Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-07-05
Northern Ioun Items

, Buffalo. N. Y. Contractor Albert
Bjodaas. is to be congratulated for the
| satisfactory manner in which he has
carried on the construction Of this
magnificent structure.
| 8oyden.
The Farmers Cooperative Associ-
alton of Boyden held their annual
meeting last week. The association
is in a prosperous condition. the bus
mess last year resulting In gain of
AZ per cent Of it's capital stock. "A divi-
dend of II per cent was declared. IN
divided profits for the year were nearly
10000. A. Kuyper was made president
John Rensink. resigning.
Waterloo.
Louis Crockett lad while in swim
ming at chautaqua park. dove into
six feet of water Saturday evening
striking his head on sharp stone OF
| broken bottle cutting two very severe
scalp wounds and stunning him. But
for the prompt assistance of Mr.. Now
ris in charge Of the place. he would
have drowned. He was taken at once
to the Pine street hospital where DR.
Jerger took several stitchesfn his scalp
and fixed him up so, that he could be
taken home.
Marble Rock.
The s-year-old son Of Peter tMerfeldt
who has been living with his uncle. j
j. Merfeld. one mile east of town, died
very suddenly Sunday morning He
arose as usual. ate his breakfast and
was out in the yard playing. His uncle
ad family, with the exception of one
daughter aged 15 were at church The
girl noticed the little fellow in the sun
and taking him in her arms carried
him to the front porth and laid him
down on a couch when he Immediately
expired
Ida Grove.
Jonas Collin. one Of the oldest. bes;
known and most respected pioneer
farmers of Silver Creek township and
Ida county has just presented his four
boys, Safrien, Joel, Sam and John A
with a farm apiece and eventually
they will each have a quarter section
Mr.. Collin bought his first Ida county
land in 1888 when he paid $3.50 per
acre for the land he owns in section 90
His land in section "a he bought in
1890 for $24. The four boys bought the
northeast quarter Of section Is in 1901
for $50 per acre. All this land Is now
worth $3.50 or more per acre.
Rockwell City.
Jesse 'Marmon, the first man to buy
land In Calhoun county celebrated his
S0th birthday last Wednesday. Mr.
Marmon and his wife are both enjoying
! very good health and hid fa!- to live
many years yet. Mr.. Marmon is one of
tho staunch democrats Of that part of
the county and used to be prominent
figure at the county conventions until
few years ago. He moved to Iowa
from Michigan, his birthplace, In 1852,
and bought forty acres Of land near
Lake City in october. 1854, paying the
United States government 1925 per
acre for it
corwith.
The dredging crew struck a beaver
dam on the Prairie Greek ditch a few
days ago. Ut Is about four feet below
the surface and some Of the workmen
say the cedar trees plainly show the
imprint OF the teeth made by the ami
mails In gnawing the trees :. The
granary and corn Grip Of August Heise
were entirely destroyed by IRE OF un-
known origin Monday morning at ar
early hour. The granary contained
some 500 or 900 bushels OF oats. some
OF which came thru the Ore in fair
shape. The big double crib contained
1900 lbpshels IQf corn. most Of which
was entirely lost. !ss