Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-22
Northern Io,ua Items

grandchildren. Mr. and Mrs. Crooks
are parents of seven grandchildren and
all were present at the celebration
with the exception of MIR. Robert
Crooks, who lives in Illinois.
GoodeIl.
The spring movings are about over
and the following are some of the new
locations: DR.. Sowles to Belmond and
Mr. and Mrs. F.. Gloon to his former
residence on Main street: v. o. Portor
to house vacated by Professor Free
man; r. S. Wilson to residence of
Adrian Elder, who with his family has
left for Missouri: Frank Sandrey to the
George Christie farm; George Christie
ito the Duryea farm, vacated by Lars
Petersen who is now on the Hike Rust
farm; Ben Miller to one of Blooms
Klamme farms and John Rust to Frank
Clarl's farm: Herman Thrun from Ben
Swalves to Harry Sandrey's farm and
Dick Swalve, (Who with his bride has
just returned from Ackley), to his faith
er's new farm recently purchased from
w. Cameron.
Usage.
The fftieth anniversary of the mar
riase of Mr.. and Mrs. E. p. Shipherd
was celebrated at their home here by
an informal reception the occasion
being observed very quietly on ac-
count of the poor health of Mrs. Ship
herd. Many tokens of love and remem-
brance were received during the day.
Mr.. Shipherd was born at Elyria. O.,
April 6, 1881, and Mrs. Shipherd in
Nova Scotia, April 3, 1885. Mr.. Ship
herd is the only living son of Rev.
john J. .Shipherd., the founder of OBJ
erlin College, Oberlin. o., and also of
Olivet College, Olivet, Mich. When Mr..
Shipherd came to Usage in 1856 there
was not a tree on the town plat, and
he was among the first to plant the
trees that have since become one of
Osage's~ greatest beauties.
Grundy Center.
That corn left in the fields thru
the winter because the early snow
storms prevented its harvest did not
fare badly is the opinion of various
farmers. A o. Warmer, a well-to-do
Eden township farmer, had a small
tract of ten acres left over and
bought thirty acres more from rent
err who was leaving. He said last Fri
day that he had filled crib with
spring-husked corn and regarded it
superior to most of that cribbed in the
fail. STTiiysr when an ear lay fiat on the
ground was 1t damaged by the mois-
ture. A trip across the central part of
the state the latter part of the week
presented the novel sight of farmers
husking corn in March. The delightful
dry weather of the first half of the
month was boon to the farmers in
more ways than one.
Ackley.
An old-fashioned husking bee was
held at the Mike O'Loughlin place,
near Geneva, when a number of neigh
bers, on whom he had called for help,
responded by appearing one morning
and spending the day and consequently
there was but little of Mikes fifty acres
of corn unhusked at night A jolly
good time was in order with substan-
tial dinner at noon. The kindness, OF
those who participated was greatly ap-
preciated by all concerned. The fol-
lowing are the names of those who
helped: Thomas King. Glenn Redding,
John O'BHien. John Kearney, Ed King,
Joseph Ranc, John Huntbach, James
Keougfl, Joseph HANG, John Kopacek,
George Huntbach, Dennis O'Loughlin,
Fred Aldinger, Chris Richtsmeier,
Henry Aldinger, Edward Kopacek.
George Johnson. Frank Keough and Pat
Mccarthy.