Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-09-13
Northern Io1ua Items

The d. S. Darnell farm house near
FIugstad was totally destroyed by fire
last week The origin of the fire Is not
known. Loss will amount to $4,000.
Webster City.
W. J. Zitterell has been awarded the
contract for the building of the $780,
900 school building at Jewell. The plans
call for a spacious and splendid struc-
ture.
Boone.
The Rev. Eric Floreen. of Salt Lake
City, Utah. has received a unanimous
call to the Swedish Lutheran church
of this city to fill the pulpit made va
cant by the removal of the Rev. Jo-
seph Anderson to Garden Grove, Neb.
schalIer.
Bale Brothers. of Schaller, have re-
Gently shelled about 5000 bushels or
corn, which was sold to Schaller deal
ers. At the same time they threshed
seventy five acres of timothy and pull
ed down nearly $500 for the yield.
Cherokee.
The city. of Cherokee is now building
a large water reservoir near the river.
The water supply of Cherokee has been
5000 feet of new hose will he pur-
chased. This will put the Cherokee
fire department in good shape.
Auburn.
Last week J. W. Martin, Of Auburn,
sold his eighty acre farm two miles
southwest of that town to j. D. O'fool
for $40 an acre. Twenty years ago he
purchased the tract for s35 an acre
and eleven years later put 1t on the
market at SIS an acre, but couldn't
find buyer.
Webster City.
Frank Rutledge, wellknown farm
err residing north OF this city, was quite
seriously injured last week, by an acct
dental fall from a hickory nut tree. He
was brought to this city in an uncons
scious condition. and for time his
condition was considered somewhat
serious.
Dubuque.
The local Knights Of Pythias have
planned an entertainment fund OF over
IS 900 to be used in entertaining Wis
itors who attend the annual conven-
ton of that order the last week of this
months. Trips have been planned by
boat on the river and various other
means Of pleasure.
Ida Grove.
1t is thought that organized chicken
! thieves are burning barns to cover
their tracks. David Zimmerman lost a
big barn with $4,000 loss. andt:W. g.
Rathburn lost Els barn theenext- night:
bot hbeing burned in a most mysteri.
Gus manner. Ra.hburn had 150 old
chickens and 100 fries In his hem
house alongside the barn. and no trace
Of them was found after the fire.
Sac City.
The Sac City canning factory has
turned out about 100000 cans Of corn
and at the end of the seasons run this
week, the output will amount to nearly
about $50 people, including the huskers.
Mr.. Ellis. the manager. was up against
some hard luck this year and, because
of machinery and other troubles, the
plant was shut down about three days.
Webster City.
Hamilton county Odd Fellows will
meet in this city Saturday. Oct. 26.
In annual convention. 1t is antici-
pated that the attendance will be very
large. The session will convene at 1880
O'Clock in the afternoon. at Elmo hall
in the Hamilton County State Bank
building. This session will be devoted
to matters OF business, etc. The local
lodges are making extensive prepara-
tions for, the evening entertainment.
Woodbine.
The city council OF Woodbine has
passed an ordinance limiting the speed
of trains running thru Woodbine to
ten miles an hour. A violation Of this
ordinance will subject the man in
charge Of the train to fine of 500.
Since the location Of the Northwestern
railroad track here in 1867, the COM
pany has used this section Of the road
to make up lost time. running at the
rate of sixty miles and over per hour.
Primghar.
The Primghar band and twenty citi-
zens went to Calumet in autos Satur-
day evening, where the band gave an
open air concert. 1t being in return OF
visit made by the Calumet band to
this place three weeks ago. A wrest-
ling match between Sutherland and
Calumet mat artists furnished amuse-
mcnt and entertained the crowd, and
was followed by dance after the band
concert. The citizens of Calumet served
banquet at the Commercial Hotel for
the visiting band and autoists.
Sheldon.
The Y. NJ. C. A., which had been
conducted at LeMars for several years
has disbanded for lack of interest by
the citizens. The boys will now have
to find other places, which perhaps will
be less moral in their nature: Ben
Clagg, brother Of w. Z. Clagg of this
city was its chief promoter and gave a
tileT the best interests of the boys. The
organisation had on hand $1,5O0 in
equipment, free from incumbrance
The gymnasium will he used by the
high school boys hereafter.
Sioux City.
II a dealer sells loaf OF bread la
beled twenty-eight ounces for 10 cents
can the loaf be regarded as two loaves
within the meaning Of the ordinance
which says that all loaves OF bread
shall weigh not less than Is ounces
This question has arisen since the nj
ing Of the bread report Of Daniel DIM
cen, city .sealer Of weights and meas
ures. which showed that one bakery In
Sioux City 10 baking . loaf OF bread
to be sold for 10 cents, marked "twen-
ty-eight ounces" Councilman Jona-
than w. Brown. to whom the report