Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-21
Sutherland.

Sam s. Sherman, one Of the well
known publishers in northern Iowa,
has sold his paper. the Sutherland
Courier, to J. N. Slick and E. A. Me-
Farland, O'Brien county residents The
change in management will take place
Nov. 1. at which time Mr.. Mcfarland
will assume the station Of editor and
manager. Mr.. Sheramn's move, II Is
announced. was occasioned by Ill
health.
West Union.
Fayette county will furnish q test
case under the new law which makes
1t misdemeanor for school officers to
pay teachers less wages than are pro-
vided for by the minimum wage scale
establishtd by the legislature. M. N.
Ropp, living near Hawkeye. 10 presi-
dent Of the school board Of the district
township Of Windsor, where Miss
Madge Gilmer has q contract Calling
for $40. Her certificate entities her 70
$42.s0. Sheriff Clark has served notice
On ME-. Bopp.
LeMars.
A large sign over the Musbach groc-
cry store on Main street was blown
down on Friday Just about noon when
a number Of people were passing up
and down the street The sign a. It
fell came within an ace Of killing Bert
Groves. missing him by few inches.
A piece Of the wreckage hit him on the
leg, inflicting a severe bruise. The sign
had hung for many years and its sup
ports had rotted away and q gust OF
wind brought it down with crash.
Milford.
F. w. knight closed deal few
days ago, whereby he disposes OF his
fine stock farm to men from south
ern Iowa. Mr.. knight sells 1913 acres
of good land, all Shetland ponies, sew
enty head, all buggies. harnesses and
CATTLE and receives in cash little
more than $4,000. This Is one of the
biggest deals Of the season. The farm
is an ideal stock farm, and We UNDER
stand will be used as such. Mr.. Knight
purchased the land about twenty years
ago and has improved it very much
since then.
Anamosa.
The farmers in the country round
about Anamosa are having some trou-
BILE with their livestock eating too
many acorns. The supply is SO abund-
ant that stock grazing where there are
oak trees growing can easily obtain
enough to kill them. Hogs can eat
acorns without danger, but cattle and
sheep are not SO safe, because of the
formation of the stomach Of these ami
mails they will overfeed and the acorns
form sort Of poison when taken In
large quantities, which results in the
death of the animal.
LeMars.
Deputy Sheriff James Maxwell went
to Fort Madison on Friday night, hav-
ing in charge Ed Canford, who was
sentenced in the district court to five
years in the penitentiary. after plead
ing guilty to charge of arson. San
ford, while employed as hired man
for Ed Patterson, in the west part OF
the county. set fire to some hay stacks
belonging to neighbor, George Byrne.
with whom he had had trouble. He
was arrested shortly afterwards and
the Pattersons, father and son, went on
his bonds. Sanford skipped the coun-
try, A few weeks ago Ed Patterson
met him in Sioux City and caused his
arrest
LsMars.
Saloon consent petitions are being
circulated in every township in Ply
mouth county. The present consent
expires Nov. 30. The saloons at Lee
Mars are operating under a separate
consent petition secured under an
enumeration showing more than 5000
population. but the last federal census
for LIeMars fell below the 5000 figure
and LeMays must now be canvassed
on q general consent petition from the
county, regardless Of the fact that the
saloons here have two more years to
operate under their old permit. The
campaigns for signatures must be
completed before Nov. 6, and then ten
days are given for the inspection Of the
lists and the securing Of Withdrawals
before the petition Is canvassed by the
board OF supervisors.
Anamess.
Nick Rantas. . Greek. was before
H. G. Allen. an INSPECTOR for the de-