Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-09-23
Northern Iolua Items

when many fields did not Yield hardly
q half crop, 1t Is encouraging to find
that In spite of predictions to the con-
trary. alfalfa has made good.
MeGrssor.
The Merrill Ackerman 4 Condit
Company, OF New York, and the Con-
ron Brothers Company. of New York,
have taken over the business OF the
Western Creamery Company OF this
place, which temporarily has been
closed and will reopen II about Oct. l.
The Western Creamery Company. s, A.
Wadley, Of Dubuque, president. like it's
predecessor. the j. d. Bickel Produce
Company. for a good many years has
conducted one Of the largest butter,
egg and poultry businesses in north
eastern Iowa, operating over a wide
territory in southern Minnesota and
western Wisconsin, as we'll as in Iowa.
The new management expects to place
the concern on its old footing.
DEBORAH.
Reading OF persons being cured Of
hay fever by spending part OF each
day in the cooling rooms of breweries.
Stephen Mueller decided to try out De-
corah's ice cave as a cure. Beginning a
week ago, he spent part of each day
in the cave, with the result that on
Friday he had been relieved from
sneezing and was able to enjoy night
Of good rest. The..ic cave Is widely
known for it's ice formations. which
form in the early spring and do not
disappear until late in the fall. 1t Is
said that local capitalists will erect
upon the site OF the cave a mammoth
sanitarium for the cure Of hay fever.
Storm Lake.
Citizens OF this place have petitioned
the city council for better system Of
water supply. The present system Of
using water from the lake here does
not meet with the approval of the peo-
Pile. They insist upon pure spring wat
err fog drinking and washing purposes.
the lake water to be used only In case
of fire. The city council argues that
IL the people would refuse to use city
water in their homes In the future, it
would be Improbable to continue a
pumping station. Dr. D. H. Nusbaum
has come to the aid of the citizens by
Offering to allow them to pipe the wat
n from the mineral springs owned by
him to the homes in the city. dis
tance or two miles. ms tue CouiiSii
will not allow. The only profitable way
20 procure water supply satisfactory
to all seems to be to install filter bed
for the lake water. thereby making 1t
as pure as spring water.
Lake City.
The. parties who have the contract
to seine Twin lakes, pretty sheets OF
water just north of this place. and take
out the carp and buffalo. made their
first haul Thursday. Two hauls will
make carload besides hundreds OF
pounds sold to local parties who visited
the lakes to watch operations. In the
morning. the seine is run out into the
lake with the boats and then formed
into half moon. with both ends rest
ing on the shore. In the afternoon
the Two fines are gradually hauled in
with winctles until the circle is as
small as the imprisoned fish can be
kept in with safety. While the net is
/ being drawn In the pickere and other
game fish are taken out. All pickerel
under four or six pounds slip thru the
meshes and escape. 1t is feared that a
great many of them will freeze this
winter on account of the low water in
the nortlst lake, In two hauls there
| were; over 26O, pickerel caught and put
| into the south lake.