Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-06

Fort Dodge.
Two hundred dollars an acre was
paid by Edward Nydegger for forty
five acres of land of the Sortland farm,
two and half miles northeast of the
city. There were no Improvements on
the place. NJ. G. Sperry made the sale.
iSwea City.
Veterinarian r. H. Schrecengost Is
exhibiting a freak consisting OF pig
with one head and two bodies or two
pigs with one head. whichever you
want to say. The doctor obtained this
freak from Gus Torine and has it pre-
served in alcohol. The two bodies are
with one head.
Ames.
The Ames Hotel was sold Monday
by Walter Canady to Charles Clark,
possession being given Immediately.
Mr.. Clark becomes the owner of the
furniture and fixtures vi the hote! a?a
assumes the lease on the building. Mr..
Clark has been night clerk at the hotel
for the past seven years and is thor
oughly familiar with the business.
Manchester.
Plans are being formulated for an
evangelistic campaign, to be conduct
ed in this city, under the direction OF
all of the Protestant churches Of the
city An evangelist of prominence has
been engaged to conduct the special
meetings. According to the plans as
outlined the meetings will begin the
first week in September and continue
for a period Of five or six weeks.
Sioux City.
John B. Folck, II years old, an
adopted son of A. P. Folck, farmer, liv-
ing seven miles south Of Mapleton, has
confessed to j. A. Tracy, deputy state
fire marshal, that he started the fire
which on July destroyed the home of
his adopted parents. He told the state
official that for the last eight years he
has been in the arson business, princi-
pally because he had an aspiration to
burn things.
Sioux City.
Viola Haffwold aged IS, Of Merrill,
suffered a compound fracture of the
right leg when a car she was driving
turned over on the main road between
Neville and Rock Branch. She was
Just learning to drive. The young wOm-
an was brought to st. Joseph's hos
pital, where she underwent an opera
ton Monday night. She is resting cas-
lily. Elmer Saddler, another occupant
of the car, was injured slightly.
Carroll.
Because of the recent death Of his
father-in-law, and the amount of bus
mess to be looked after for the next
few months or year, Rev. Charles F.
McMann, pastor of the Baptist church
of this city, finds it necessary to close
his work here. He presented his resig
nation last Sunday morning, to take
effect Sunday, Aug. Is. After that time
they will move to Corydon. where Mrs.
McMann's mother lives.
Dubuque.
A force Of twenty men have been
working for the past two days cutting
the weeds on the vacant lots thruout
the city. The cost of the work will be
charged UP to and paid by the owners
Of the lots. The city council at a re-
cent meeting gave the owners Of the
vacant lots the time between the meet
ing and Aug. I, in which to free their
property from the unsightly vegetation.
In some instances the property owners
complied with the request and cut their
own weeds. There were many who did
not do so. however, and the action
threatened by the council is now taking
place.
Dubuque.
Dubuque shippers are in receipt of
notice from John II. Bernhard OF the
Inland Navigation Company, that his
concern will. about Oct. 1, put in oper-
alton one of its barges of 1,400 tons
capacity, running Z between New Or
leans and st. Paul. Mr.. Bernhard was
one of the delegates to the big Mis-
Fsissippi Valley shippers meeting held
in Dubuque June g. The Inland Navi-
CATION Company proposes to cut down
carrying charges as compared with the
all-rail rate between river cities Is per