Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-31
Northern Io1ua.. Items

I while Mr.. Hcgsett and another hand
working In desperate haste, took the
Imachiney to- Ipfeces. The doctor arrived
from town aorfe time before the young
man wasloasened.
Sioux CITY,
| SNearlyy 4 quarter of century after
the apphcStktn was filed, a patent has
been issued4 BY the, government to CAL
vim CT N6rttiwall. of Neville. for forty
acres of land which he holds. 1t is
said thisspatent is the last that can be
granted by the government in Wood
bury county, Mr.ftNorthwall settled
on. the land twenty 1fve years ago and
applied for:s patent twenty three
years ago, but did not get it. He failed
|,to pay taxes. on that account, and 1t
WAS several times sold for taxes. 1t
was later held by: the courts that taxes
could not. !fbe collected on land not
patented. and it was on this holding
that Northwall was able to reclaim his
property.
Monticslio.
Chris Tschantz, farmer living two
miles north of town. will have to lose
twenty-four head Of cattle from his
herd as the result Of an examination
and test for tuberculosis. He recently
sold herd of cattle to f. e. Hoag for
shipment to the latter's farm in Kan
sas. 1t was necessary to have the stock
examined for certificate of health be.
fore being shipped out Of the state. The
examination showed that three Of the
finest looking in the herd were at
flicted with tuberculosis. and upon the
order of the state veterinarian a test
was made upon Mr.. Tschantz's entire
herd. Twenty one Of the remaining
herd were also afflicted with tubercu-
losis.
Ellsworth.
A spelling contest was held in the
grammar room conducted by Miss
Amanda Hanson. This contest was q
preliminary to a county contest to be
held at webster City on Friday eve
ming Of this week. County Superin-
tendent Snow will hold an old time
spelling bee at the short course on Fri
day evening and the three best spoilers
from each school are eligible TO entry.
The best speller in each Of the local
schools will be awarded a diploma, but
the hour was late and the three girls
who will contest in the county work
were u Ilc. .NA3SS AAah0oAs WsAA se>AS
Misses Madeline Lakin, Stella Helje-
son and Edwina johnson to Webster
City on Friday evening to enter the
county contest and the girls will work
hard to pull down some OF the prizes
that the short course association and
business men of Webster City are Of
fering.
Webster City.
The meeting at the court house
Tuesday night. called for the purpose
of putting in nomination a candidate
for mayor. was we'll attended. Two
hundred voters were present and it
was evident that a large majority of
them were favorable to the reelection
Of the old council. c. III. Clifton was
chairman and c. H. Richeson score
tary. L. A. McMurray. as chairman
of the committee selected at last Fri
day nights meeting to wait upon
Mayor Sparboe and the council and
ask them to stand for reelection, made
a report and stated that Mayor Spar
Doe declined to run again but that
members of the council had not yet
determined the matter for themselves.
Mr. McMurray, on behalf of the com (
lmittee. then recommended the endorses
ment OF e. e. Valentine for mayor
and every member OF the council for
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