Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-06

erosion.
The first ice harvest began this week
at Summit lake, near the city. The ice
| is reported nine inches thick and of q
| good quality. A large number of mer
are furnished employment.
Fairfield.
In shooting rabbit which he hat
chased under his barn George Hau,
shohn accidentally shot Teddy Dryer
ten years old, who was visiting at thu
farm. His injuries are not serious.
Burlington.
| AS secretary Of Des Moines lodge
A. F. & A. NJ, Arthur Cook has moi
! missed meeting in ten years. In rec.
| ognition Of his faithful services the
members of the lodge have just pre-
scented him with a fine gold watch.
Carlisle.
A union evangelistfc meeting is III
| progress here The Methodist and
Baptist churches are working in har-
mony, and thus far nearly loo persons
have taken public stand for Chris.
A majority Of this number has been
men, many of them heads Of families
Eldon.
Jack Smith, 20 years old, met death
| in the icy water of the Des
Moines river here Wednesday night
into which he fell from NOV
| ing freight train while crossing tho
| high bridge near this place. Smith was
Cumming" his way from Eldon t.
| Mount Pleasant, his home.
kenwood.
! Lacking bit twelve days Of finishing
"a years OF exis:. nee Mrs. Jane Wilson
passed away quietly at her home "
Kenwood. Her expiration with the
year made a r.,st unusual closing III
a useful life. Flor death Occurred nj the
residence of her son, Thomas Wilson
in Kenwood.
Newton.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Newton Washing Ma
| chine Company was held and the fol-
lowing Offices Wee eiecte1 ser tn:
year: President. c. e. westbrook: vice
president. A. NJ. Hough; treasurer
Percy McCord; secretary, E. A. Eus-
tice These officers are the same as
those of last year
Corning. A
Resigningz in the Hawaiian islands
where he has been engaged In minis.
terial work for the last twelve years
the Rev. e.. b. Turner, son Of Mr. anG
Mrs A. 8. Turner OF Corning. has tak.
en- up work In the United States. He
has accepted position as secretary II
the Bible Teachers Training school II
New York city, beginning the new
work with the new year.
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Des Moines. VI
| More than, 600 hogs and 100 cattle
\ were butchered at the Des Moline.
Packing Company plant during 1T
first few days Of active operation, ac.
cording to the announcement made BY
John Agar. A force Of sixty men l.
now employed at the plant and thu
killing is being done on alternate days
Cattle and hogs for tho plant are be.
ling secured from the territory sur.
rounding DeS Moines.
erosion.
| An error. discovered by Count,
Treasurer J. NJ. Sour in the tax.
payers list has resulted in back take,
| amounting to 3s12.32 being brought In.
to the treasury. The shortage hal
existed since 1904 and WAS passed b
the board OF equalization twice and The
assessor the same number Of times
The amount on which the Mailing es.
tates had been paying was 3e25 wher
it should have been $3.50.
0sttsnderf. M 4 81 =,
The Bettendorf city council ct III
Meeting raised the city saloon lioenee
to $500 = year. and granted q permit
to George Boston to operate salo6h
Until the hr1t OF the year Ssssssss;ssssSss- .
had two saloons end Z populatinn q
labant Isse Both Of the3 saloons $wsrl