Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-22

OeIhIs
At a meeting Of the school board,
teachers were elected for the coming
year. Prof. r. P. Taylor of-'Colesbrg,
was chosen principal and thesstaff in
cludes Myrtle Stanger, of fdIopldngton,
Anna Constock.>of Indiana and Mar
garet Thompson, Of Center Junction.
Sioux City.
Ray Lee lost two front teeth Tues
day night when Frank Dorr stopped
him at Fifth and Douglas streets. and
hit him in the mouth with the butt end
OF a revolver. Carrying the teeth in
his hand Lee visited the. police sta
ton and secured warrant tor DORIS
arrest.
Sac City.
The Sac City Canning Company has
signed up contracts with the farmers
for all the acreage Of sweet corn
that the factory can handle this year.
Mr. Ellis. the new secretary and man
ager Of TIC company, IS Es,isy arrsrg-
ing for the changes contemplated in
the factory before the canning season
opens.
Ida Grove.
Section Foreman Martin reports 1t
hard to get help as the farmers are
offering $50 to 50 per day and board
and men do not care to spend their
time for Is cents an hour and board
themselves Mr.. Chapman arrived here
one day last week to work on the rail-
road burt was offered better pay to
work on a farm so he took the farm.
Garwin.
The farmers north Of Toledo and
no
their horses. A distemper has prevailed
for several months and the animals
often choke to death. The vetertnaries
are very busy, but the disease is still
menancing whole barns. The horses
which recover are weak for several
months.
Waterloo.
Thirty-four pupils in the rural
schools Of this county have success
fully passed the grades and will be
awarded diplomas Of graduation on
June 8, when the exercises will be
schools County Superintendent Moore
held the examinations and the results
are quite satisfa Glory
Roland.
The Roland canning factory will be
operated this year by O. NJ. Anenson,
who recently bought the plant for ST.
300. The purchase price was only about
one tenth Of the original cost, but Mr..
Anenson Will put a number of thou
sands into the business before he can
get anything out of It, At that. it is
generally hoped and believed that he
will make the venture profitable. as
Roland canned products at one time
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Usage.
J. f. Fellows. of Riceville, Is becom-
ing wealthy raising chickens. He now
owns a flock Of between seven and
eight hundred white leghorns. Last
year, It is said. he coined big bunch
OF money and this year Is starting out
to duplicate it only a little bit better
He is marketing now on an average OF
nine cases OF eggs per week and at
the low prices now prevailing they are
bringing him in s43 per week. With
last years prices at this season Of the
year he would be getting $54.
Ida Grove.
Jens Gravensen, a young man who
has been working on the Chris Jen-
sen farm in Hayes township, was
kicked in the face by a horse Thurs
day OF last week and his injury was
30 serious that he was brought to the
Conn hospital in this city and a large
piece OF the skull bone that had been
fractured by the kick was removed
He was unconscious for nearly two
hours, but at the present time he Is
getting along nicely and no serious
results are apprehended as a result OF
the accident
Sioux City.
The desire Of Barney Flanagan and
William Flanagan for a cooling
drsught Of beer caused the wreckine
Of the home Of their brother, John
!. Flanagan. 113 Wall street. and the &C.