Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-18

Lake City.
Rev. Edwin A. Schell, of iowa IVES
leyan' university, will deliver an adj
dress at the dedication. OF the new $40,
geo NJ f.. church at, Lake City June
liz.
'SclnalIer.
FL l.. Eels.. principal of the Sehaler
high school, has refused the position
for another year and will move to
Storm Lake to, act as county secretary
OF the Y. NJ. c. A.
Early.
The Stale bank of Early is the name
of a new bank being nrsanized at
/ Early The capital stock is 100000. r.
! S. Needham, Phil Smaller. Il. &c. Fuller
and G.ss. Needhaafn are interested in
the bank. -
cresco.
Claude Vance Farnsworth committed
suicide by shooting himself sunday ev-
ening FarnsW orth was only u years
of ase. Bad health and disappont-
ment in love affair are assigned as
probable causes.
Fort Dodge.
The wife of Charles r. Heath, of
the Great Western Cereal Company,
died Sunday evening at her home here,
where she had resided nineteen years,
after lingering illness. Her maiden
name was Belle Brandon and she was
born in Indianola III 1860
Waterloo.
The little 2-year- old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Herbert Petit, suffered pain
full burns about the head and face as
the result of u bottle of carbolic acid
being upturned by her mother in pass
ing the table. AN oculist was called
who cared for the burns to the eye and
this expressed some hope for the eye
sight being saved, altho the other
burns about the face are very painful.
Fort Dodge.
The Bryant, Ford & Mclaughlin
Company, of Waterloo which was
awarded the contract for the paving
over the large area east of Twelfth
street, west Of Seventeenth and be-
tween Sixth avenue north and Sixth
avenue south, will begin work this
week The contract calls for the work
to begin not later than May 10, but
several days of grace have been al
lowed by the council.
Lehigh.
"A new VEIN Ol coal was ICSSIlliy
covered a short distance below Lee
high. in rather peculiar manner, the
river having washed the covering off a
vein until it was exposed to view be-
Meath the water The coal was discov-
cred along the Des rMoines river, on
Karasak & Sons land last week, and
since that time drillings have been
made which also show that there are
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Sioux City.
improvements costing between $4,000
and 81, 900, consisting of painting wood
work outside and painting, varnish-
ing and refinishing all inside wood
work, are to be made on the federal
building this summer. Requests for
bids have been sent out and they will
be opened by the custodian today. The
work will be begun as soon as a con-
tract can be let after the opening of
the bids.
Charles City.
Two very important real estate deals
took place here last week by which the
Hart-Parr Company came into pos
session of the r. NJ. Townsend farm of
nine acres, paying slightly oyer $500
per acre. or $3.50. This does not in
clude any improvementsJMr. Townsend
retaining two and a half acres with
his residence and other buildings. The
Hart-Parr Company also purchased
nineteen acres from Charles Bowers,
paying $4,000 for the same.
Fort Dodge.
Big improvements have been begun
east Of here by the Chicago Great
Western railroad for the Improvement
Of the roadbed of the western division.
the $50 miles of track extending from
Oelwein. ITO Council Bluffs, from Hay
field Ito Clarion. and the Lehigh
hrn,ch - Without much advanced
publication Of plans. the officials OF the
road have come TO the point where ac-
ton toward this Improvement is we'll
started and the public learns 1t with
some surprise and absolute conviction.