Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-11
Northern Io1ua Items

He was seized with a severe cOuSHlIlS
spell and while it was at its height n
felt something strike the roof of his
mouth and he spat out a bony SUD-
stance. An examination disclosed that
it was a molar. John was mystlneo
for a moment. He knew he was not
a cannibal, but he could not understand
how human tooth got down his gull
Ilet. After scratching his head for
| while he suddenly recalled that he had
had number of ~teeth pulled last
swallowed one while under the influ-
.:ence of gas. Anyhow. Johns cough
has disappeared and he hopes to be
able to obtain some sleep instead Of
spending half the night in eating cold
lunches to satisfy the tooth that was
in his bronchial tubes.
Waukon.
on Wednesday and Thursday, May
10 and 20, at Waukon, the members
of group four, of the Iowa Bankers
Association, will hold their annua!
meeting. This includes the bankers of
CLAYTON, F'ayette, Chickasaw, ALBANIA
kee, Winneshiek and Howard. 1t is ex-
pected $50 members will be in attend
ance. The local banks will aim to en-
terrain the visitors in the best possible
manner The plans 50 far are smoker
Wednesday evening and banquet
Thursday evening.
Monticello.
The Farmers Cooperative Creamery
Company, organized in this city over
fifteen years ago and who have been
conducting creamery in the south
part Of town very successfully during
| that time, have let the contract for the
erection of a new building to be put
up Immediately. .C.<L. Van Meter has
prepared the plans, which provide for
| building 50xs2 and will be built Of
| hollow tile and brick. Special atten-
| ton will be paid to all modern sani-
tary requirements and a complete and
adequate refrigerating plant will be in
stalled. This creamery has always
paid more for butter fat than any other
in this section of the state. The new
building will cost from $4,000 to
$4,000.
| Waukon.
Bobby Engrav, pianist at the Gotta
Theater in this city, is the "Paderew-
ski of Allamakee county" During his
four years of service he has played
over 1000 miles of films and as re-
suit his repertoire of music is so
large that he Is confident he could
possibly play continuously for twen-
| ty-four hours from memory without
repeating a number. In his studio at
home he has a five foot library Of
music which eloquentlys attests his de-
votion to the piano, on which instru-
ment his baby fingers evoked wonder
full melodies at even the tender age OF
years. Not only ragtime, popular.
patriotic and classic music is his rep
ertoire, he also essays the sonatas of
| Beethoven and ether masters. His
most marvellous stunt Is playing
simultaneously on the piano and
organ.
Maquoketa.
According to the report made by
Census Taker E. ]. Huffman. Ma
quoketa has been steadily on the gain
during the past five years, now show-
! ing a total Of 3,751, an increase of 1S1
over the 1910 census. While the growth
has In no way been phenomenal, yet it
has been steady and has been of the
kind which will stay. Maquoketa, not
being manufacturing center, does not
4 have a floating population, and the f1g-
ures, while they move slowly in one
direction or the other, are pretty apt
to remain steady. The past year. has
shown that the population of the city
was on the increase, In the shortage
both for rent and for sale. In spite OF
the size Of the town. lower taxes, etc.
the house rents here have been and
are at present DIS high as Clinton, Dav-
export or Cedar Rapids. There Is only
one cause for the sharp advance, that
being scarcity Of houses.