Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-04-30

Dubuque.
With several townships assessors yet
to hear from, the county auditor OF
Dubuque has sufficient figures to show
the ravages OF hog cholera in this
county in 1913 cost. the farmers 500. 200.
Dubuque. rs 5s
| NJ. NJ. Murray. residing at LGwler
Iowa. pleaded guilty in federal court to
the charge of shipping infected meat
here. On showing that it was shipped
for another party and that it was frs:
offense the court assessed fine Of $40
Clarion.
An attempt will be made to enjoin
the people Of the Evergreen neighbor-
! hood from going ahead with the pro-
posed school consolidation upon the
grounds that the election was illegal
| This action is being brought by the OPP
| ponents Of the proposed consolidated
| school.
Usage.
Theodors Nasing is confined to his
home in the city with broken leg as
the result Of a horse kick received
Monday morning. The injured member
was given proper care as soon as a
doctor could be reached and, Mr.. Mas
ing is getting along as nicely as could
be expected, though he suffers consid;
cradle pain.
Lake Mills.
Melvin Larson. cashier of the Scar
vile Bank in that town. had the mis-
! fortune Saturday to amputate finger
while helping the drayman unload a
barrel of vinegar. Mr.. Larson was
brought to Lake Mills for medical at
tab off
| is the index finger on the right hand
and it will no doubt be handicap to
| Mr.. Larson for a long time to come.
Dubuque.
Ground has been broken. formal eX-
ercises marking the event. for the new
! $50 900 gymnasium to be erected on the
ground of the German college in this
city Addresses were delivered by
Mayor James Saul. President Steffens
of the college and John Saathcff. stu
dent. The new structure with furnish
ings. is made possible by the generosity
of Mrs. Cyrus Mccormick Of Chicago.
Eagle Grove.
Mr.. Saddon of Eagle Grove has in
vented a patent hens nest that is
worthy of general use. When laying
the hen enjoys seclusion and that is
| what Mr.. Saddon's next provides. AS
the hen enters the nest drops down
Just enough to close the opening and
when she steps out the nest raises and
the runway lowers. permitting her to
pass out Mr.. Shaddon expects to ex-
! hibit this nest at the state fair.
Webster City.
Probably the only duck farm in this
part Of the country is located about
eleven miles north Of Webster City and
| operated by E. r. Pringle. who owns
in the neighborhood Of one hundred
and fifty Of the game birds. Mr..
Pringle has ducks of every variety gen.
orally known to Iowa and many OF
them are so thoroughly domesticated
that they show no signs Of their former
wildness.
| SabuIa.
Four persons were slightly injured
when the Colorado Special and Puget
sound express, a fast train on the Mil
waukee road, left the track three miles
| east Of Browns station at 1850 p. m.
Monday There were ten cars in the
train. one mail, two baggage, one day
coach two chair cars, three sleepers,
one combination diner and observation
car. 1t is estimated that the train,
which was three minutes late into
Green Island. was running between
sixty and seventy miles an hour in an
effort to make up this time, and 1t ~
thought to have left the track because
OF its, momentum, az no trace of broken