Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-19

240 acres Of land in Buena Vista coun-
ty five and one-half miles east of
Rembrandt for the building and the
two lots where 1t stands. The stock
will be put in at invoice Mr. Rock
has been in the general merchandise
business in Fonda eleven years, coming
here in the spring of 1898.
Sioux City.
Cracker jack" and "nutty corn" and
for seven years foreman of the hard
candy department of the C. Shenkberg
Company, died suddenly as he lay on
a couch in his home, 1923 Cook street,
of heart disease, shortly after noon
Thursday. He came to Sioux City from
Chicago seven years ago and is sur
vived by wife, one son and a daugh-
ter.
Burt.
c. H. Meinzer has sold his farm to
gentleman by the name of August
Pierson, of Seneca township, the con-
sideration being s66 per acre, pos
session to be given next March. Mr..
Meinzer does not intend to leave this
section and may rent a farm if he
does not buy. Mr.. Pierson was a
number Of years ago a section hand
here but by strict frugality has taken
care Of his banking account and now
is in a fair way to independence.
Boone.
The Salvation Army held their pic
mic for the poor children and their
mothers at Oak Park here. About one
hundred persons attended and enjoyed
the good things provided by Captain
Warfield and the citizens of Boone.
About one hundred lunches were dis
tributed with forty gallons of lemon
ade and ten gallons of ice cream.
Early in the morning the children
went to the park on the interurban
and happier lot of young Americans
have been seldom seen.
LeMars.
| While talking over old times with
several comrades. and making plans
for attending the veterans reunion ir
Sioux City. A. W. Hilton, a veteran O,
the civil war. dropped dead in the office
of the LeMars hotel. of which he was
proprietor. Mr.. Hilton was vel
known citizen Of LeMars, having livet
here for the past ten years, and for q
goodly portion of that time has beer
proprietor of the LeMars hotel. He Il
survived by two married daughters
both of whom live in LeMars.
Forest City.
Johnny Coffee. who drives team
for the Len Thompson dray line, met
with serious accident at the Min
neapolis & ST. Louis depot. In driv-
ing across the tracks with number OF
household goods his load toppled to
one side and in trying to save the
! load of furniture from falling from the
wagon he caught Cupboard and be-
coming overbalanced fell from his sea,
with at least four pieces of furniture
crushing upon him. When an examina.
Ron was made three ribs were found
to be cracked and one Of his shoulders
! put out of commission.
I Alton.
Alton Catholics Wednesday dedi
Gated their new $4,000 church ant
/ celebrated the silver jubilee Of Rev F
]. Bruno. the pastor. There were pres
! ent from rs to 100 visiting priests ant
Bishop O'Gorman, OF Sioux Falls. TIL,
church Is one Of the finest in Iowa ant
a monument to Rev. II. j. Bruno ant
HIS parish. Thirty-five years ago
dozen Catholic families made thei
home in and around Alton These hav
grown in numbers until there are nov
ITS families in the parish. In 1885 s,
Mary's church was built in Alton. an,
Ground this gradually sprang up
beautiful parsonage and school. Las
December the new church was fin
ished.