Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-11-03
Northern Io1un Items

rains set in. This plan of doing all the
grading in the spring Of the year seems
a good plan to adopt on the roads all
over southwest Iowa.
Popejoy.
George Worth. the lumberman. re-
ports that the community is in a pros
porous condition. He has sold building
material to the following parties, who
are now building: Mrs. Purdy is put
ting up q ffty-foot log house on her
farm west OF town. G. O. Mack re-
Gently sold his large homestead farm.
and now he is building large house
on his other farm, and is planning on
putting up q circular barn around his
silo, which will be sixty-two feet in
diameter. Henry Gardalem is building
extensively on one of his farms. One
of the building; is large house. War
rem Collins is building a house for his
hired man.
Cedar Falls.
Frank H. Mathews is feeling much
elated the past few days and his many
friends will be pleased to learn that
he several years ago purchased 5000
shares Of stock in a gold and copper
mine in British Columbia with some
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in-law now writes him that they have
struck it rich and will within short
time probably be receiving great divi-
dends on the investment 1t is esti-
mated by his brother-in-l who is
giving the mine his personal supervis-
ion, that Mr. Mathews share will
amount to something like $4,000 per
year or better. Within the past few
20 do
clined a cash offer Of $44S,000.
New Providence.
The pupils of what is known as the
Republic school. in Providence town
ship, conducted rather a novel affair in
the way OF a district fair. The idea was
conceived by Miss Elizabeth Lundy. the
teacher. 1t was talked up last spring
| and the pupils at once got busy. plant =
ing garden stuff grain and other pro
duce, while others went into the pcul-
| try and swine raising business and by
the time the date for the fair rolled
around the boys were there with the
exhibits in poultry, grain, garden truck.
manufactured articles. etc, while the
girls section was we'll filled with cut
i flowers, pctted plants. art and needle
work, etc. The affair will be repeated
next year and it is planned to make 1t
permanent feature OF the school,
Sioux City.
After trying to beguile jewelers. into
buying his wares William Andrews, OF
ST. Louis, was arrested here with a
pocketful of "phoney" stones, which he
attempted TO put up as bond. They
were refused by the desk sergeant The
| gems, he claimed, were of his own
| make and he defied anyone to prove the
| difference between them and real
| stones. Andrews was arrested by Pa
trolman Pike after he had tried to get
a room for the night by giving one OF
the stones as remuneration at the New
Era rooming house. When the proprie-
tor refused to take the gems as Sc
| curity Andrews reached across the
counter and landed on his jaw with the
result that he was thrown in to the
| street Andrews reported the matter
| to Pa.rolnan Pike who took him to the
| city bastile.
Fort Dodge.
| Sunday afternoon Round Prairie was
| the scene OF one OF the toughest
games of football ever wit
messed in the city of Fort
Dodge Two teams gathered their men
together for sociable game on the
gridron but as the men were not in
good condition the game proved disas-
trous for nearly all OF the participants.
Leigh Johnston received the most Sc
| we're injuries Of any taking part In the
contest. While attempting to tackle n
runner with the ball Johnston lost his
footing and fell. The interference and
the man with the ball all passed over
him and when the whistle blew 1t was
noticed that he was not in position in
the backield. When he was discover
ed it was found that he had injured the
! :::S<...ccte In his back. Besides the in :
juries received by Johnston several
others received severe injuries.
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