Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-03
Northern Io1va Items

A Few days ago workmen were max
Ing general cleanup around the cleo
| trio Light plant when. upon removing
pile of planks which had; not been
disturbed for some time, rattlesnake
about an inch in diameter and some
thirty inches In length made its APP
pearance. Mr.. Rather roamed around
the plant and finally landed in front
of the Central house where he was
killed by Mr.. Nelson. Although a large
reptile. experts pronounced it quite
young.
1urchinaI.
A new high school for Mt. Vernon
township to be located here Is the plan
now before the school trustees Of the
townshipwho held meeting in
Swaledale to consider the proposition.
County Superintendent Clarence T.
Benson attended also. The structural
materials will be determined at a later
date, and also the amount the town
ship will expend. The number of
grades that will be maintained will be
determined largely on the high school
attendance. This school will serve all
the boys and girls in Mt. Vernon town
ship, and those in Burchinal. The lat
ter place is not an incorporated viii
lage.
Dayton.
During the recent elaborate dedica-
tory exercises of the Swedish Evan
gelical Lutheran church at Dayton. an
unusual Offering was taken, 1851
found in the plates at the dedication
service and no special effort was made
to get a big Offering at that time. 1t
was collected in the ordinary manner
in vogue in all churches. The dedica-
tory services were among the most
noteworthy events ever held in Day
ton. Immense crowds from the entire
country round attended. Several Fort
Dodge people, former Daytonites, were
in attendance. All programs were very
fine and credit to the beautiful new
church thus dedicated.
osIwsin.
The old smoke stack that had been
4 land mark in Oelwein ever since the
shops began doing business came down
with q crash Sunday afternoon. 1t was
an accident that was done on purpose.
Since the new smoke stack of cement,
larger and higher. has been doing bus
mess, there was no use for the old
one and it was doomed to destruction.
A segment of bricks was taken out OF
the west side. after being carefully
filled with wood as the bricks were
taken out. The wood had been sat
urated with gasoline so as to be in
fiammable, and when the time for the
fall, fire was called on the Job and
the wood support was slowly con-
sumed. The stack broke into two Sec
tons and did not fall out over half
it, length. It had stood for about If
teen years.
Waterloo.
The strange new grave which was
discovered in the dense timber up the
river by city fireman, and which was
covered with beautiful flowers and
bore headstone with the inscription,
May our darling rest in peace" was
Investigated by the police. Just be-
fore tho arrival Of the chief At the Sc
cluded spot, some one had laid . new
supply Of bouquets on the mound. The
chief and his assistants, with the use
OF shovels. soon reached . rough box.
Their interest was whetted to keen
edge, but they received surprise when
the opened box revealed the remains
Eof shepherd dog. Tho animal ID sup
posed to have been somebody's pet
and the master showed his affection
for the dumb creature by giving 1t q
burial almost ~ elaborate - y given
to some human beings.
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