Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-06
Spirit Lake.

Spirit Lake.
AS a matter OF curiosity the mem
bers Of the ]. s. leighton family south
OF town kept track Of the automobiles
that passed their home on the Ar
nolds Park road on Sunday and by
actual count between the hours Of
o'clock in the morning and in the even
ing 1902 automobiles passed by.
Sioux City.
Another blow for the high cost of
living. Local grain men declare that
the enormous wheat crops will bring
reduction in the price of flour de-
spite the unprecedented European de-
mand incident to the war. The yield
in this section is estimated at 20 per
cent greater than that of last season.
Laureus.
Willard Wheeler while threshing
near Pocahontas came near losing
his eyes. He was pouring hot metal
about joint in one part of which was
some water which, turning into steam
and gas, blew the hot metal back into
his eyes. The burns while very pain
full, will not necessarily cause the loss
Of sight.
Arthur.
The city is improving the main
streets of the town by putting in a
cement gutter This gutter lies all
along the west side Of the street in
front of the stores and partially on
the east side, going as far as Fries
restaurant and on the north side Of
Pruyn & Yousling's store The work
is being done by George Roll.
Rockwell City.
There is a fine piece of road grad
ng the first mile east of the high
school. The road here is being pre-
pared for the mile of model highway.
The state has certain requirements to
follow and when these are finished 1t
will furnish steam roller and com
plete the work. 1t will be graveletI
and oiled and when completed will be
the finest mile of road anywhere
around here Walter Gerber did the
work and deserves hearty commenda-
ton for this splendid piece of work.
Sioux City.
The modern woman movement has
extended to the Winnebago Indian res.
ervation near here. After pining alone
in their humble home for many DAYS.
Squaw Little Bear, wife of David Little
Bear, decided to employ strictly civ
ilized methods with her derelict spouse
who had left her without sustenance.
She filed charged Of desertion anf'
non-support against the brave. He
was found. loafing about the Great
Western station in this city and taken
back to answer the complaint.
Waterloo.
Members Of Waterloo lodge No. 200.
B. P. o. Elks, discussed plans rela :
tive to the lodges new property at
Park avenue and Mulberry street, and
instructed the committee to continue
it's investigation of the question of
housing the lodge at the recently ac-
quired property. At the next regular
meeting the committee will present
figures on the estimated cost of re-
modelling the old building and that of
building new structure. Definite ac-
ton will be taken soon after this re-
port is available.
Sioux City.
Fifty men and $50 women are en-
ployed in the schools of Woodbury.
county, according. to the annual report
of Superintendent T. B. Norris. which
was forwarded yesterday to the state
superintendent These teachers in
struct nearly 10000 school children
There are in the county 14.321 children
of school age and Of this number H.
s27 are IN Sioux City. However, many
Of these do not attend the schools,
having completed the work demanded
under the state law. The annual re-
port indicates that there has been a