Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-02-22
Reinbeck.

Reinbeck.
George Saul has purchased the
Child's farm of $40 acres in east Grant
township. this county. Consideration
about SS7 per acre. George gets pos
session March 1, but it is rented for
| another year to the present tenant. Mr.
Saul expects to put on another set OF
buildings and make two farms of it,
and probably sell one.
Gowrie.
Quite fire drew all the men to the
south end of town Wednesday evening.
One Of John Tonsfeltd's young chill
dren was lighting matches in the hay
loft and set the barn on fire. After
about an hour of hard fighting Ber-
geson's barn just a few feet away was
saved. Mr.. Tonsfeldt lost some hay
with his, but no stock was lost.
Sioux City.
While visiting his brother in this
city, Victor MesseX, aged 10 years, son
of Mr. and Mrs. MesseX, of Akron, sud-
denly dropped dead Saturday after
noon. The lad had a weak heart, and
clot of blood forming caused his
death. Mrs. NJ. V. Messex, the boys
mother, was with him when he died.
The coroner was summoned and de-
cided death was due to natural causes.
Mason City.
Ten of the Us rural schools of this
county were closed this winter for lack
of pupils, according to the report made
by County Superintendent Mahannah.
More than half the schools report less
than six pupils or an average in actual
attendance. The highest salary paid
by any district is S51.50, and the low
est s31.75, with the average as $39.79.
There are nine men employed and 119
women.
Holland.
John Fferichs has had an expert
ence with a car of corn lately that
shows the kind of service railroad
companies have been giving this
winter. He shipped q car of corn
from Holland to Chicago the 31st of
December and it didn't get to CEica-
go until the 18th of February. With
two or three good mule teams one
| could beat the railway companies to
it on freight hauling this winter.
Holland.
The Farmers Savings Bank of Hol-
land have a new Holden seed corn
! tester that they will use this spring
for the benefit of their customers Mr.
| Ontjes asks that all farmers in the
locality who wish to put their seed
corn to what is considered reliable
| test, bring Il sample Of corn to the
bank and It vii! he tested free He
asks that each farmer bring in ten
ears of corn and a sample will be TAX
| en- from them and the corn can be
| taken home again.
Waterloo.
Lying uneoscious in his room over
where he had lain since Thursday
night, since when he had not been
seen. whether from heart failure, sui
cidal means. or from natural causes
Z. a. Corbett was found Saturday
night about o'clock by two roomers
| in the building who gained entrance
/ into the locked room by crawling thru
the transom a physician was inn
mediately called but every means to
revive life We're l,navaiIins and he died
at $3.50.
Waterloo.
A telegram from Chicago was re
ceiced in the city Saturday afternoon
| by Anton Roller, stating that his
| brother, Louis Roller. and his brother
| in-law, John Schunman. both car in
| spectors employed by the railroads in
Chicago, had been killed while per-
forming their duty. No particulars
were given. Mr. and Mrs. Anton Kol-
Ter, air. and Mrs. John Gruber, anu
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Baumgarden, all
rela tives of the deceased men, left
Sunday for Chicago to attend the fun