Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-01
Northern Io1ua Items

San Francisco exposition. Gen. Bert
,, a Aleen. OF the Iowa national guard,
who is located here, estimates 1t VIII
cost $4,000 to send the band to the fair
and keep il there a week. Cedar Rap
|. ida merchants who have been inter-
viewed think it would be a fine adver-
tisement for Iowa. The Killian COM
pany offered to head subscription list
with donation of $50.
Fort Dodge.
Ed Thompson had flied suit against
the Fort Dodge Country Club FOR
81. 900. claiming that Oh April 16 the
employees of the club while burning
rubbish on club property, set live to
eighteen tons Of manure spread over
plaintiffs field on the Deliver farm
Mr.. Thompson declared a strong wind
was blowing toward his farm and that
no precautions were taken to confine
the blaze. He says that in addition to
the burning of the fertilizer. the grass
under it was burned out and that he
had to disk his land and again SOW
seed.
Cedar Rapids.
What may develop into M rider
mystery was discovered by w. II, Tay-
ior, the plumber, while making repairs
to the basement Of the building at III
North Second street. in prying Off the
ceiling Of the basement. Mr.. Taylor
discovered box thirteen inches long
hidden between the ceiling of the base
ment and the flooring Of the first floor.
Suspecting mystery of some kind,
Mr.. Taylor caused the pox to be opened
and was Mortified to find it contained
IL pt, 1tyoy
wrapped in newspaper. Mr.. Taylor
quickly notified Coroner King, tho
went I , the building. took chi sc of
what .emained of the body. and starte.
an Investigation. The coroner pro-
9nouJ ced 1t q murder case.
Fort Dodge.
Some heavy prices are now being
paid for land in northern Iowa, and
particularly that strip between Man
son and Pomeroy where land has gone
up Immensely. The Henry Els farm,
five miles from Pomeroy, brought 1927
for each of the 100 acres last week. One
mile from Pomeroy an eighty acre farm
recently brought $21S an acre and II Is
not thoroughly drained. A Fort Dodge
man speaking of the high prices In
that vicinity said tye German Ameri-
cans who have settled there have made
the high prices. The sons Of the Ger
man families want land near the home
farm and because they are Industrious
and thrifty have the money to pay
good prices for it.
Cedar Rapids.
Sitting in neighborly groups under.
meath the trees In the city park ae
a...irr::o:: Thursday afternoon, s.cc-e. CO
Linn county pioneers talked " Incl
dents that occurred half century or
more ago. listened to n number Of able
addresses in which their work in biax-
ing the trail for tho incoming popula-
ton was commended in the most
laudatory language. snapped stories Of
the old days and had a general all
around good time. It was . great day
for Inns old settlers-the greatest
since the organization was formed II
the opinion Of number Of charter,
members may be taken az criterion.
The weather was ilst right: the
speakers were the best afforded by the
best county in lows, the band music
was OF the proper sort for such IN.
occasion and the pioneers were entAr-.
tanned royalty from the time they ar.
rived In the morning by carriage. or
auto until they left for their homes
near the close Of the day.