Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-03-31
Southern Iowa Items

services were held at q o'c.oek this
afternoon -frcm the home with inter-
nlent in Oakdale Cemetery,
West Liberty: -.
Friday Mr., and Mrs. George Kelch Of
West Liberty. celebrated their sixtieth
wedding anniversary. with four Of
their Ave children at home. They have
lived in this vicinity since 1855. The
children are Mrs. F. H. Conklin. Mrs.
Henry Rumme!!s, Frank and John
Kelch. all o. whom live in this vicin-
!,y. and Albert Ke.ch Of Illinois. The
last named could not attend the cele-
b-ation. Mr.. Kelch Is = native Of Ger
many. who came to New Jersey when
ne was years at age. They have lived
in West Liberty for twelve years. COM
ing here from the Comfortable neigh
borhood a few miles north.
Newton.
Mt. and Mrs. Abe Carrier probably
have been married longer than any
other couple in Jasper county-haying
Just rounded out their xty-eighth an
niversary. No special celebration OF
the anniversary was made. The ven
cradle bride and groom received calls
from numerous old friends during the
afternoon. to whom ice cream and cake
were served. Flowers. candies anc
other gifts came 10 them as token 0:
friendship that never dies. OF the six.
ty-eight years of their married life
F.. ffty-seven have been spent in New.
! ton. MY Carrier will be 80 years ole
! II he lives until next Christmas, am
the next month Mother Carrier viii b.
81.
West Liberty.
At their country home north Of Yves
Liberty. Friday. Mr.. and Mrs. JOIN
worrall celebrated the sixty-third an
niyersary Of their marriage. their hos
pitable home being filled with relatives
gathered to aid in the celebration. MI
and Mrs. Worrall came to Iowa NOR
than fifty years ago and have been res
idents OF the same neighborhood thru
out this half century. Their advance
ages. apparently have had little effec
, on their health and both were able {
; enjoy the day Of celebration to tn
utmost. Their life has been pecul
iarIy happy and contented one an
neighbors who have known them 70
many years declare neither has eve
. spoken harsh word to the other.
csntsrviiIs.
Link Harbold, the Plano stochmal
. il home from his Arkansas trip. wher
he bought 1900 shoats to be used
filing his contract with Ames agricu'
tural college. by which he keeps IN
> institution supplied with hogs to
used in making cholera serum. He r
Gently renewed his contract for 81
. hogs per month to run TIL next Octt
q Der. In other words he IS providin
the college with about $500 hogs p'
9 year. Mr.. Harbold Is supplying I"
= kinds OF. hogs, One Is fat hogs TN
!. have been made immune to cholera
the serum treatment These weigh fro
t 225 to $50 az rule when he shil
: them. The other Is young hogs, TN
u have not had the cholera, or trea
ment. These are sent to Anes T1'shc'
treatment for the purpose OF beir
k treated with cholera virus, and ART
! they are sick with the cholera tn
J" are killed. the blood drawn on. II
i, used for inoculating other hogs WI
!. cholera. They have to be sacrinced
), get the virus, their meat not being
10 &c: table mse. But the hogs that ma
r been treated are used TO draw q
h serum from and after they are Tn
ii with them for that purposo they .
al used for meat