Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-09-02
Northern Io1ua Items

foundation and while the cement is
green the steel sides are imbedded into
the foundation. G. II. Hardy also has
one of these new granaries on his farm
| in Dayton township.
Dubuque.
Departmental teaching will be an
innovation in the city public schools
this year, when teachers over the sixth
grade will teach special branches and
the ones for which they are deemed
best fitted. The work will be graded
as usual but so arranged that one
teacher will have charge of all the
history classes, and another all the
geography and another the arithmetic
and so on.
Dubuque.
Jesse Townsend, the man who was
found dead Sunday morning in a barn
on the county farm, was laid to rest
on Tuesday in the Potter's field at Lin
wood. The circumstances attending
the lonely burial were pathetic in the
extreme. A brother of the deceased
Andrew Townsend, Of Onslow, came on
to Dubuque when summoned, but he
refused to have anything to do with
the burial and instructed the coroner
pense.
Algona.
Upon the favorable report Of the
mayor as a committee on the install
ling Of electroliers for street lighting,
and the presentation Of the matter by
a committee OF the Commercial Club
guaranteeing to furnish the poles. the
said poles to belong to the city 1T was
Nd =, To
that thirty-two electroliers be installed
twenty-five of which shall be on State
street; seven On two sides of the court
house square and three on North Thor
inSton street.
WaverIy.
Hay sold in Waverly recently for $50
per ton, Fred Luth paying Henry
Schroedermeier $50 for one and a half
ton. Mr. Schroedermeier was not anx
ious to sell and did not make the price.
was paid the amount named. If it was
not that there is a good crop Of hay
in the state that will be bailed and
shipped in. the price here would be
out of reach of feeders and stockrais-
ers, but as it is the price win proba bly,
range from $12 to SIS.
Waterloo.
A visit by Police Chief Dinneen. City
Officer, Mrs. L, c. Burkitt to the home
of Mrs. Rachael Ray. at 4O3 Park
street Wednesday morning. revealed a
sad condition of affairs. The interior
of the building which at one time serv
ed as a school house but has now de-
cayed and crumbled away with the
wear of time, was in filthy condition.
the worst that the officers ever wit
messed in their years of service in this
work. Mrs. Ray is past 70 years of
age and in a demented condition.
Okoboji.
Summer resorterS and members Of
the Okoboji Protective Association
want a park supervisor whose entire
time shall be devoted to the Okoboji
park. A vote Of censure against the
fish and game warden for the fragrant
manner in which the lakes Okoboji and
Spirit Lake have been neglected and
the inefficient services of the deputy
warden supposed to be in charge"
was passed a the recent meeting OF the
Protective Association. On motion OF
e. B. Evans, of Des Moines, secretary,
it was voted to take the matter up with
Governor Carroll.
Waterloo.
For the loss of his flance, upon
whom he lavished gifts to the value OF
$1,000, and for damage to his good
name and reputation. P. Bigum has
brought suit against William H. Haufty
for $1,000 for Islander. The plaintiff
states that in December. 1909, and for
Ave years prior thereto. no was engas-
ed to be married. He alleges that since
the defendant has wrongfully and ma
uciously circulated stories derogatory
to his character good name and repu-
tation, and that the stories were circu-
lated for the purpose Of causing his
dance to desert and forsake him.