for the erection of a he:
, school house was defeated, in that tn
IS per cent of the votes cast fell shor
8 The vote stood PA for and 1873 agains
The women Of the district were above
I to vote on this proposition, and the
Q turned out in large numbers.
hardwood.
The Congregational church her
burned to the ground. The fire wa
discovered about o'clock in the even
!, ing, but had gained such Roadway tha
). the building could not be saved. TIL
. origin of the fire is mystery TIL
church was rebuilt and enlarged min
I. years ago. The loss will be about So
= 900, with $1,000 insurance. The furn
>. tuTe was saved.
u BeImond.
g In response to call issued by Mayo
3. Griesy, an enthusiastic assembly of tn
Q business men of this city met at 1.
Woodman hall for the purpose c