Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-11-02
Dubuque.

bishop of Dubuque, has been appointed
spiritual director of the Catholic Total
Abstinence Union OF America, sue
ceeding Bishop Canevin of Pittsburgh,
who held that position for many years.
Fort Dodge.
= Attempting to lasso a calf proved
disastrous for Howard Hoyer, twelve
year old boy living near Humboldt.
The animal Directing to western
methods, kicked the boy on the head.
inf1icting a scalp wound. He was
brought to Fort Dodge for treatment.
His condition is, not dangerous.
laurens.
A Laurens celery raiser has discov-
cred that the peat land found frequent
ly where old sloughs have been drained
is fine for raising celery: Two stalks
of his produce weighed Ave and one
half pounds after the tops had been
cut off. J, This would be profitable
use of this land.
George.
Something Of the value. or the lack
of'value of the corn crop in northwest
Iowa may. be gained from the fact that
at the Geick public sale near George,
in Lyon county, few days ago. corn
in the field at 1925. 81 and $3.50 an
acre. according to the condition and
location of the field. Is
Fort Dodge.
The Lehigh Sewer Pipe and Tile
Company's claim of 1925 against the
National Surety Company and others
was sustained by Judge H. E. Fry, at
Webster City last week. The case was
first reviewed by Judge Birdsall at
Clarion, acting as a referee. Judge
Fry increased the referees verdict by
s117. Burnquist and joyce appeared
for the plaintiff.
Sioux City.
The plan to establish municipal
athletic park here is now an assured
success. Councilman Lewis, head Of
the park department. announces the
city will exercise its option on ten
acre tract near the heart of the city.
Work of equipping it as an athletic
park for the use of the children of the
city will begin early next spring. The
option expired on Jan. 1.
Manchester.
Mrs. Ralph Norton, who, with her
husband, is engaged in evangelistic
work among the soldiers in Londen,
has experienced lHc HdZdTuS Tic
German Zeppelins recently. Writing
to friends here she says that bombs
have been thrown in close proximity Of
the hotel where she and her husband
have their headquarters, much damage
having ocSlrred.
Sioux City.
6 Stock Syards at Sioux City show phe-
nomenal gain in business during the
year 1915. Total receipts of animals for
the first nine months reach 2,124,639,
an increase of 560,242 over the whole
OF 1914. Receipts of hogs so far in 1915
have been 1,4l7.440, an increasepof 4O2,-
4O5 over 1914. In only one class of ami
mails was there a decrease, receipts
showing a falling off and this was in
calves, which decreased 545.
Dubuque.
Bulgars entered the Office Of the
Midland Chemical Company Friday
night and after prying open the cash
drawer secured 81. 1t is also believed
that a quantity of stamps was taken.
The robbery has been reported to the
police. The burglars gained entrance
by breaking thru one of the windows.
The office fixtures were displaced.
Police are of the opinion that the rob-
berry was the work Of local characters.
Aekiey. i
Billy Barr, thirty-s seven years in the
employ of the Illinois Central railroad
for many years conductor 3on one Of
the local passenger runs thru Ackley,
has quit punching and taking up
tickets and retired on a pension-in
addition to the little roll that Billy
had laid up for the rainy day. He.
with Engineer Hank Knowlton, had
the record run between Waterloo and
Dubuque, ninety-two miles in an hour
and fifty minutes made with an engine
much smaller than now in common use.
Mr.. Barr will divide his time between
Waterloo and Dubuque.
Grand Junction.
A tramp giving his name as Walter
Brown, and his age as 80, was picked
up on the Northwestern right-of-way
early Thursday morning, suffering from
q broken shoulder blade, q wrenched
right ankle and an injured knee. He
says that the freight on which he had
box car accommodations was standing
on the track two miles west Of town.
and he was lounging In the door OF his
observation compartment when tho en-.
gineer careless Of the comfort Of his
passengers. started the train with -
jerk which threw Mr. Brown to the
ground, causing the aforesaid injuries.
Tho man was brought to town, his In
Juries cared for by DR.. Kester, and he