Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-09
Rockwell City

Rockwell City.
The board of supervisors have pur-
chased some ornamental shrubs and
trees for the court house square. 1t
is the plan to have this beautiful spot
laid out by landscape artist and
make it in reality beauty spot as we'll
as a resting place. They are to be
commended in their efforts along that
line.
Grundy Center.
At special meeting Of the Grundy
Center school board held last Friday
night $4,000 worth Of bonds to be is
sued for the purpose Of building our
new school house were sold to the
Harris Trust & Savings Company, Of
Chicago. The bonds will bear per
cent interest and they are issued for
twenty years. The company getting
the bonds will pay premium Of $3.50
for them Three different firms had
representatives here who submitted
bids for the business.
Arlington.
The prospect Of a very short corn
crop in this locality this year. is caus-
ing the movement Of considerable
amount Of spring shoats. During the
current week four loads Of hogs have
been shipped and good per cent OF
them are young hogs. which repre-
sents a great reduction in the farm re-
ceipts from the sale of the usual
finished porkers. One car Of sheep
shipped by Lester Squlres and load
of cattle make up the weekly consign-
ments.
Edsewood.
Leclia, the 3-year-old daughter of
Ed Portwine, living six miles north of
here owes her recovery, after being
lost in the woods all night, to a flock
Of geese owned by Mr.. John Hadding,
a neighbor. The child was found in
a field near his home. Hadding heard
his geese calling and found them sur
rounding the child in the field. The
child had travelled over mile. drag
ging pair Of her fathers suspenders
behind her. The child was unframed
but received few scratches.
Parkersburs.
community has promoted a home
coming festival and barbecue. The
newly formed Community Club con-
sidered the question at several meet
ings and made up its mind to promote
Of people, who in times gone by lived
in town and vicinity would be more
than glad to come back and revisit the
old scenes and meet old friends IL
special day or days would be appointed
for this purpose. This opportunity is
now theirs on Sept. is and II.
Rockwell City.
The company putting in the big
paving contract is employing a largo
force of men. There are about one
hundred working at the present time.
These men are paid from 1925 to IS or
SO per day. The weekly pay roll
amounts to over two thousand dollars.
A large part of this money is spent
in Rockwell City. There are no tramps
in Rockwell City this summer and no.
body is out Of work. This is the first
of many benefits that will come to us
because Of the foresight and business
capacity of our present city admins
tration.
Dewitt.
Little Vera Murphy, 9-year-old
daughter Of Burns Murphy, was struck
by an automobile driven by Thomas
Marion Saturday evening. and knocked
down. She sustained badly bruised
hip and a cut on the chin which neces-
stated the taking Of several stitches.
but her injuries are not serious. Mr..
Marion stopped his car at once and
with others hastened the little girl to
doctors Office. No blame Is at
tached to him for the accident. Three
cars were coming down the street, and
Vera, in lodging two Of them, ran
directly in front Of the third as she at.
tempted to run across Jefferson street
at its business point near the library.
Sioux City.
The vanguard Of the itinerant har-
vest hands is returning from the Da-
kota wheat fields. With the' harvest
ing nearly over in the Dakotas the
police Of that city are looking for
easier times so far as holdups and rob-
berries are concerned. While no
statistics were kept OF the number Of
men who passed thru Sioux City for
the harvest fields Of the north IL is
estimated that in the neighborhood OF
$4,000 men made this their gathering
point Some times as high as 500 came
and departed at one time. This Wa