Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-03
Northern I01ua Items

]. D. Zeigler sale five sows sold for $43
each and their pigs born during the
last year brought $3.50, making the to-
tai for the five sows and their product
$1,o75. This is certainly a remarkable
showing. AT the Freeburg sale seven
sows is months old, sold for $3.50
each. The total Of this sale amounted
to $500 more than was expected. AT
Pat Ponsler's sale good prices were OBJ
tanned for horses. one team bringing
$685. The Joe Frank sale amounted
to $780,,
, Fort Dodge.
Aaron Chalstrom. administrator of
the estate of Swan Chaistrom has filed
damage suit for $4,000 against the
Minneapolis & ST. Louis railroad. 1t
will be remembered that Swan Chal-
strom was struck and killed by NJ
& ST. L. switch engine at Calender
on the 18th of January. The plaintiff
alleges that the company was negligent
in that the engine crew failed to ring
the bell of the engine or blow the
whistle and failed to keep proper
lookout. 1t was claimed that Chalstrom
| was carried a distance Of 500 feet on
the pilot Of the engine before he drop
! ped between the rails and was removed
and that the engineer should have seen
him and stopped the engine.
Waterloo.
p L. Friedley brings suit against
A. W. Jolls for $500, for damages for
the alleged cutting down of 1856 trees
on a farm bought of defendant by the
plaintiff. The farm is located in Ben
nington township. PLAINTIFF alleges in
his complaint that the farm was
bought about Sept. 80. 1909. under con-
tract, and that defendant was to occu-
DIV the place as tenant until March l.
1911. 1t is claimed that during the
time the defendant was in possession.
and prior to the occupancy OF the prem
Uses by plaintiff, he felled 1856 trees. of
which ninety-nine were larch and
thirty seven willow. to the damage of
plaintiff in the sum of 5000. Defend
ant Is alleged to be a nonresident and
a writ Of attachment is asked
Waterloo.
The Young Women's Christian As
ISOLATION of Waterloo. is the formal
name OF the new organization which
has been enlisting the interest and at
tenton Of Waterloo women for the past
few weeks and whose existence is now
assured as result of this earnest, en-
thusiastic campaign. The final steps
were taken at the organization meet
ing held in the First Congregational
church, with the adoption OF consti-
tuition and bylaws, the election Of a
board Of twenty-seven members. the
approving Of a lease for association
headquarters in the Century building
and passing Of other motions to ratify
the splendid preliminary work which
has been accomplished by the prov,s-
ional committee since It's election on
Jan. 10.
WavsrIy.
Miss Mary Crctzmeyer became coun-
ty superintendent I Bremen county.
Wednesday. and Miss Kate Sulli-
van. her predecessor. retired to privtae
life. This 10 an unusual time for the
change In superintendent. but Il grew
out Of the oversight Of Miss Cretxmey-
er to get her first grade certificate re-
newed last fall. The result was that
Miss Cretxmeyer. who won the cleo
ton last November. found herself with
out q certificate on Jan. l, tho time
that she ordinarily would have begun
her Official duties. Il WA decided that,
under the law. Miss Crstsmeyer could
not MI the office without q certificate.
and 70 Miss Sullivan continued in
charge. However, q sort OF agreement
was reached whereby Miss Cfe<ssnsysr
vas to TAXA tho examination in Janu.
ary. and. II shs passed, she was to sue
cead Miss Sullivan on March l. Miss
Crstsmeyer passed, an % she viii he
at the mead or tho soi,os,:s 81 ;;e.s5Ss s Sc.
tie next two years.