Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-06-08

vinton.
The city has paid the Judgment rem
| dered against it at the last term OF
court for the unpaid balance on the
paving account. The amount was q
little over $1,000.
Rockford.
C. -. Ayres, a mechanic, who has
made an automobile Of his own, Is
completing a steamboat, which he has
patterned himself. The launch is
twenty-six feet long with room for
about fifteen passengers.
strubie.
| al Koch, who works for Mr.. Nichol-
son and was badly hurt In a runaway
recently. is able to again be at his post
on the farm. Mr.. Nicholson held. his
job for him and besides kept him on
full pay during his illness.
Rockford.
| Since the first Of December last w.
II. Lines has baled and shipped forty
carloads Of hay, all but two or three OF
which went to Chicago. These ship
ments averaged about fifteen tons to
the car Mr.. Lines is still shipping
and has more orders than he can fill,
and at good prices.
Nevada.
| The Story county summer school un :
der the direction Of Superintendent
Scott will open at the high school
building next Monday and will con-
tiiue for two weeks. 1t will be follow
ed in July by the normal institute.
which will also continue for two
| weeks.
Danbury.
st. Mary's church. the new building
which was erected here some time ago
at cost Of $4,000. will be dedicated
on Tuesday, June 90. The Rev. Bishop
Garrigan, Of Sioux City, will officiate
at the ceremonies. The church mas
been in use for some time. but the
dedication was postponed until warm
er weather.
Cedar Falls.
Harry Stevens, 16 years old, son of
Dr. ]. Scott Stevens, while out JOY
riding, lost control of the machine and
It Jumped of a sixteen foot erpbank-
ment. The car went forty-eight foet
before 1t struck the ground. It struck
right side up In a small creek. No one
OF the 1--WE occupants was injured and
the automobile was not damaged.
LeMars.
&C.. F. Kanow. residing in Hunger
ford township. is the first man in Ply
mouth county to take advantage Of the
new law passed by the last Legislature
providing for the naming and 'registra-
tion of the name of farm Mr.. Kanow
lives on section 8. Hungerford town
ship. He calls his place Honey Hollow
Farm and had the name registered In
the office Of County Recorder HentEes
while in town on Friday.
cIarksviIls.
The city council Of C1arksville has
purchased a new steel water tank to
be placed on the tower this summer.
The new tank will hold 10000 gallons
Of water. being twenty-four feet III
diameter and twenty feet deep. The
contract calls for the same to be
erected in i've weeks after the work is
lbekun, ana It must be completed with-
lin three months from date pf pur-
chase. The old wooden structure has
tbecome rotten and was an UNSAFE pro-
(nosition to depend upon.
tprairisburs. ,s:
John Etben, who lives near Prairie
fburs, has f1ve young foxes which Ne
Els raising; for pets. He ;shouldered. his
gun q few days ago ana. called ~
dogs for a few hours sport. "A few
minutes after they had reached the
timber the dogs were in full chase Of
a fox. John has q long head and IN.
stead of following the dofs he invssti-
rated the spot where the fox STARTED,
and there found its home. "a little afr
ging exposed q nest Of six cubs The
dogs killed one Of them; but ftve were
taken home alive. They. eat. from John'a
hand and ara a. playful 40 kittens. >
lWauooma.
Sunday evening while Mr.. ana Ms
G. NJ. Potter were In town attending
the baccalaureate sermon It the Con-
j gregational church, their farm rest
dence ono mile south or town WAS en-
] tered by Burglars After rasfsackins
nearly everything in the nOuU0~Hynoy
Icarried sway some clothess rlae
large quantity q silv0rware. = Sullll