Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-05
Northern I01ua Items

Grand Junction.
Rev. NJ. Heathcote, OF Wayne. Neb.
has accepted the pastorate of the Pres
byterian church here. and will take
charge of the work about the Goth OF
August.
Royal.
When Nick Miller finished threshine
he found that his oats had yielded q
little better than forty-four bushels
per acre. At the present price this
means that the crop was worth SIS per
acre.
Manson.
John McConeley was the first In the
district of Calhoun county that was
visited by disastrous hail storm some
weeks ago, to get actual returns on his
oat crop. He threshed last week anG
the crop turned out eleven bushels tc
the acre.
Cherokee.
The Pilot Rock Flowing Match AS
ISOLATION has decided to hold it's fourth
annual meeting Aug. 81. on the Patter-
son brothers farm in Rock township
This blowing match has become ia
nous in this part of the state and is
annually attended by thousands OF
visitors.
Sioux City.
Extreme fright and resulting III
health are grounds for suit for So
900 which has been filed by J. l.. knut-
son. a collector. against C. ]. D. Bur
meister. Knutson names D. J. w
Burn eister as co-defendant. He alleges
the principal defendant drew CUR
on him when he called at the Burmeis
ter home to collect bill.
Bristow.
Howard Davis and family have ar
rived here from South Dakota. where
they have been holding down a home
stead. but on account Of the extreme
drouth they We're compelled to leave
nineteen acres Of timothy hay recently
s345.15. at $1,000 per hundred. He
still has the straw for use.
Sioux City.
Potatoes are rapidly ceasing to be-
long to the diamond class in the scale
Of values. Another drop in price was
recorded at the city market when po-
tatoes sold for 30 cents a peck. 10 cents
lower than week ago. The market
was a popular place. The streets were
lined with farmers wagons and the
purchasers were more numerous than
usual. Butter, cottage cheese, and
chickens were in great demand.
Manson.
The all-dav service of electric light
and power has been inaugurated by the
electric light people and is being freely
patronized by the residents. The two
biggest contracts for power are with
the city water works and the Manson
Democrat both OF which use individual
motors on their machines. The service
is to be permanent and the power will
soon be applied in nearly every insti-
tuition that uses power in town.
Fort Dodge.
It is possible that one or more
bloodhounds will be secured by the To-
cal police force. Chief of Police NJ. J.
Jordan and Patrolman James Long
we're In Scranton recently to consider
the purchase of a bloodhound. but the
animal submitted for inspection did
not meet with their approval. At pres
ent the nearest available bloodhounds
are in Boone and 1t is considered very
likely that one or more Of these sleuths
will be secured to assist in the detec-
ton Of criminals.
Jefferson.
A. H. Hanen. a Jackson township
farmer, was arrested on charge OF
having forged the signature Of his I'M
Gle. c. D. Hanen. to note given to
Bofink, Haag & Company. for $472.20.
He was arraigned before Justice F1acs.
when he waived examination and was
held to the grand Jury under $1,000
bonds He was unable to secure a
bondsmen and had to spend one night
in Jail. The accused is a married man
and has three children. He asserts
that the signature Of hts uncle was
genuine, but this the latter denies.
Dubuque.
The walls of the new Christian
Science church at Ninth and Bluff
streets have been completed and car
penters are now engaged in the work
Of putting on the roof. The building
will soon be enclosed and 1t Is said to
be the object Of the contractors to
have the edif1ce ready for occupancy
early in the fall. The building when
completed Is going to be a distince or
nament to that part Of the city. It's
Is quite different from
that of other church buildings OF the
city.
vinton.
Postmaster McElroy. OF this city. Ia.
Just received notification from the
postmaster general, notifying him to
the effect that postal savings de-
pository will be established in vinton
on Aug. 26. and that Mr.. McElroy shall
appoint one Of the present clerks to
take charge Of the work. 1t seems to