Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-18
Northern Io,ua Items

the fear that something had happened
to Mrs. Snyder and the children. They
; went to the Snyder home and smelled
gas as soon as they entered the door.
When they discovered the woman and
i the children they rushed back to the
Swolley house and explained what had
happened. Mrs. Snyder and the boy,
they said, were lying on the floor Part
of the woman's body was resting on a
| basket containing tomatoes. The girl
was in baby carriage. All three were
unconscious.
Fort Dodge.
| A. w. Steinke, Of this city, an en-
ploye Of the Monarch Telephone Com
pany, has been given d patent on an
improvement in the old system of tele-
phone. used In this city and many
others when people do not wish to pay
for better service The improvement
covers telephone exchange and tele-
phone. 1t is an appliance that can be
placed on both old style and new
phones, but Is made purposely for the
old style machine. Whether the i'm
provement will be placed on tele-
phones made by the Monarch people is
F, a matter to be considered soon.
Clinton.
Ernest Phillips hired man on the
Dolan farm two miles south of Delmar,
! is accused of decamping with two Of
Mr.. Dolan's horses-a team of bays,
one chunky and the other ranSy ami
NAL. Sheriff Ramsey was notified this
morning Of the disappearance of
Phillips and of the horses, and the
local authorities are looking out for
the man. He is described as being of
! slim build. and about 30 years of age.
| Ida Grove.
i Thomas Mein sold the south half of
section IL, in Logan township to Will
liam Kolb for $4,000 or 1925 an acre.
Kolb sold Mein a quarter in the same
section for $4,000.
! Waukon.
Allamakee county is believed to hold
the state championship on the old age
residents. Last Wednesday, II. S.
| Cooper celebrated his 91st birthday.
&c &c Sr-y great reader. drives to
F; town every week and has the man
agement of a 600acre farm. Wednes-
| day Of this week Mrs. Townsend cele-
brated her goth. birthday. She is hale
and hearty the mother of large fam
| lily of children and still able to wash
I
of her unmarried children still reside at
home with her Patrick Donahue. lv-
! ing at New Albin. is "a years old and
Mrs. Damon Whaley. living in Wau-
kon, is 90. This is only a partial list
Of the "old timers" living in Allamakee
county.
Me"n. Vernon.
The formal opening Of the new year
i occurred at Cornell college Wednesday,
the central feature being an address by
President Charles w. Flint who was
greeted by an audience of one thou
sand persons in the college auditorium.
The opening registration on Tuesday
evening, the end of the first day. was
well over the 500 mark and showed
the increase Of approximately fifteen
per cent over a corresponding period
of last year. This increase is well
distributed, the freshman class being
| fully up to standard and all other
college classes showing a distinct ad-
vance Of previous registration. The
academy is the only section Of the col
/ this section Of the work has nearly
held its own.
! NWate.!es.
l Inc next annual meeting OF the
American Jersey Cattle Club will be
held here during the week from Sept.
20 to Oct. 8, during the Waterloo dairy
cattle congress and pure food show.
and On the evening Of Wednesday,
Sept. 20. this organization which in
cludes prominent breeders Of Jersey
cattle from all parts Of the United
States, will hold banquet at Hotel
Russell Lamson. according to a tele-
gram received this morning by Man.
! ager E. s. Estel from r. NJ. Cow, sec
| rotary Of the American Jersey Cattle
Club, Of which Hugh G. Van Pelt, of
Waterloo, is director. While this
meeting will bring many prominent
dairy cattle men to Waterloo there will
be several state conventions which
promise to add to the attendance at
the cattle congress. The Iowa Guernsey
Breeders Association will banquet on
the following evening, while on the
next night the members Of the Iowa
Holstein -Friesian Association will
9athar q round the fAattvA hr<ord