Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-02-07

Invitations are out for the annual
military ball to be given by Company I,
Fifty sixth regiment, Iowa National
Guard. in the Lincoln ar1nory in this
city Thursday evening, Feb. Is.
Holstsin.
w. Fritz sold to Rohlk Paulsen TWEEN
i ty-flve head of hogs of April and, May
farrow which averaged little better
than 305 pounds each. This average Is
the best on record this season here.
The hogs sold for $3.50 per hundred.
Sioux City.
An abrasion Of a finger caused by
striking 1t against walnut shell while
cracking nuts in her home in Wayne,
Neb., four weeks ago, brought death to
Mrs. Anna Florence Grier, in Sioux
City hospital, of blood poisoning.
Hopkinton.
A vigorous attempt to raise $105.000
endowment for Lenox College has
been inaugurated, and was held at the
opera house. when the endowment
proposition was laid before the people
of Hopkinton.
Manson.
ST. Thomas Catholic church of Man
son has filed articles of incorporation
and Messrs. ]. F. Dalton and A. j.
Maher were elected directors. J. F.
Dalton was elected secretary and 8. j.
Maher treasurer Of the association.
Ida Grove.
| Good horses are bringing better
prices in Ida county this year than ever
before. This Is evidenced by the fact
that +. A. Cattermole sold a team Of
bay mares at public auction here for
$3.50. Thoroughbred stock Of all kinds
is now in demand here.
Cedar Falls. @
| DR.. Joe, the Winnebago Indian. says
that trapping is a hard proposition on
account of the deep snow. Most nf
his traps are covered up His squaw
is with the Musquawkie Indians pt
Tama this winter. DR.. Joe belongs In
Wisconsin. When in the city he puts
up at hotel and lives very much as
| do the whites. He says 1t has been
pretty cold living in tent this win
! ter.
MapIston.
The epidemic Of scarlet fever, which
was thought to have been checked,
broke out afresh in this vicinity last
week, and a number Of new cases have
developed Five families are now un-
der quarantine in the city, and every
precaution Is being taken to prevent
the spread Of the disease. Both the
public and parochial schools have been
closed during the past week. and no
church services nor Sunday school
exercises were held. 49,
Sioux City.
| The milk in six restaurants Of Sioux
City failed to come up to the standard
when tested last month, according to
the January report Of E. G. Pape, city
milk inspector. According to law the
milk should contain per cent OF but
ter fat. The report shows that the
| milk tested at the Gold Mine restauf-
ant contained only "a per cent Of but
ter fat, r. weinstein's restaurant "a
Jensen's cafe 2.s, and the Mitchell cafe
I per cent. Mr.. Pape made 12S tests
OF milk during January and In 12a
cases the milk was up TO standard.
Clarion. as
| The thru passenger train from CHI
caxo over the Chicago & Northwestern
railway arrived moro than thirty hours
jlate. It was caught in a snow storm
| and was unable to get out. It thus
became necessary to send out crew Of
men in charge OF four engines and 9
caboose to relieve the situation. After
several hours work the train was as
sisted out and the return: to this city
was begun, with the reliet train a.sss.:s:. :
They had gone but . short distances
when the csboose jumped the track
shusling switchman. W. &. Hughes;;;e c