Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-04-13
Northern I01ua Items

Thompson and his sons have made ar
rangements to work the mine to the
full capacity or until it is determined
whether ore is there sufficient for pay
ing. Four miles north Of the Thomp-
son farm another mine of similar char
acter has been discovered and which is
also said to promise well.
Edsewood.
The contract for the monument to
the memory of the soldiers and sailors
of the civil war buried in the Edgewood
cemetery has been awarded to w. D.
Mcintosh Of Manchester. The monu
ment will cost $1,000, of which approx
$1,000 is paid by the county and the
balance was raised by popular sub
scription in Edgewcod. The commits
sion that has had charge of the award
ing of the contract is composed of J.
F. Merry Of Manchester, chairman: r.
A. Mead. a member Of the board Of SUI
pervisors: f. W. Sedgwick, of the SOL
diers' relief, and r. J. Bixby of Edge
wood. Mr.. Bixby is secretary of the
omission. The location of the site
will be chosen in few days and the
erection Of the monument begun as
soon as possible. A
Sioux City.
Eleven years ago Winnebago medi-
| zine man ratified a. tomtom, brewed
/ herbal connections Of mystic potency
sang a few measures of the then most
popular voodoo song, danced, step or
two Of something strangely resembling
the make and declared Peter Rave
and Anna S. Rave man and wife. Yes
;1k; TIT
office of Clerk of Courts j. A. Johnson
and asked to have their marriage con
srmed pale face fashion. A justice
Of the peace called and Peter Rave and
Anna s. Rave were made doubly one
Mrs. Rave carried in her arms-not or
her gack, to be noted--a third Rave
now some or years old. The reason
| ,iven-in good English-by Mr.. and
Mrs. Rave for their second wedding is
| !, typical white mans reason. BY
! taking matrimonial obligations in con-
'ormity with theypale face law they
xpect to clear away impediments to
obtaining certain moneys and lands
| hat the government Is holding ir
trust for Poor Lo and his more or less
poor brothers.
Maquoketa.
DR.. J. W. Benadom doubtless has the
greater collection of fifes Of any prl-
| vate individual in this country, man.
Of which he made himself Some are
Of wood and some Of metal. The one
which he prizes the most highly is one
he made in 1863 His brother, ]. S
| Benadom. has rosewood fife that was
used In the revolutionary war and also
in the civil war. Few people who have
never the Benadoms play realize the
amount Of music there is in a fife
These veteran 'fifers when in full time
pIaying together can fairly cut thu
leaves OF the trees OF start the skin
giles on the roof They played durins
the sixties for drill practice, for the
31st Iowa infantry. Learning to pla,
whom small lads with instruments
made from shumach and alder, thei,
father firing Of their efforts used t.
chase them from the house and tn,
Yard, and they would go to the woods
md sitting astride log. they patiently
persevered until they became experts
fairly driving the hawks. owls ant
wild varmints from their haunts. Ear
| Anderson. grandson Of ]. s. Benadom
has inherited the hfe playing propensi.
ties OF his grandfather and bids fai,
to equal him. The stirring notes Of
| FIFE music had large part in putting
down the rebellion and although the
brass band has taken the place Of tbs
| old fife and drum corps in modern
warfare, .sstiiv me old tfiisers love thu
old fife music.