Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-21
Spirit Lake.

spirit Lake.
made by the German Lntnerah
churches of this city and of Spirit Lake
for their big annual mission festiVal
which will be held five miles north OF
orleans at the farm Of George Berg
mann. known as 1.-The Cakes" on Sun :
dav. Aug. 49, II the weather is not
favorable the meeting will be held in
the church at Spirit Lake.
Storm Lake.
An explosion in gas stove in the
home of ID. g. Lagrange, a ell-known
storm Lake real estate dealer about 7
o'clock Wednesday. caused consider
able excitement in the neighborhood
and seriously burned Miss Rika Smit
who was working in the kitchen. The
damage to the house was small and 1T
is expected that the girl will soon re-
cover.
Mason City.
That the county farm. as the annual
report shows, pays for itself. was again
evidenced this week when the super
visors were paid $1,025.45 for a load OF
pigs taken to the Decker packing plant
of this city The pigs were raised on
the farm. the same as any other private
farm. This is only one of the products
which are disposed of from the county
farm. The check for the porkers
reached the auditors Office yesterday
morning.
Ida Grove.
| Relatives of A. j. Johnston and
daughter, Miss Jessie, have been wor-
rying over their continued silence. The
| last time they were heard from was
when they were touring Switzerland
| and in this letter, received July %, they
stated that they intended leaving soon
for Berlin. Germany. Yesterday At
torney w. E. Johnston received a cable
message from The Hague. Holland. sup
posedly sent by the American embassy
at Berlin, that Mr.. and Miss Johnston
were in Berlin. and that they were be-
| ing looked after by the American am
bassador, and were safe and not in neec
of funds.
Storm Lake.
4 The special election. which was hell
at Sioux Rapids yesterday to decide tn.
question Of issuing bonds in the sun
| Of $4,000 for the purpose of erecting
and equipping a modern school build
ing. carried with q total Of 50 votes, tn
women returning majority Of 81 votes
and the men O majority of II. A heav.
vote was cast and much interest wa.
manifest. This Is the third time thi
issue mas been before tine people. Du
those desiring new building were per
sistent in their attempt to carry a,
election. The Sioux Rapids consolidat
ed school district owns it's ground an,
1t Is expected that a fine building will
ooop no ready for llAe
Waukon.
Judge Marion Bradley Hendrick die
at his home here Saturday. aged Z;
His death removes pioneer jurist O
Iowa and one of the best known clti
zens of Allamakee county Judge Hen
drick was born In Livingston count.
New York. March II. 1897. and cam
to Allamakee county In 1916. In lS6
he was married to Miss Amelia Gibson
who, with the following children sur
vive: Attorney Hendrick. of Waukcn
Mrs. Theo. Burgess. of Kansas: Ma
Hendrick. Of North Dakota. and Mr.,
Maud Baldwin, Of Waterloo. His deaf
closes the family circle Of four brother
who died within the last year. In, hi
younger days Judge Hendricks FOL
lowed the carpenter trade and studie
law, being admitted to the bar In 1856!
In 1867 he was appointed probat
judge Of Allamakee county and tw
years later was elected county auditor
In politics he was democrat and Wa
elected delegate to the democratic M