Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-11-22

Forest City.
DR.. H. E. Nickson has sold his den
tai business here to DIR. p. L. Thomp-
son, Of Roland. who Is in posses sion
DR.. Nickson will go to Humboldt to
open an office. DIR. Nickson leaves a
fine business here and many friends.
Lake City.
ia, Pickett, of Lake City, claims tc
be the champion corn husker Of Iowa
In five and one-half days the yourY
man husked and shoveled into crib
175 bushels of corn. or an average Of
1870 bushels. This is claimed to be the
state record in Iowa.
Northwood.
The short course boosters Of Worth
county met recently at Northwood and
| made plans for the coming short course
to be held at Northwood the last week
in February. Committees were ap-
pointed to take charge of the different
branches Of the work and make the big
school here a success. The excellent
crop Of the past season should make
the Worth county course a big success.
Ida Grove.
Robert Mein, a prominent citizen OF
Ida county for thirty years and one
Of the largest land owners in this sec
ton, was stricken with apoplexy just
after finishing his supper in a restaur-
& mt here and iied instantly. He is sur
lvived by three s. MS and one daughter.
each Of whom gets a valuable farm OF
a half section or more. The children
are Thomas F. Mein. Archie Mein and
Mrs. Joseph Smith. CO Ida Grove. and
Robert Mein. Of Tstes Center. Kan.
Reinbeck.
AS partly promised at the com
t1nencement exercises last summer the
board OF education has installed a
course Of manual training in the pub
lie schools here. The work is now
under full Roadway and the good re-
suits to be derived from such course
ARE apparent in the interest manifested
by the boys who are receiving the
benefit of the drill. They are RAPIDLY
developing proficiency in the use Of
tools and are storing up knowledge and
experience which will be useful all
thru life.
Stratford.
Anthony Swanson a ged 60 years and
"a prominent citizen of Stratford. COM
mitted suicide Saturday by hanging
him self in his barn. where his body
was found by n some and daughter. His
wife was away from home visiting in
Minnesota. At the supper table with
the son and daughter he acted queer.
and after the meal disappeared While
searching the premises for him the
corpse was found hanging in the barn.
No reason is known for the act. Swan
son was we'll to do and had never
shown signs of dementia.
Cedar Falls.
+. E. Newton. secretary of the Black
hawk County Farmers Insurance Com
pany. visited the Will Carter farm on
West Twelfth street and inspected the
ruins that We're sustained by the Car
ter home being destroyed by fire at
noon Thursday. Mr. Carter carried q
$500 policy in the Blackhawk COM
pany. divided as follows: On the
dwelling $4,000. and on the contents OF
the home. $500 Secretary Newton es
Inmates that the insurance carried will
not more than half cover the loss sus-
lained. Just where and how the fire
started is not known.
LsMars.
At the time of the death of Duncan
Ross, Walter Ross was In possession
Of a farm under an oral agreement with
his father. BY the will OF Duncan Ross.
Boysen and Robert Ross received near
~ all the property left. other heirs be-
ing cut off in the will. BY . recent