Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-31
Northern Io1ua Items
Hawarden.

Hawardsn.
Postmaster George AZ Sedgwick has
received notice that no letters received
at the Hawarden postoffice need be
back stamped. Sioux City and Chero-
kee are the only other places in north
western Iowa which have this privilege
Hawarden.
After lively campaign of two weeks
during which stump speeches were
made by the candidates and their sup
porters. mock republican national
convention was held at the high school
Taft. LaFollette and Roosevelt being
the candidates. Roosevelt was nomi'
mated.
Limo Spring.
w. w. Williams. Of Lime Spring, 9
member of the state central committee
and a former member Of the lower
house of the Iowa legislature. has been
requested by leaders in the party u
become a gubernatorial candidate on
the prohibition party ticket in the pri-
maries. Mr.. Williams is considered by
these party leaders to- be one Of the
strongest political men in the state
party.
New Hampton Is to suffer the loss OF
a factory. The New Hampton Manu-
featuring Company. the makers Of the
Lucky star gas engine, will remove the
plant to Sioux City. A new brick
building 5ox1oo is being erected there
and will be ready for business by
March 1. The factory was established
here about three years ago by a local
stock company and was recently sold
to Stickney & Hunter, who have taken
entire control.
Hawarden.
Superintendent of Schools ]. j. Rae
in his address at the mems meeting
advocated several new features for the
local school next year. They were, q
public playground for boys during the
summer under a competent superinten-
dent, the Introduction of moral instruc-
ton as outlined by the National Insti-
tute of Moral instruction, the addition
Of sewing as part Of the grade and
high school course, and medical in
spection twice year. A majority OF
the men present signed paper pledg-
ing their support to the project.
Rock Rapids.
For some years this city has been
figuring on the proposition Of improv-
ing the water power formerly used by
the Burkholtz Milling Company. Sew.
eral years ago the mill was sold fol
Junk. but the dam is still there and the
water goes dancing over the old dam
and on over the rapids. instead of be.
ing made to do useful work. There
are many tons Of boulders and stone
MI thAt to- =
labor and cement to build dam thai
would stand for ages and furnish q
sixteen-foot head. with ample power
to do all the city's work except in 9
very few periods Of extreme drouth, Of
perhaps few days during floods
Esthsrviiis.
A petition containing the names
Of twenty-one prominent men of I'm
met county has been sent to Governor
Carroll askink him to Investigate this
affairs of the county. It Is rumoret
that for the last few years the. affairs
of the county have not been handled
to the best interests of the people
Lately, with farmers taking the lead
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on, with the result that. reports an
made Of loose methods. SUPERVISED
Dowden, Of Dolliver. has been activl
in watching some of the. work recently
and it is said thru his efforts 5000 hal
been returned to the,a county brids,
fund by q bridge company Ut Del
Moines.
Strawberry Point.
The family Of Guy Phillips. who ,oc'
cupy the farm Of George Hesner. nea,
this city, barely escaped burning 4
death when their home was destroyed
The fire was discovered about Il
o'clock at night. when TIE members .;
the family were asleep. Several Of TIL
occupants OF the house had 60 fee e
. neighboring farm house in their might
clothes. The flames had, gained sucl
aeaaway that nothing c9,id % .ssyse