Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-02-13
Mason City.

Quarter sized shirts called down the
displea sure of the lowe. Retail Clothing
Merchants at their annual convention
President Frank Burrows said quar-
ter size shirts would require carry
ing stock twice as large. The conven-
ton will last three days. and will
be entertained by the Commercial club.
Monticello.
The contract for paving portions Of
several streets south Of Main street
was awarded by the council at special
session to F. X. Hahn, Of Cedar Rapids,
whose bid was the lowest, amounting to
$12,463. The plans call for paving
curbing and guttering with concrete
six inches thick Many bids were SUBJ
mitted from neighboring towns.
Independence.
The first automobile institute ever
held in this section closed here Satur-
day evening. after being in progress
for three days in charge Of r. f. Davis.
automobiling were given by Mr. Davis
and the institute was one Of much in
terest and instruction. The institute
was held under the auspices of the
athletic association Of the high school
and was promoted by Secretary Rigby,
of the Commercial club.
Fort Dodge.
Police Chief NJ. ]. Jordan and Charles
Grant, recently Of the police force,
have bought two bloodhounds. Here
after when assistance OF dogs Is need
ed in tracking criminals In this locality,
there will be hounds available. The
dogs have been ordered from the Rock
wood Kennels in Lexington. KY, from
which famous dogs have been sent to
various parts Of the country. the
hounds must be trained by the local
men but full directions for this pro-
cess are sent with the dogs and will
be followed by the new owners
Sioux City.
James Bacon. an operative Of the
American detective agency. was at
tackled by several men Wednesday in
an alley near Fifth and pierce streets
and badly beaten. His assailants have
not been captured. Detective A. G.
Curtis, who employed Bacon to obtain
evidences against disorderly houses. is
OF the opinion that the men who as :
saulted Bacon are adherents Of women,
who have been arrested by the police IN
raids The detective was kicked in
the head by his assailants and had to
obtain medical attention.
Ames.
The state board Of education at its
meeting in Des Moires Wednesday
raised the salary of DR.. c. c. Cole. who
has charge of serum Manufacture at
the Iowa State college, to $4,000 a year.
DR.. Cole has had number Of offers.
Illinois attempted to secure his ser
| vices, offering him salary $500 larger
| than Iowa has been paying. The Iowa
board of education met this. with an
increase Of similar amount. The
plant manufacturing hog cholera serum
at Ames is the largest in the United
States. 1t is producing 100000 cubic
| centimenters of serum a week.
Cedar Falls.
! Fifty years ago. February. 1854, Rev
F.. X Miller, of this city. was the young
pastor Of the GAINESVILLE Methodist
church. which was erected the year
previous and last Sunday he preached
the golden anniversary sermon which
| the congregation observed with an ap-
propriate service. Several from this
city and vicinity were in attendance
Among the number We're Mr.. and Mrs
j. w. st. John. Mrs. A. B. Chase and
Mrs. j. X. Maynard. former residents
of GAINESVILLE. DIR. Miller reviewed the
history Of the church from its 'bezin-