Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-11-09
Center Point.

| Center Potnt.
! Mr.. Frazine has moved the Inde-
pendent office to a larger room. he
! has just installed linotype which
makes the office equipment complete.
Mr.. Frazine is thoroughly familiar with
all phases of the newspaper business
and is making fine paper of the In
! dependent. His wife ably assists him
/, in the office. They are ambitious, eff
cient and Industrious, combination
! which spells success.
vinton.
| The Benton county treasurer has
completed his second semi -annual col
!, lection of taxes and has placed it to
the several accounts. The first semi
annual collection amounted to $3l4,-
92s1s and the second collection to $780,
394.42-or a grand total of $571,S22.6O.
He is now preparing his annual tax
/ list. which will receive it's first publi-
cation next week. 1t will not be large.
as taxes are pretty well paid up in
| this county.
Fort Dodge. CO
L. V. Geer, ticket agent at the Great
Western, received an anonymous letter
postmarked Duncombe. in which were
So and the words, Add this to your
conscience fund for half fare ticket.
Mr. Geer is wondering where 1t came
from or how a person got half fare
without paying for it. The only rate
that approaches 81 is to Minneapolis
which is $2.01 for a half fare. Some
two weeks ago the till checked up 81
short and Mr. Geer thinks this may
account for the shortage.
Carroll.
Wednesday night the cleaning and
pressing house of Hoeft & Meis was
entered from the rear by removal OF
glass; and clothes to the value of about
$3.50 were stolen. These clothes had
been left there to be cleaned and
pressed and were easily accessible,
once Abundance was gained. 1t is
stated Snodgrass who is in Jail charged
with stealing the Thurlimann car says
that he knows who the thief is, but
does not know where he went last
Wednesday.
Primshar.
The O'Brien County Democrat has
been sold Eugene Sullivan, of Archer,
has paid Publisher Drips $3.50 for his
equity in the mortgaged plant and will
continue the publication assisted by
printer by the name of Fitzgerald of
Doom. Sullivan announces that he will
write the editorials but has not dis
closed the political position that the
paper will occupy. Sullivan has in the
past been one of the active "bull
moosers' of the county, but it is sup
posed that he will continue the paper
as a democratic institution.
Boone.
Boone is rapping on wood. Since the
fire chiefs report was made to the city
last January, showing the fire losses
for the previous year, the actual fire
loss in the city has been but $5,443,S4,
and $500 of this amount is charge
able to the damage sustained by the
German Lutheran church leaving ST.
943.S4 loss by fire in the entire city
aside from the church building. This
record has been accomplished by one
fire team and crew covering dis
trict Of approximately seven square
miles.
Rsinbeek.
The sale held Wednesday OF last
week on the farm of the late Dethlef
Dohrmann, north Of town, was a sue
cess in every particular. There was
a good crowd present and good prices
prevailed for nearly everything sold.
Corn brought $11.5O an acre; hay 80 a
ton; horses as high as $3.50: hogs SO
for last spring pigs; cattle and ma
chinery brought good prices. The farm
was recently sold to Mrs. Dohrmann,
mother of Dethlef, and she in turn has
rented it to August Horstmann for $3.50
an acre. The latter's prospective SON.
in law will work the place.
Monticello.
An unfortunate automobile accident
occurred shortly after o'clock Thurs
day evening on Maple street, near the
corner of First street. Two automo-
biles were going south on Maple street
at an ordinary rate OF speed. A young
man named Theron Tracy. who was on
the sidewalk on the east side of Maple
street hailed the driver OF the leading
car, roadster, and asked for q ride.
The roadster stopped and young Tracy.
a lad of about Is years, ran into the
street to get in, not noticing that the
other car was coming on. He ran di-z
rectly in front of that car and was
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