Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-29
Northern Io1pa Items

DEBORAH.
William Hauswirth killed rattle-
snake on his farm last week. which
measured four feet long, and carried
nine rattles and one. button. This
makes the tenth RATHER killed on the
farm since thsy moved there three
years ago.
Gladbrook.
The faithful servant, %. J. Elston,
who has carried mail <on Route No.
out of this city the past nine years.
has got enough Of the proposition and
will turn the route over to his. success
sor as soon as the postoffice depart
ment at washington appoints one.
Spencer.
F.. L. Eaton has bought the Central
Hotel and will take possession July LIST.
He bought direct from the owners, ].
H. McCord and VIM. F1indt. This is a
good location and Mr.. Eaton intends
making some needed Improvements
and Is contemplating building a new
building in the future.
Eagle Grove.
Four young foxes were captured at
Cowans' Park recently, and may be
seen in their cages back of Leuthold &
Hinkley's. They are large, fine healthy
animals, well developed and lively. The
mother was not captured. The ami
mails belong to the Cowan Brothers,
Lynn and Harley, and Will Korslund
and Herman Torp. They expect to sell
them to some park or menagerie own
er.
Manson.
The big price, for land has beer
| handed to w. D. Long for his quarters
section farm, just two miles east Of
Manson. He sold it yesterday for $22S
per acre, to Peter Bachman Of Cazen-
ovia, Ill. Five years ago he bought II
from Frank Cox for 1925 per acre
| There is no land better than Calhoun
county land and no Calhoun county
land any better than that around Man
son.
Primshar.
The plans and specifications for the
new court house, now on file with tbs
county auditor, are quite formidable
documents. The plans consist of TWEEN
ty pages of drawings each some three
feet wide and four feet long. The
specifications consist OF 1874 pages o.
| typewriter sheets. The contractors
each have secured copy from the ar
chitect and are having the work figured
preparatory to the building. 1t is ex'
pected to let the contract June Is.
Titonka.
Homo Severiens, one Of the oldes
farmers In German township died a
the home of his daughter, Mrs. Pete
Wagner last Friday morning at q
m. of old age and pneumonia. He hat
i been aiiins foT severG! months ant
gradually grew worse until his demise
Mr.. Severiens came to this count!
more than twenty years ago and set
tiled in German township where h
Lived until q year or two ago wher
| he moved to the home Of his daugh.er
where he has since made his home.
Pomeroy.
In response to invitations extended
by Rev. T. Meyer, and the members o
Emmanuel's German Lutheran church
the members of the north Iowa Confer
ence of that church will meet in Pom
eroy next week-on the LIST, End ant
Sd OF June. The conference consists
OF seventy pastors. and while forty
i five is the largest number that has at
tended heretofore, fifty-seven have IL
i ready signified their intention Of com
\ ing and It is likely that others will ac'
cept the invitation before time for thu
i gathering.
Manson.
several years ago. F. n. Coon bough
q block Of land in southern Manson 10
i 81, 900 and sold 1t Tuesday for 313.00
to walter School of Indianapolis, VIII,
Is plating it and will place 1t on tn
ma ket at aution June 3. Col II. L
/ Inglehaft OF Kentucky will auction Of