Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-16

Germania.
The farmers have purchased the old
Ripe elevator at Germania, of E. J..
Reilly. They will start up business as
soon as a man can be secured to take
charge Of the elevator.
TrpoI.
Cooperation is beating competition
in several places in this city. There is
a cooperation creamery hardware
store and grocery. The general public
owns stock in the institutions and it is
said the prices are much lower where
there is competition.
Monticello.
James Neblen. prominent farmer
living near Monticello, was seriously
and probably fatally injured on his
| farm near here. He was working in
the hay field and fell from the top of
a hay stack onto the prongs of pitch
fork which penetrated his abdomen. He
| is in a critical condition.
RockdaIe.
Byrin Kennedy had one cow killed
and another badly injured on the cross
ing at Rockdale Saturday. He was
driving a herd of cattle to Dubuque and
had no warning OF the approaching
train. The cattle We're on the track
when the engine appeared around the
bend. They became confused and the
engine plowed into them
WaverIy.
The second annual exhibition Of the
Bremen County Fair Association will
be held at Waverly Sept. 20 to % Six
thousand dollars are offered in purses
and premiums, with $1,000 in special
prizes. The premium list contains
many attractive features. Numerous
prizes are offered for the exhibition of
live stock farm produce, articles for
domestic use, school exhibition work,
etc.
EIkader.
Mrs. L. L. Hulverson. who has been
an invalid for the past two years. the
larger portion of which time she has
been a great sufferer. peacefully passed
away surrounded by her husband and
children. She was we'll known thruout
the county as the greater portion of
her married life has been spent as ma
tron Of the county insane hospital. She
is survived by her husband. two sons
and two daughters.
Sioux City.
Another of the robberies which ne
crosses recently have perpetrated in
the heart of the business district was
reported Sunday morning when Charles
Stowe claimed he had d roll Of $22 in
bills taken from his pocket while in an
alley below Sixth and Nehra ska streets.
The touch is but one of the many
which are reported to headquarters
and of which no mention is made. Oc-
casionally the patrolmen round up sew
eral negroes or negresses and send
them out of town, but the robberies
still occur.
Danbury.
The new brick building, costing in
the neighborhood of 100000, which is
being erected here to replace similar
structure destroyed by fire Feb. 10, Is
| nearly finished. 1t is to be used by the
St. Patrick's academy and was put up
by the Catholics of this vicinity. About
140 pupils attended this boarding school
last year, and it is expected at least
that many will be enrolled this year.
While the academy building will not be
completed by the time the school opens,
| there will be ample room finished for
all purposes.
Cedar Falls.
Several fish of immense size have
been taken from the Cedar river the
past week by local fishermen. Dave
Benedom captured fourteen-pound
catfish. William Hutson caught a cat
that lacked very little Of tipping the
| beam at nine pounds Chris ,Madsen
landed two cats that weighed seven
| teen and one-half and eleven and one
half pounds. Charles Wild captured a
fifteen pound cat near the Wild cabin
and Ed Ford caught one weighing
twelve pounds. Pickerel Of five, SIX
and eight pounds are being captured
every day.
Mason City.
Plans for Labor day picnic were
formulated, officers elected and COM
mittees appointed at a meeting OF rep
rcsen.a.ives Of the various labor