Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-06-08
Northern Io1ua Items

Mason City.
| The annual meeting of the Fedora
ton of German Lutheran Young People
of Iowa and Minnesota will be held in
Mason City June 11-14.
RoIfe.
The .McEwen block here is to be en-
Jagged and modernized An elevator
will be installed in the center Of the
block and the upper floors turned into
Office rooms.
castana.
| w. E. Atkinson, who has been prin-
cipal of the Castana schools for seven
years, has accepted the superintendent
cy Of preparatory school in Pennsyl-
vania.
Storm Lake.
| Professor E. E. Strawn, of Esther
vile, has been elected principal of the
commercial department of Buena Vista
College, with Professor E. C. Ryan as
assistant.
Rock Valley.
Joseph Drey, formerly a resident Of
Rock Valley, was killed while working
on q pile driver His foot caught in
the wheel and he was whirled and
pounded to death.
Laurens.
w. A. letters, of Laurens, has patent
ed a clothes line which will permit Of
| the hanging of the clothes without
| leaving the house and also taking the
washing back into the house.
| Arthur.
H. P. stryker shelled and marketed
over $4,000 pounds Of popcorn at the
| Anti ,1s, recently.
and Julius Bieschke was also doing a
big popcorn business that day, mar
| keting $4,000 pounds.
| Ames.
AS H. H. Nollen, a local merchant,
was going home after night, he was at
tackled from behind, hit on the head
and knocked senseless, and $40 in
money and a gold watch taken from
him. His hat was also stolen by the
footpads. The police have no clue.
lie Mars.
G.. A. Blunt of West Union. has been
elected teacher of manual training in
the high school here for next year He
is now a student Of mechanical engi-
neering at Ames and previous to enter
Ling that school taught manual train
ling two years at Oelwein.
Garner.
Citizens Of Garner are up in arms
over barbarous candalism perpetrated
| here Some one went to the cemetery and
desecrated the graves in shocking
manner of all the fallen heroes OF the
civil war that are there buried, and
stole che flags that marked their rest
ing place. reward will be offered in
hopes Of finding the culprit.
Waterloo.
| Prospects are excellent for Waterloo
to entertain Uncle Joe Cannon during
the next series of ball games with
Danville This information is contain
ed in letter to NJ. J. O'Keefe from At
torney w. N. Birdsall. who is in Wash
ington in behalf Of the dozen saloon
keepers who were sentenced to serve
thirty days in Jail for violation Of the
federal court.
Shell Rock.
j. E. Jewell. who was stricken with
apoplexy, four weeks ago while plow-
ing in the field, died Sunday morning
at his farm home two miles north OF
lShell>Rock., He had resided here fol
over thirty years. He was prosper
Gus farmer highly respected and had
! always been prominent in the ODD
Fellows lodge and a member Of the
Methodist church during-his entire res
dence here. He leaves a wife and
two daughters.
sioux City.
Regardless Of the fact that last week
orders were issued to the proprietors Of
half dozen houses Of in-fame tina,
everything must close. Frank Ryan, Of
Fonda, reported Monday. that he, had
been robbed OF 345 In an alleged sport.
ing house. Ryan told vivid tale about
20 inted danes selling beer at "$1 per-
as in the olden days. But the DOT
ties came too fast and Ryan says thai
when he awakened in the morning 81
was missing.
Webster City.
In recognition OF his prowess in
the art OF self defense and his ability
to successfully fight his own battles
=. J. Mott, the old soldier who was re.
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