Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-21
Northern I01ua Items


Danbury.
I At a meeting Of the local board OF
education Edward P. Morlan, who has
been superintendent OF the schools
here for the past year. was again Sc
lected for that position.
LsMars.
The German and English churches
Of the United Evangelical Association.
have consolidated and will be under
the pastorate Of Rev. X. Kaupp.
Danbury.
| A large feed barn, 6Ox10O feet, is be-
ing erected at this place by E. L.
Longeman. The barn is to he built al
most entirely of concrete and as near
ly. fireproof as possible.
Rockwell City.
Drainage taxes on ninety-four drains
in Calhoun county collected since Jan.
1. 1911. total $106,444.34. Nearly 1000
receipts for drainage taxes have been
written since the first of the year. :
Stafford.
Revival meetings held by Evangelist
| F. A. Enslow will continue in the
Methodist church here for another
week. This was decided at meeting
Of citizens following the Sunday even
ing services. Evangelist Enslow was
prevailed upon to stay despite the fact
that he had announced the meetings
would come to a close Sunday even
ing.
Bellevue.
Over 100 Catholic priests were here
Wednesday to attend the services ded-
icating the new St. Joseph Catholic
church, costing $4,000. It is the fourth
church erected on the same old site.
Bishop Schweback OF Chicago. officiat-
ed The sermon was preached by
Right Rev. E. w. German. president of
st. .Joseph's College, Dubuque. Rev. N.
]. Bies is pastor of the church.
EsthervilIs.
Contractor Sweet was quite badly
injured Saturday while working on a
| building on one Of the Alfred Rhodes
farms southwest Of Estherville. The
scaffold fell on which he and Orville
Turner were standing. precipitating
both to the ground, a distance of
twenty feet. Mr.. Sweet is thought to
have sustained afracture of two of his
| ribs and was otherwise severely shak-
en- up. Mr.. Turner escaped uninjured.
Sioux City.
| MChe6EeI, G-yedT-Olu SUI OL
Mr.. and Mrs. H. P. McKeever, wan
dered away from home at I p. m.
| Tuesday. and was not located until
| after police, fremen and many neigh
bors had gone out on his trail. Short
| ly after 6 p. m. it was reported by the
| children of Thomas Richter that a
child had been found in their neigh
borhood. The baby proved to be the
/ little McKeever boy.
Dubuque.
Because a water meter had been
covered up under coal all winter a
! leak in a water main in the rear Of
| one of the leading business houses
was not discovered until this week. II
is estimated that at least 100000
gallons Of water has been wasted and
| the property owners will be assessed
| $500 for the water. It Is probable that
the owner will resist the payment Of
the rental.
Fort Dodge.
Because of the securing of over fifty
memberships in the membership cam
paign last week, the total membership
| in the Y. M C. A. now is over 800. or
as much at it was at any time before
the association was in its new $4,000
building. The Reds" by over $50
| points or dollars, exceeded the efforts
Of the blues" and will be rendered a
banquet by the defeated division of
| the Booster Club" Considering the
time Of year, officials IN the, associa-
ton are gratified over the result. Next
fall another membership campaign
will be on.
AIgona.
Attorneys for A. L. Bowen, Of AL
coma, filed petition in the district
court claiming that Mr.. Bowen had
been skinned" on land deal to the
extent Of $14,400 and asking the court
for Judgment against C. ]. Lenander,
Gar Bolster and John winderl, OF Ban
croft, resembling the whole deal. Mr..
! Lenander and Mr.. Bolster were acting
as agents for the half section farm
owned by winderl, few miles south
west Of Bancroft. They traded this
| land to Mr. Bowen for $115 per acre.
| taking In 654 acres Of land owned by
Mr. Bowen in the Panhandle district
| of Texas. at $25 per acre.
Belle PIalne.
Fred McCulloch. living nve miles
southwest OF Belle PLANE, has re-
markable record as a prize winner at
agricultural shows. At the National
Corn Show, at Columbus, o., this year,
| in world classes he won first on sheaf
! wheat, third on sheaf alfalfa, sixth on
timothy. and sweepstakes and grand
reserve championship on hard wheat.
| In the state classes he won first on
hard Wheat. first on white oats and
second on barley. At the Iowa corn
show at Des Moines, last year, he won
the first and grand sweepstakes for
the largest yield OF corn that year In
Iowa. on one acre, 1t being ninety-six
bushels and twenty pounds Of the
Reds yellow dent variety. He won
| also first and grand championship
sweepstake on white oats, winning