Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-25

Roy. in this city, at the advanced age
Of 81 years and II months. Funeral
services. were held from the LIE Roy
residence on Monday. and interment
made in Oakland cemetery. Phedore
II. Parmalee was. born near Colches-
ter, Vermont, Feb. IS, 1921. She was
the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Rufus
Parmalee. descendants of New Eng
land anchestrYs., coming from the cush-
man side Of her house from the May
flower pilgrims. Her marriage with
A. r. Loomis took place on Dec. 90.
1s45. at Colchester. Vermont.
Cedar Falls.
The Waterloo and Cedar Falls Union
Mill Company has engaged the service
Of an architect from Minneapolis who
arrived in this city and will at once
make plans and specifications. for the
new mill to be built on the site Of the
old Overman mill that was destroyed
by fire several years ago and has been
an eyesore to the pubic since. The
plans for the new mill will call for a
modern. up-to-date structure Of con-
crete and iron and will cost when fully
equipped about 100000. Mr.. Harry
Brown, the resident manager, states
that the only obstacle is the decision
of the commission now in session al
Washington, D. c., on the question of
milling in transit. The commission
has had this up for decision for several
weeks and if the report is favorable
the work will proceed. IL not that will
be the end Of a new mill for Cedar
Falls.
Mason City.
Miss Ruth Harfurth. Of Charles City,
| who Is with a typewriter company. is
| considered the fastest operator on a
typewriter Of any young woman OF
her age in this part Of Iowa. She gave
! a demonstration the other day that
surprised some of the experienced
stenographers. She took 129 words OF
new matter per minute: then added
five columns of figures and wrote 110
words In the same length Of time
Her greatest speed was shown in
familiar matter. writing 23s words per
minute. She performed another feat
by carrying on a conversation in Ger
man. with a friend and at the same
time wrote lis words per minute. Ir
another test she wrote So words in q
1 HttIl llllAUtcS auu III SAO c0hC SAhiS
gave the correct result Of problem
| in rapid calculation. Her speed pc,
second was 17.6 strokes. Miss Har.
futh Is 16 years Of age.
lvinten.
The hospital authorities at hide.
lpendence, must have thought that the,
had found a mint, when the insane
! patient, Miss Winnie Jones, Of Vinton
was turned over to them. When sh'
was undressed the night she arrived
at the hospital they were astonishet
to find $4979S in gold. silver and pape
]; concealed in her stockings. Count!
Attorney Mossman was notified. tn,
lletter stating that the none!
had been placed to her credit
For several weeks Miss Jones ha'
4 many decisions, one OF which was tina
someone was trying to get her money
on her return home from the west sh
brought $500 with her and placed in II
the vinton Savings bank. About
JEweek before her insanity became ser
ions. she went to the bank and de
.manded It all in gold. She discovers
4 that this would be too heavy and ask
cd to have part OF 1t in paper. Sh
then left the bank. Her mother wa
i notified that she had drawn out tn
money, hut ske thought that probabl
u she had placed In In anoelser bank .
II nothing more was said about It.
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