Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-16
Northern Io,ua Items

Racine at the head of one of the ward
schools ever since he left here. some
six years ago. Professor Sogard was
a man of sterling worth and of I'M
questioned character and was always
deeply interested in his work. He has
been called in the prime Of life and
the school world has lost a good
teacher. -Deathvwas caused by typhoid
pneumonia. No word has been re-
ceived relative to the funeral arrange
ments. Professor Sogard is survived
by his wife and two boys, Lawrence.
aged 10 and Ralph. aged 9. =! q
Nashua. 81
Several young men in this city in
dulged in a beer party Saturday even
ing and did about $50 worth OF DANA ge
at the William Neal home just across
the river from town and the result is
one young man has been placed under
arrest and several more arrests will
probably folloSsThe Neal family have
not been living In their cottage for
the past few months but have been
living nearer town. The house is stu
ated in the woods. Just across the river
and when they moved they left quite
little of their furniture. besides con-
siderable corn was stored there. Dur
ing the spree on Saturday night the
furniture, Dishes. window glass, ETC.
were broken up, and the corn badly
damaged. Suspicion pointed to one
young man who had bought faucet.
on that evening and he was arrested
Tuesday night.
Waterloo.
r. r. st. John, of Riceville. district
game warden. will be in Waterloo
next week to arrange for the estab-
lishment of 1000 acre game pre-
serve at some point within the confines
of Blackhawk county. The plan OF
forming preserves is being adopted
in many counties. The procedure is
quite simple. The several owners OF
tho 1000 acres. execute a lease to the
state giving the deputy game warden
permission to look after the protected
game and agree to keep Off all poach-
ers and hunters. In return for this the
state will furnish the land owners
many pairs of Hungarian pheasants.
The game preserve must consist Of
some wild unimproved land to furnish
nesting places for the birds. The
pheasants propagate rapidly and with
proper protection should overflow from
the game preserve into adjacent prop
erty within a few years
Meoresor.
Following the drop in the mercury
the first OF the week an ice gorge has
formed below McGregor causing a rise
OF nearly three feet in the Mississippi
within twenty four hours. j. Doyle.
superintendent Of the west pontoon.
who has studied ice conditions at this
point for forty years gives the cause
Of these rapid rises Of the Mississippi
at ice forming times as this: The
current of the Wisconsin being much
.swifter than that Of the Mississippi
the mississippi freezes over while ice
is yet running in the Wisconsin. The
run of ice from the Wisconsin as 1t
encounters the Mississippi two niles
below McGregor is crowded under the
frozen surface and moving down with
the current meets a short distance
below q shallow part Of the channel
and piles up making solid wall of ice
from the bed OF the river 10 tfle sur
face. The water il damned back and
a sudden rise occurs sometimes AFFECT
ing the Mississippi as far north as
Waukcn Junction The rise continues
until either tn Wisconsin freezes or
the mississippi wears thru the gorge.
In early days General Lawler who had
control Of all transportation between
Prairie du Chen and McGregor. was
pushed to account for these quick To-
cal rises in the river. Suspecting the
Wisconsin might be the cause he sta
toned a man there to watch condi-
lions and found the situation to be as
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