Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-25
Northern Io1ua Items

I Instead of $500 as first announced, the
Commercial Club has raised $500 for
good roads. To this they have added
81, 500 for a band for the summer and
have contracted with Professor kunz for
the Iowa Falls chautauqua band and
81 200 for baseball club, to be organ
lied yet. Indirectly the club has been
Interested in raising money for Il Cath
olic church to cost about $500, and
$4,000 pleasure pavilion on the lake
shore. Plans for Fourth of July bud
get of $1,000 are made.
! Agona.
James Patterson, of Kossuth county
| has a COW that is a profit maker She
| is q Jersey Shorthorn cross and during
the past year she has made Mr.. Patter
| son $165 in clear cash after deducting
all expenses of her keep. And that, too,
in selling milk at cents quart, while
others were selling it from to s cents.
This COW gave 10,45S.74 pounds of milk.
or 1864 quarts. This was sold for
s243. Tic keep of the COW amounted
to $50. Everything in connection with
this test was under the latest approved
methods.
Dubuque.
Chief of Police Reilly has issued
strict orders to the police to pick up
all young girls found in the city parks
after 10 O'Clock at night. In the past
! 1t has been no rare thing to pass thru
| the parks at 1890 and II o'clock and
see young fellows and girls who ought
| to be home in bed, sitting on the
benches The chief intends to do away
with this state of affairs at once. Police
Matrons Brennan and Hibbe have also
, h<,x. j.,
any young girl whom they may find on
the streets after 10 O'Clock
CorrectionviiIe.
| Correctionville will entertain the
Northwest Iowa Veterans Association,
| despite the fact that it was announced
a few days ago that the decision had
been reached by those in charge not
to have the meeting there this year
! 1t has been decided by Commander
j. w. Horner. who a few days ago re-
signed his office with the association
that the veterans should come here
and he was calling on Correctionville
business men. raising the funds nee
essary 20 properly entertain the c..
A. r.
F" Webster City.
+, X. NanDeventer. a farmer residing
|
! the Stockdale coal banks, nine miles
southwes of this city. spent a strenu-
Gus half day Saturday trying Ia cause
the arrest of 6. C. Burton, deputy state
game warden, and companion, George
| f. Johnston. the photographer The
| irate farmer said that the two men
! We're fishing on his land and that he
! had ordered them off and they refused
| to leave. lie made the round of the
| Justice shops here Saturday afternoon
/ but finally returned home without hav-
ing accomplished his object.
Nashua.
Thomas Tracy. one of the pioneer
settlers of this vicinity. fell and broke
! his hip, an accident which in all prob
ability Will cost him his life on ac-
, count Of his advanced age. Mr..
! Tracy will be 90 years of age this COM
| ing July and on this account the at
/ tending physician holds out practically
| no hope Of recovery. Since the acct
dent he has been lying in a stupor.
MIR Tracy has been prominent in the
affairs of Butler and Bremen counties
! and prior 10 his removal TO Iowa he
! was member of the Illinois legtsla-
/ ture.
| Dubuque.
| Two bold attempts at burglary were
| made in the hill district Sunday night
| when the homes OF Fred G. Robinson
and S. c. Peaslee We're invaded by a
marauder. Both affairs happened with
| in short time of one another and the
| presumption is that both attempts were
| made by the same men. The two houses
| are close together and the means of en-
| trance was the same. by the use of a
ladder. which was taken from the Peas
| lee home. where carpenters have been
at work. Uniy ring was secured inc. .,
| the intruder being frightened away
from both premises.