Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-01
Northern I01un Items

|Nived by a daughter, Mrs. Ed Rugger.
residing east of town, two brothers.
George. Of LaPorte City, and w. W., of
Dewitt. The funeral was held Tues
day afternoon and the body was taken
to Dewitt on the early Milwaukee train
Wednesday morning for burial in the
Elmwood cemetery.
Sioux City.
Edfson's farnous theory about
cheap way to construct concrete houses
is to be outdone if plans now laid by
p. p. Comoli. a cement contractor. are
successful A house built Solid1y OF
concrete is to be constructed in Sioux
City as an experiment, following de-
sign by II. T. Froset, of Vivian. S. ID.
Mr.. Frost was in Sioux City Monday.
Mr.. Frost, has invented a system of
frames that can be handled easily. and
at the same time have the advantage
of leavinGran air space in the middle
Of the wall. This advantage in itself
is a great feature, Mr. Comol asserted.
in that it eliminates the nuisance and
danger Of moisture. sweat and frost
getting into walls of the houses. which
would result under the Edison method.
Fort Dodge.
over 500 knights of Columbus gath
cred at the local X. g. hall Sunday to
attend the big initiation and banquet
given by the local order of the knights
of Columbus. X. C.'s from the neigh
boring councils including Dubuque.
Des MONIES, Sioux City. LeMars. Ok
lahoma City Algona, Webster City.
Oelwein. Waterloo. Boone. MARSHALL
town and Carroll numbering about 400
gathered here for the initiation. Ac-
cocding to the program about 800
members attended the Sacred Heart
church i'll body Sunday morning and
listened to an excellent sermon by
knight as Il citizen, n man. and a
patriot" A banquet served by the Lady
Foresters followed the degree work.
Sioux City.
H. A Jandt. one of the citys Oldest
citizens, died Monday night. aged SO.
after an illness Of three years dura-
ton. He came to Sioux City in 1874
and engaged in the wholesale and re-
tail dry goods business at Fourth and
Pearl streets. the firm name then be-
ing Jandt, Townsley & Tompkins. In
1885 the retail department was dropped
and the business made strictly whole
sale Mr.. Jandt at the same time
conducted a clothing store on Fourth
street. between Pearl and Douglass
streets. In 1897 the wholesale dry goods
business came wholly into the hands of
Mr. Jandt. He was active in this until
November, 1909, when the business was
closed out following a paralytic stroke
which he previously sustained. Since
that time Mr.. Jandts health has been
falling
Fort Dodge.
That the state T. NJ. G. A. conven-
ton of next year Will undoubtedly DO
held in Fort Dodge seems to be the
belief OF the delegation from this city
that returned from Clinton. Secretary
Mahlke. J. g. Early and Robert Pater-
son. Of this city were on the delegation
and It was their intention to attempt
to secure the next meeting for Fort
Dodge It was with this in view that
they put in a bid for the convention
to be held here. The matter OF select
ing place for the next convention was
referred to the state board. which will
meet in Des Moines soon to decide
Coiley. OF Schenectady. N ". as a
physical director for the Y. NJ. G. A..
they have secured one OF the ablest and
best qualified men for that position in
this country Coiley has been director
OF the Y. NJ. G. A. gymnasium in
Schenectady ror two years anu in a,i<iiii-
ton to the experience he has gained
while there he has considerable ex-
periencc In other gymnasium and
athletic work