Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-11-23
Northern Io1uu Items

fine sand and 1880 cubic Yards OF
sand from the Fort Dodge stad pits.
With the completion of this job Of
paving the city viii have total OF
over twenty miles of paved streets. an
amount that is seldom found in city
of this size.
Mason City.
H. C. Ring. OF Cedar Rapids. grand
master of Iowa Odd Fellows, announces
that plans have been perfected for the
home for the benefit of aged Odd Fell
lows The home. which will be located
| on the orphans home property. will be
100 feet in length. The width of the
main building will be forty-one feet
and there will be two wings. 37EX6s
feet. The building will be three stories
high and OF brick and concrete con-
struction. One of the features will be
a large sun room. s5x4l feet. The walls
of this room will be of glass. The en-
tire building will be modern and fire.
proof.
West Union.
The funeral of the late David w
Clements. the widely known attorney
held Saturday afternoon at the Metho-
dist church with sermon by the Rev.
Leonard A. Swisher. was the largest
gathering OF like nature ever held in
West Union as the ceremonies We're con-
Quoted by the Grand Commandery
Knights Templar and Masonic fratern-
flies Prominent Masons We're present
from various cities in Iowa and the
members OF the different lodges in
this vicinity We're pretty generally
present Judge Hobson's court. which
was in session here. adjourned and the
business houses closed during the fun
eral
Fort Dodge.
I Mr and Mrs H. w Wakeman have
been celebrating their siNtyfourth
wedding anniversary AT their home
here Mrs. Wakeman. having expected
Il few of her children to be at home
Cor the event. had made a large chick
on pie and other good things to eat.
But AT noon. instead of Just her chill
dren comirg, a large number of her
children. grandchildren ard grea.
grand, hlllren from near Otio began
TO arrive with we'll filled baskets until
the PARTY numbered nearly thirty II
; was a most ehjoyabl anniversary Mr..
Wak@man had just passed his Saith
birthday and Mrs. Wakeman is in her
| slst year. This worthy couple are pio-
neers of Otho township. having come
| here in the early sixties
Rock Rapids.
! II s. Boomgaarden. the defeated
/ candidate for representative "a the
(, state legislature, said that in all prob
ability he would contest the election ~
Oiaf Olson. who won on the face OF the
returns by one vote. Mr.. Roomgaarden
states that he has reason to believe
! i,, ~, 81.
Mere votes counted that should have
been thrown out entirely, and thinks
T., there will be enough OF these votes to
give him the office He admits that
hero was also chance for irregular
! votes to he found on the other sid"
! bu' as Mr.. Olson was elected by re
| pliblicans who scratched their own
! ticket to vote for him he thinks tina
the chances are against the democratic
candidate.
Sioux City.
: Caught in Sioux City after the Of
! fcers had been waiting for such q
chance for several months. Mabel
Moore was arrested Monday afternoon
on 81 contempt Of court charge She
was almost Immediately released on a
$3.50 bond signed by Henry Mander
shield. The. arrest was made at the in
stance of the Woodbury. County Anti
Saloon League. the contempt charge
having grown out Of injunction pro-
ceedings instituted by the league,
which alleged the illegal sale Of liquor
at the Moore place. A precept was is
sued several months ago by the district
court citing the Moore woman to APP
pear and answer to the contempt
charge. She had been living in South
Sioux City, and before the officers
could catch her in Iowa the precept be-
came too old to be valid. Another pre-
cept recently was issued and by one OF
the peculiar tricks Of fate It was John
r. Joseph. attorney for the anti-saloon
league. who caused the arrest.