Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-18
Northern Io1un Items

Bert Clausen, forty-tWo days; Violet
Clausen, forty-four days; Grant Lloyd,
thirty-nine days. Harold Currie was
at the bottom of the list with fifteen
days to his crealit,sr Five ofvthe pupils
missed fewer than four words during
the three months spelling lessons.
independence.
ST. Johns Catholic church. the con-
tract for which was awarded last week
to E. Mclean. Of Dubuque. and the
plans for which have been drawn by
Guido Beck, of the Key City. will stand
as one of the most beautiful church
edifices in Iowa when completed. The
Dubuque contractors bid was s29,500,
and the work of tearing down the old
structure standing upon the site upon
which the new church is to be reared,
has been commenced.
Waukon.
At a meeting Of the board Superin-
tendent w. H. Ray was reelected I'M
lanimously for the fifth year. but as he
has an opening in a larger field he has
resigned to take effect June 10. Dur
ing the four years Superintendent Ray
has been in charge of the Waukon
| schools the enrolment in the High
school has increased one-half and the
entire school system has been brought
! to a high grade of efficiency. Most OF
| the other teachers We're also reelected.
Dubuque.
Probably the largest bunch of eggs
marketed in Dubuque this year, and 1T
is not improbable the largest number
marketed here in recent years by a
single person, was marketed Friday
when Peter MING brought in some
thing over 500 dozen. He had them
packed in dry goods boxes that would
just fit down in wagon box. These
boxes We're" filled with eggs packed in
fine hay. 1t took him several hours to
dig the eggs out of the hay and put
them in cases.
Dundee.
Dundee is in the throes of boom
which promises to develop into new
and extensive industries for the little
inland town. Sand has been discovered
here during the past week which Is OF
the kind and quality used in the man
ufacture Of glass and glassware. An
expert in the art of manufacturing
glass was on the scene recently and
pronounced 1t A No. /. 1t is rumored
that the prospects for a glass factory
are good, and an effort along this line
will be made.
sihIey.
The body of Richard HarJenausen
has been consigned to earth. While at
tending a dance at Cloverdale, ten miles
south OF here, he was suddenly stricken
with heart trouble and before a physi-
clan could be secured he was dead. He
was very popular young man. From
the school here he took a business
course at LeMars, later attending the
Capital City Commercial College at Des
Moines and at the time of his death
was employed as bookkeeper of Smith
Hovelson Lumber Company at Clover
dale. He was 20 years Of age.
Spencer.
Will Webb is to build a fine $4,000
barn. T.. r. Turner will improve his
home. A. Seibe1 is also remodeling his
house preparatory to moving to town.
Paul Brown is booked for $1,000 inn
provement. Mrs. Mary Roberts is to
build at cost Of $4,000 or more. Miner
Sumner and Chris Hansen are figuring
on building Otto Bjornstad, Joe Har-
ris and Dan Emmerson have begun.
The Cement creamery is nearing. COM
pletion on the outside. Will Carlson,
of Riverton, got to the front with $500
Improvements already completed. Emil
Magnuson is reported as planning a
fine new residence In South Riverton.
A number OF others contemplate build
ing or improving Spencer and vicinity
seem to be on for building boom.