Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-16
Northern Io1Ua Items
Lem ars.

LeMars.
At a congregational meeting Of the
First Presbyterian church the resigna-
ton of the pastor, DR.. w. G. Moore,
was accepted.
Thompson.
At the annual meeting Of the direc-
tors Of the First National Bank OF
Thompson, N. E. Isaacs was unani-
mously elected president to succeed
Hon. c. H. Kelley.
sensy.
Will Arid. who has been associated
in business with Ed Whitman in q
general store at Seney for the past
year or two, has sold his interest in
the store to ]. II. Whitman.
Giadhrook.
William Aldrich. living southeast of
Gladbrook, Is bidding for the position
Of champion hog raiser Of this end Of
the county. Recently he sold forty
three head Of eight and one-half
months old hogs that averaged a tri1e
over 271 pounds.
LeMars.
Hon. l. s. Struble received word of
the death Of his only daughter. Myrtle
A. Struble, which occurred Mt Glen
wood. where she had been attending
school the past few months. She had
been in poor health for many years.
The body was brought to LeMars for
burial.
Scranton.
Supervisor ]. W. Holden is now the
owner Of the forty-njne acre tract OF
pasture land lying in the extreme east
portion OF the Incorporation Of the
town OF Scranton. he having pur-
chased the same from Mr.. James
Cairns at the respectable price Of $3.50
per acre.
Alta.
c. II. Wegerslev has sold the sam
Porter farm, known as the bucket
eighty, one mile south Of Alta, to Ed
Larson, OF Arlington, the land bringing
the unusual price Of $3.50 per acre. Mr..
Porter has owned the farm but ten
months and sold 1t at profit OF 81, 900
The new owner will move on the place
in the spring.
Oelwein.
In glnncins over the statement OF
Oelwein's building and improvements
during the past year a citizen re-
marked that 1t looked pretty good and
amounts to $1,000 for every WORKING
day during 1910. Oelwein citizens are
working for steady, permanent
growth and that is what is coming to
this city.
Dunkerton.
Isaac Ncwsom. 20 years old. while
assisting in the operation Of hay
baler at the Barney Garfield farm. five
miles southwest OF here, accidentally
got foot caught in the machine, and
the member was painfully crushed
Owing to the seriousness Of the accl-
dent, Newsom can not be moved al
present. He is at the Barney Garfield
home.
Burt.
Fred Ringsdorrff. OF Burt sold cal
load Of cattle to Schram & Pannkuh
and delivered them to the firm in IT.
tonka~ He received 5 cents per pound
and his check for $l.1ss.60. He bought
this car load little over a year age
and paid 31S per head. He hired pas
ture for them during the summer and
rough fed them during the winter
They netted him a nice profit on the
Investment.
Traer.
The 1921 birthday of Robert Burns
the Scotch poet. will be celebrated in
Traer on rather extensive scale
The demonstration will be in the
Traer opera house Friday evening
Jan. %. 1t will be under the auspices
Of the Burns Caledonian Club, Of this
city, which has a large membership
Considerable outside talent has been
secured. A fitting program is In prep
aration.
Garrison.
Andrew Schellhase, who lives few
miles south Of Garrison, has filed a
claim against the county for 81, l48 fol
ravages Of dogs among his sheep. This
u tho largest claim Of the kind that
was ever Med against tho county.
schalihase has over two hundred extra
choice sheep In his flock and when he
went out to feed them one morning,