Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-02
Northern Io1ua Items

Hamburg.
The good roads meeting, which was
to have been held at Sidney Friday, has
been postponed until April II on ac-
count of the bad condition of the roads.
Cedar Falls.
After seven years spent in the gro
Gerry business in Cedar Falls, G. F.
Hummel has sold his interests in that
line to Emmett Casey. Possession was
given Monday morning.
Dalton.
The Great Northern passenger sta
ton at this place was totally destroyed
by fire Saturday night. The fire caught
from a defective chimney. The loss is
estimated at $1,000. John Hickson, the
station agent. lived in the building with
hts family He succeeded in moving out
most of the property of value.
Manchester. -
Sealed bids for the furnishing Of
material and the construction Of the
new high school building were opened
here. Eight contractors from Water
loo, independence, Lamont and Man
chester made bids. The successful
bidder was the firm of Lauritzen &
WATSON of Waterloo, whose bid was
s2O,773, while the next lowest was
s22,16
Manchester.
For. some months the Commercial
Club Of this city has been negotiating
with the Monticello canning corpora
ton, in regard to the opening of a 500
900 plant in this city, and during the
week officers Of the corporation have
irfo
ests regarding the proposition. The
Monticello concern had offered to in
vest $4,000 if Manchester business men
raised the balance Of the $4,000.
#. Dodge.
But fifteen deaths in the city oc-
Cured the past month. Four OF
these were Of children two years old
and under, and five yere persons
who had passed the half century mark.
Two fatal accidents occurred during
the month, the first being that Of
Frank Mooney who was injured in
runaway and the second that Of Mrs.
j. r. Jones, who received burns which
caused her death last week. Only one
death was caused by contagious dis
ease during the month.
#. Dodge.
Altho several cities are complaining
Of a potato famine, as yet the local
merchants have experienced no Difficult
ty in securing all the spuds they have
needed to supply the wants Of the peo-
pie. At present potatoes are selling for
s1.50 per bushel which is % cents
higher than week ago. However the
farmers in the vicinity Of Fort Dodge
are preparing to open their pits within
the next few days and the price is
expected to drop when these are put
on the market.
Ida Grove.
E. P. Smith, Of the Ida Grove Ex-
change Bank. plans the erection early
this spring of new business block on
Main street Immediately south of the
Ida Grove Exchange Bank. The build
ing will be of brick or stone and will
be structure that will be credit to
the town. Inspector Rassett, of the
postoffice department, who was here
last week, had a talk with Mr.. Smith
and 1t is probable the first floor OF. the
new building will be used for a post
office, tho the contracts have not yet
been made.
Cedar Falls.
J. ]. Thursen, member Of the COM
mittee on locating the home for the
aged, which is to be erected by the
Danish Lutheran church of America,
has been in the city and stated there
were no new developments in the To-
eating Of the home, other than that he
was informed by Mr. Larsen. the
wealthy citizen Of Racine. who be-
oueaths $500 to the fund for building
the home that he favors Des Moines,
but Mr., Thursen feels that when he
learns that the wishes Of the associa-
ton will he favorable to Cedar Falls
he will withdraw his present objections
and that the home will in all probable
,ity be located in this city.
Monticello.
The board Of supervisors has been
inspecting the road leading out Of town
to the Maquoketa river bridge. It is
badly washed out owing to the recent
high water. which overfows It every
year. making 1t impossible to cross at