Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-05-21
Northern Io1ua Items

/ Stivers. local representative of the
union making the preliminary ar
rangements. The convention viii bring
TO Clear Lake about 200 delegates from
all parts of the northwest.
Carroll.
George f. Kick. of Decatur. III, was
in this locality during the past week
and has made a special examination of
the Storm Creek drain proposition. He
is man largely interested in drainage
having, just completed $4,000 drain
| in Illinois. Mr.. Kick is of the opinion
that the Storm Creek drain is prac-
ticable one and that with the compe-
tition and improved machinery for
doing this work that it would not
cost over 100000 to complete the
drain.
Manning.
W. F. Priebe, of Chicago, was here
Saturday and made contracts to install
a cold storage plant in the building of
the Manning Produce Company so as
to facilitate modern and up-to- date
method of handlings dressed poultry
and eggs. The cold storage machine
is the ammonia system and will be run
i a
and machines will cost $4,000, and will
be quite an Improvement over the old
method of using ice Work will COM
lnence at once and 1t is expected to
have il in operation by June Is.
Waterloo.
! DR.. Fred W. Law of Anaes, the new
milk inspector for Waterloo. has ar
rived here and at once conferred with
City Health Officer Summer and DIR.
William Thompson. the government
veterinarian sent here TO conduct the
first ruberculin test of dairy herds
under the new ordinance. Work of
making the test vas begun at once and
will be prosecuted with all possible
vigor. The tuherculin test is made
free of charge 10 the owners of the
cows or the city. the government
standing the expense.
Boone.
Jerome Wheeler had the misfortune
to break one of his arms while hav-
ing a good time with the boys as he
] termed it. A bunch of lads were prac-
! ticing for the coming summer field
+ meet and among the stunts tried was
' pole vaulting. Jerome, who lived near
the Boone DRIVING PARK, was watching
I the boys. and being a strong fellow
e decided that he could show them cards
and spades in the game. So taking the
v pole we'll up to the top he made q
k mighty spring He sprang but not in
the right fashion When he came tc
he was lying on the ground half dead
E Akron.
n While coasting down hill in two
Il wheeled cart with other children a
the Sayles school, southwest Of town
A the 1-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs
: David Mentzer was thrown out ant
:. both bones broken in his right arm be-
: tween the wrist and elbow. The lar
h hravely withstood the painful acct
:, dent and was brought bv-h his father Il
the office of Drs. Cilley & Kerr for at
tention. Portland townships trus
: tees have instructed Clerk ]. H. Pol
lock to secure six of the famous Kint
road drags for use in various parts o
{ the township. These drags are en-
re ployed on roads TO best effect soon at
: ter a rain, while the dirt is soft. Tha
e Portland's roads viii be greatly i'm
n proved by the use of these drags is al
y solute certainty and the trustees ar
IS to be commended for their action Il
v. this matter R. r. Pollock has bee,
l. securing excellent results from a Kin
N drag on the roads adjoining his farm
I. northeast of town.