Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-23

Hampton.
The city council has purchased the
seven acres Of creek bottom lying be-
itewan the Algona branch tracks and
the Great Western and will use the
same for a public dumping ground.
THE land was the property of August
Schaefer.
Marble Rock.
AN epidemic OF loss occurred in. this
vicinity Wednesday. Luelia Worries
lost her pocketbook containing better
than 81: Mrs. Justin Haynes lost be-
tween 50 and IS; Charles Clark lcstlhis
pocketbook containing 500. and Harry
Lines lost his gold watch
Decorah.
Work on the new post office building
| is still progressing as rapidly as could
be expected. The wall on the east
side is up about ten feet above the
floor and the west side about half as
high. Mr. Carlson began laying; the
concrete on the floor Tuesday and will
probably be finished this week.
Petersburg. -,
| An epidemic of what the local physi-
clans diagnose as tonsilitis, is raging
in Parkersburg, there being in the
neighborhood Of 100 cases Of tine dis
ease during the past week or two. 1t
] is chara cterized by intense sore throat,
severe headache and aching sensation
of the muscles. A number have Aeeh
seriously i'll with the disease.
Spirit Lake.
Memorial day services here are to
have an additional interest this year
| in the unwilling of the soldiers mon
ument that has just been erected IN the
cemetery in honor Of the dead sholdlers
| of the war. The monument is topped
by a life size bronze figure OF a north
ern soldier. The memorial grafton will
be delivered by Rev. w. j. Todd.
BeIIe Piaine.
some idea of the size of the plant
| of the Reliance Brick & Tile Company
| which is in course Of erection in this
CITY may be gained from the fact that
| 900 barrels of cement will be used in
construction work. Mr.. +. H. Henry
has secured the entire contract for sup
plying this cement. 1t is one Of the
largest contracts Of the kind ever let in
this vicinity.
Spirit Lake.
| state Fish and Game Commissioner
| George A. Lincoln is here and will COM
plete arrangements for the establish
ment Of a fish garden on the site OF the
old fish hatchery. Tanks will be used
and the different varieties of game fish
natural to these waters kept therein
for exhibition purposes. The surround
ings will be artistically beautiful. 1t
will be under the supervision Of War
den l.. E. White and John Swailes.
Cedar Falls.
"A story that is causing considerable
amusement occurred here several days
ago when the pupils in the seventh
grade in the Lincoln school circulated
a petition drawn up in the proper man :
ner and signed by all ana then turned
over to the board of education for their
consideration. The petition respect
fully requests of the board that they
transfer their teacher. Miss Grey.
from the seventh grade to the eighth
grade next year.
Humboldt.
| At the commercial club meeting it
was reported that the representatives
1 Of the STANDARD Oil Company made the
town Of Humboldt a proposition to
| furnish the oil necessary to oil four
blocks of Sumner avenue and one block
each side of the avenue. estimating
| 6. 600 gallons to do the work, for $24S
humboldt would have to prepare the
streets for the oil which would consist
Of thoroughly sweeping them and shut
ting of traffic for twenty-four hours
after the work. and to distribute the
oil.
| Pocahontas.
The board of supervisors have con-
sented to have the grove in the court
house park thinned out and Peterson
Bros. have the contract to take out the
trees and cut them up into firewood.
Something over 100 trees have been cut
down and sawed into stove lengths.
The stumps viii be pulled with q
1 stump puller and after the ground Is
tsinoothed over Il VIII make y great