Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-12-21
Northern Io1ua Items

Fort Dodge.
1t Is announced that C. w. Young
Of Cedar Rapids, will build a $40, 0O(
moving picture theater here in thu
spring.
Sheldon.
Rev. Luther H. steinhoff, until re.
Gently pastor of the Baptisth church
here, has accepted a call to the pas.
Manchester.
H. C. Lovelace. aged 81 years, com.
mitted suicide at his home in a fit o,
dependency over i'll health He leave.
q wife and two daughters, Mrs. d. F
Grove and Mrs. Don A. Preussner, OF
Manchester. 80 -
Sioux City. -
T. J. Amy has filed an action against
the city Of Sioux City, asking $500
damages. In the petition he says thai
on Nov. I. last, he was crossing the
alley on Fourth street, when he fell
sustaining q fractured left arm He
claims that he was out Of work fol
about month and that he lost 500
In actual cash. aside from personal in.
jury damages. - "a
Humboidt. eEfN tss'-'y sH
Deputy Game Warden Marsh ha.
required the Northern Iowa Power
Company to put in fish way in the
dam at Humboldt, much to the salts
faction Of fishermen along the Des
Moines below Humboldt The work
is costing the company about $500,
much more than it would II 1t had been
done when the dam was built. The
concrete must be torn out with picks.
Gienwood.' s-~1
The second annual Mills county
short course opened in Glenwood Mon
day with good attendance, variety
Of excellent exhibits and other favor
able auspices. Nearly every available
seat in the court room were filled at
the opening session. Addresses were
made by different instructors, outlin-
ing the work Of the week. Professor
Holden was present and spoke. He as
sisted in the work of getting the short
course under way.
Fort Dodge.
Taxes In Webster county will be in
creased by 1000 for 1912 over 1911
because Of the recent revaluation OF
farm lands made by the state. This
revaluation resulted in an increased
taxable value of 121. per cent The
creation of the county road dragging
and the township road funds are also
partly responsible for the increase, says
County Auditor James L. Hanrahan
Taxes collected this year amount to
3462, 900 and those for next year will
be $4,000.
Wall Lake.
BY planting pop corn and taking
of Wall Lake, made eight acres Of land
he raised for 36O0.50. Fred Man. also
Of Wall Lake. was not far behind him
He made five acres pay him S73.49 pei
acre. His pop corn from the five acres
netted $367.49. Conrad Perry. Of Lake
View. didn't do quite so well. but is not
complaining. He had fourteen acres OF
pop corn and 1t netted him $500, which
was $e3.50 per acre.
Fort Dodge.
c. b. Plat. Of Van Meter, was in the
city to assist in arranging the details
for the Iowa Brick and Tile Dealers
convention in January. Mr.. Plat stated
that definite arrangements have been
made to hold the convention on JAN
20, "a and Is. The meetings will be
held in the Armory. It is expected
that there will be about 200 IN attend
ance at these meetings and the main
topic for discussion will be manufac-
turing. There Is publicity bureau
in connection with the convention
which II II hoped will do much towards
showing people the good points Of clay
work.
Fort Dodge.
According to the books returned by
the assessors for the year 1911, the
number Of dogs varies strangely In
the towns and townships Of Webster
county. The town of Barnum again
has the distinction Of being totally I'm
mune from the canine tribe, as not
q single one Is shown in the assessors
report for 1911. During the year 1910
the assessors of Barnum, Calender and
Dayton reported no dogs. This year
Calender has twenty-focr and Dayton
gets on the dog map with three. Out
side Of Fort Dodge. the township Of
Dayton reports the highest number, 135
while the town has only three. How
ever, Il viii ne welcome news 60 ~ ~ s
members Of coursing climbs and other
lovers OF dogs to learn that the total
numoH reported for the county Shove