Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-03-04

IS"dfS
The third annual shor. course held in
Plymouth county at LeMars did not
prove a success as far as financial re-
turns, and no farmers snort course will
be held here next year.
Spencer.
Iowa has at least one city clerk
chosen from the ranks OF suffra gettes.
Miss Eta VI. Smith is the city clerk
Of Spencer. and is doubtless one among
the very few women city clerks in the
land.
Ida Grove.
Leland Steers who was killed by the
was member of Company B. Fifty
sixth Iowa of this city. and firing
squad and TWO buglers were sent from
here to Neville to attend his funeral
The company has been organized ten
years. and this is it's first death.
Holy Cross.
Mrs Mic Reiter. Sr.. who resides on
a farm here with her son John. was
seriously hurt in cattle stampede in
the barn yard at the farm few days
ago she was knocked down and
trampled under foot by the animals.
The physician who was sumomned says
she had suffered serious internal in
juries.
Greene.
The annual triangular declamatory
contest betye en- the high schools Of
Rockford. Greene and GAINESVILLE was
held here Saturday. Each school got a
first. second and third place Floyd
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in the oratorical class. Genie Lucas, Of
Gladys Ramsey OF GAINESVILLE. in the
dramatic class.
Cedar Rapids.
Emanuel Skorepa local resident
whose family claims he has paid more
attention TO drinking whisky than
earning living. was arraigned before
Judge Robbins on a charge Of being an
inebriate. TO which ne pleaded not
guilty Among other things with which
which Skorcpa is charged is that Of
breaking open the penny hank belong
ing to one OF his children and taking
out the pennies 10 buy whisky.
EstherviIle.
United States Special Agent r. a.
Whitfield lef. for New York with NESS
Marie Mikke!son VINO is TO be deported
IL Denmark. Miss MiE:kelson. VINO is Q
years old is afflicted with tubercu
loSis. sh= had this disease when she
came to this country. Miss Ethel Walk
er. Of the local city hospital accom-
Danies her across the oceln at the OK
pense of the government. as Miss
Mike &on must be attended
Sac City.
A number Of cars have been loaded at
the Chicago 6; Northwestern station the
last few days with household goods ana
live stock for shipment TO other local
tiles. whittier residents Of the Sac City
neigh borhood are moving 4 car for
Vol Ferguson was shipped 20 Grover
Hill, o. Others who have loaded to
ship are G. p. Bradley and d. II. Sny-
der who go 10 Window. Mich; Joseph
McClintock, to Tyler, Mimi; A Pru-
den to Westbrook. MINI. and Z. A
Fullerton. to Laurens. Iowa.
Fort Dodge.
Documents were signed Saturday
afternoon closing negotiations that have
been pending for several weeks where
by the Iowa Grocery Company of this
city will be merged into the Fort Dodge
Grocery Company. Both institutions
are jobbers exclusively and known in
the wide field they occupy. Change of
ownership took place Immediately upon
the signing of legal papers and the
Iowa Grocery Company did not open
its doors on Monday as a separate in
stitution. The Fort Dodge Grocery
Company takes over the merchandise
of the Iowa company and will assume
a lease on the building and ground oc-
cupied by the retiring concern.
Estherville.
The stallion and colt show held
Thursday opened with a parade. The
pa geant was led by Mayor Stockdale
and Prof. w. J. Kennedy, and ii con-
tanned more than forty animals. Fol-
lowing the parade a Judging contest for
boys and girls was held. There were
eo-.y-seven contestants. In the horse
colt ella ss Frank Horribly took first and
in the FLIES j. A. Ronve took first.
George Murray took first premium in
the Percheron stallion class and c. e.
Eastman took fret on Belgians. In the