Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-16

Fort Dodge. r;
When getting list of voters for the
poll tax list, Police Judge s. N. Mogo-
wan discovered that the new city
directory omits 400 voters names. Fig
uring that equal discrepancies are to
be discovered in the remainder of the
list, he says the population aofzfFort
Dodge would be increased toS $4,000
rightfully counted.
Fort Dodge.
Webster county dependents must eat
|oleomarRarine for butter and must go
without the majority Of fruits and
such food of small nutrition as salmon.
Miss Mabel Tribbott, overseer OF the
poor, has made out new list Of edibles
which the poor will be allowed. 1t in
cludes all the staple necessities and
allows few extras for invaiids.
cIarksvilie.
William J. McCunIiifT and Miss ..o!.3
Byam were married in Des Mo1nes at
the state fair on Sept. 6, and have just
made the fact known to their friends.
The groom was at one time barber
at this place but has been at Waverly
for some time The bride is daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Win Byam from near
GAINESVILLE. Mr. McCunniff has just
purchased a barber shop in Plainfield
and they will start housekeeping there.
Calender.
c. Van Allen, a garage owner and his
helper, George Barber, were overcome
by fumes from an automobile engine
Saturday and one or both of them
might have been dead, but for the fact
that the telephone bell rang. Because
! MIS- Mrs. y:n:.s.A.M!!en We: prompted &c CPL!
up the garage to talk to her husband.
at q critical moment, both men are able
to tell how it all happened.
Mason City.
L On the Densmeer farm near Albert
Lea, a piece of ground thirty feet by
100 feet has within the past few days
settled to depth Of thirty feet and It
continues to settle. What makes 1t
settle no one knows. 1t is in the pas
ture, in which stock is running, and
to protect the stock the owner Of the
farm has put a temporary fence around
the depression. There never was any
excavation Of any kind anywhere near
where it is settling and the fact that
! it has settled thirty feet would in
dictate large cavity.
vinton.
While going to the field on the farm
Of Clarence Meyhew, in Cedar town
ship, one Of the hired men dropped q
loaded shot gun, the charge striking
5-year- old Norma Sangster in the
lower leg. The child was running along
behind the men, when one changed his
gun from the right to the left shoulder
and in some way lost his grasp on the
lgun. It fell to the ground with the
Fabove result, and it was very narrow
escape from instant death for the
child.
Monticello.
Mrs. Jessie Boys has been elected as
teacher of domestic science In our pub
i tic schools, commencing with tho
semester. Mrs. Boys is a graduate OF
/ the Iowa State College, at Ames, OF the
class Of 1908. She has taught for two
Years in Miss Farmers school of cook
cry at Boston, and has done college ex-
tension work. She comes highly recon-
mended. It is the intention Of the
school board to have her devote he1
whole time to the teaching of domestic
science. introducing It into some Of the
Hover grades. rather than to have hel
teach other branches. as has been done
formerly. The salary to be paid L
5000 a year. e 81
Waukon.
4 William Hefllisheim, an experienced
hard wood sawmill man Of Richland
4 Center, Wis. has moved his plant to
the 1900 acre tract Of timber at Hart'a
ranch, owned by. w. 8. Hart OF THU
place, and the timber will be sawed into
= finishing lumber, furniture, wagon and