Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-06-22
Northern I01ua Items
Rock Rapids.

Rock Rapids. Z
The 1s-month -old child Of Charles
Brown by some means got hold OF
can containing gasoline and in playing
with it inhaled. the fumes and died In
a few hours. Mr.. Brown is laborer
and resides in East Rock Rapids.
| ottumwa.
Miss Vera Slavens. Of Ottumwa
claims the record over Miss Mary
Hicks, OF waukegan, H., for schoo
iattendance, by not only being on time
during her thirteen years Of school life
but never being absent once in the last
seven and one-haH years Of her course
Manson.
Miss Rose Sartori, Of LeMars, has
been elected assistant principal In the
Manson high school, and Miss Mae
Foley has been elected teacher for the
fourth grade. Two vacancies remain
to be filled. that of the second assist
ant and of the third grade.
Hull.
Sioux county land Is getting very
valuable. Three big deals have just
been made. In the first deal the total
consideration was $4,000 and the sec
ond $4,000 and the third $5s,OO0. The
real estate involved was sold for $3.50
and 5000 an acre in each one Of the
deals.
Dunkerton.
John A. Sullivan, aged n years. was
instantly killed at Dunkerton, where
he had gone to take position with
the Great Western as Waterman on the
wor ktrain. He was struck by pas
| senger engine. and according to eye
| witnesses, evidently did not hear mol
see the approaching train for he was
walking on the track and toward the
engine.
| Lyons.
Probably the largest number Of peo-
pie who have ever gathered In Lyons
at one time will be here Friday and
Saturday. Aug 2 and 8. to attend the
the woodmen field day exercises to be
given under the auspices Of the Wood
men Of the World at the Lyons fail
grounds, the site to be used soon fol
the immense, modern home for the aged
and dependent members of the order
Plans are now under way to make the
event the greatest ever held in the his
tory of the lodge.
Ida Grove.
A. b. Bell, the man who PRACTICAL,
started the stock feeding industry II
Ida county on a large scale. made
shipment Of over $4,000 worth Of hogs
recently. There were 4SV head and sole
to a local dealer. They brought s22.6t
per head and averaged around 26t
pounds each. Mr.. Bell raised these hogs
from brood sows on his ranch west o.
the city. fed them on corn raised OF
the ranch and he still has about the
same number Of head In his feed lot.
that will be ready for market in less
than a month.
Dubuque.
Rev. William Leen. pastor Of st. 10.
seph's church at Farley. who IL in thu
city attending the retreat. announces
that he has completed all arrangement.
for the laying Of the ccrnerstone o.
the new church being erected by hin
at Farley The cornerstone will be LAID
Sunday afternoon at o'clock with ap'
propriate ceremonies. Archbishop
Keane will offciate at the laying o
the stone and between thirty and forty
priests will assist In the ceremony. Thu
sermon will he preached by Rev. J. j
TIanley pastor Of st. Patrick's church
this city.
Wsbstsr City
Mr.. Mccoy Of Story county has Jus
sold half section farm mile and {
half southwest of woodstock to I
farmer residing west Of Dagle Grow
for $3.50 per acre. It IL river farm
and contains some rough land. tn,
sGsorEe Levalley farm Of 12O acre