Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-06-01
Northern Ioua Items

marketing Of market poultry and eggs
will be studied as to the most effective
way Of obtaining the highest price for
the best product. Special attention
will be paid to the character of the
stock, whether pure bred. naonsrel or
cross bred and the special manage
ment with reference to the age OF the
parent stock and the age Of the poultry
marketed and the price received.
cosson.
During the storm last Monday and
Tuesday morning, lightning struck the
Phillips house In Coggon. occupied by
Mrs. Phillips and Mr.. and Mrs. H. l.
Patten. About all the damage done was
shattered bay window. Several trees
were also sturck by lightning during
the storm. The Reilly house, east Of
town, occupied by Mack Fowler and
wife, was struck and had one corneu
slivered up considerably, but luckily
no fire resulted. and Mrs. Kate Cole
mans barn was struck and slightly
damaged.
Waterloo.
Resolutions, sweeping in their char
acter were adopted by the Business
Mems Temperance Association against
alcohol at their annual banquet The
dry workers Of the county demand
the immediate repeal of the mulct law,
oppose w. L. Harding. ask the gen.
eral assembly to submit a constitu-
tional amendment to the voterS,ygiving
women the right to vote; favor nation
wide prohibition, and favor law re-
curing agents of interstate commerce
shipping companies to require con-
signees Of intoxicants to sign state
ment to such agents by the county
auditor, showing the date kind and
quantity of liquors, before their deliv-
cry.
Humboldt.
In the sale last week Of the Hum
boldt College buildings together with
its eight acre campus to V. c. Brown,
Of Grand Forks. \. d.. an important
change takes place. MIR. Brown is as
ISOLATED with capitalists at Macomb,
H.. has had much executive expert
ence and Is we'll fitted TO continue the
school on an enlarged plan. j. P. Peter
son, who has been president and owner
of the college for nineteen years. has
been retained by the new management
for at least another year, after which
time he and his wife, who has been an
factor In the schools adj
vance, hope to take q vacation. The
college was originally organized in 1872
by Rev. S. H. Taft. founder OF Hum
boldt. being the first college town in
northern Iowa. Edward Everett Hale.
Peter Cooper and other aotables as
sisted.
! Vinton.
Last Tuesday occurred the death Of
Judge John Shane, one of Vinton's
earliest settlers and most prominent
citizens. He was born In Jefferson
county. May &c, 1922. He obtained his
early education In the common schools
, and Jefferson College. later studying
law with Edwin NJ. STATION. Lincoln's
| secretary Of war. Following his ad-
mission to the bar in 1s4s. he took up
the practice Of law in Steubenville, o.
In 1855 he moved to Iowa and located
in vinton. He was a delegate to the
state convention at Iowa City in 1856,
when the republican party was or
ganized. He served in the Thirteenth
infantry during the civil war and at
tanned the rank OF colonel. Colonel
Shane was elected on the republican
ticket to the state senate in 1871. and
served four years. He was afterwards
elected judge Of the Eighth judicial
district.