Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-09
Northern Io1un Items
Rock Rapids.

Rock Rapids.
The Lyon county board Of supervis-
ors has decided that they will In flu
ture build their own bridges and do
their own road work, and have en-
plcyed Herman Rage. an expert bridge
man, and Jacob Mann. who Is q prac-
teal road grader, to superintendent
the work. 1t is believed that the coun-
ty will have money by this method
and secure better results all along the
line.
vinton.
Seth Gee. youth on parole from the
state Industrial school. was placed In
| charge of Sheriff Ferguson Tuesday
charged with stealing a pocketbook
containing Sc from Miss Maude Brown.
bookkeeper at the Kirk dry goods
store. The boy was employed at the
skating rink, which Is in large tent
east Of the court house. He cut the
canvas with knife and reached thru
the slit and took the pocketbook. He
will be returned to the Eldora institu-
ton.
Cedar Falls. 81
Adam Wagner, head Of the Wagner
Manufacturing Company. makers OF
hardware specialties. has come to be
known as the Henry Ford" Of Cedar
Falls. One Of the first men in Iowa to
better the working conditions OF mis-
employees, Wagner today climaxed mis-
, altruistic program by announcing that
his company would share all its profits
-aboue a per cent earning on the
stock invested-among its employees.
The profit sharing will apply to all
employees who have been with the con-
Germ for one year or more. The dis
tribution will be made in proportion to
the wages received.
Anamosa.
Jones county today is stirred by one
of the most sensational pieces Of lti-
CATION involving prominent persons.
ever held in that part Of the state.
Henry M. Carpenter, leading banker
connected with the Monticello State
bank, and others, are accused by some
of the heirs Of the John Macdonald es-
state Of influencing the testator IN the
making Of a certain will and codich.
THE estate involved is valued at $780,
900. The plaintiffs. William Macdonald,
Elizabeth Macdonald Hurry, heirs OF
June Macdonald Hunter. A. w. Mac
donald. James Macdonald and John l.
Macdonald, are all in Scotland and
ireland at the present time.
Sheldon.
Capt. Edwin p. Messer, resident OF
O'Brien county for the past thirty
three years and Of Sheldon for thirty
two years, died at his homo here Sat
urday. He was in the hardware bust-
ness here until about one year ago. He
was a veteran Of the civil war, having
risen to the rank Of captain in the
uuartermaster's department, and is a
twin brother OF Capt. u. B. Messer, OF
Hartley. Captain Messer was born on
farm near Lester, VT, on Aug. 20.
1898, and is a direct descendant of John
and Priscilla Allen, famed In Long
fellows poem, 1.-THE Courtship OF Miles
Standish," He is survived by his wife
Celeste French, who has been his
faithful helpmate for over fifty years.
and four children.
Cedar Falls.
That Prof. c. p. Colegrove's latest
educational book. The Teacher and
the School," published leg. year, has
already had a national circulation that
marks it as one Of the foremost edu-
cational works today 10 indicated by
"The Book Buyer" Thecurrent issue
OF this publication says: "The recent
adoption by the Indiana State Reading
Circle of Colgrove's The Teacher and
the School again calls attention to q
remarkable book. Indiana IS the TWEEN
ty-sixth state to adopt this book offic-
tally, in one form or another. for the
use of teachers. This means that the
book has reached probably 100000
teachers and been source Of help and
inspiration to them in their work. +"
Professor Colegrove Is vice president of
Iowa State Teachers College.
Sioux City.
Five hundred bird boxes win be
placed In public and private parks in
Sioux City this month undes tho d.