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

the lots City water has been piped
to this beautiful plat Of land. Five
years ago w. D. Lang. furniture deal
er of this city, purchased 160 acres OF
fairly well improved farm land three
miles east of here for 1925, per acre.
Yesterday he contaminated a sale to
Peter Bachman Of Cazenoyia, ILL.,, for
$22,500, q profit of $4,000 In this short
time.
Fonda.
A committee Of the business men
has raised $500 to improve the old tile
factory grounds and make it into
city park and public bathing pool The
grounds are located near the Illinois
Central depot and contain nearly five
acres, on which there is pond OF
nearly two acres, which is twenty feet
deep. Straight Bros, will donate the
grounds to the city for park purposes
and the $500 will beaused in smoothing
Of the ground, building two bath
houses, laying out drives and walks
and making an ideal little park and
bathing place. 1t is also proposed to
stock the pond with game fish, so that
Fonda will soon have all the adj
vantages of summer resort right at
home.
Usage.
Mr.. Hobart Needham. knight of the
broad highway, appeared before JUS
tice Stoughton Friday and pleaded
| guilty to a charge of stealing couple
| of shirts from the wagon Of a junk
buyer. why, I wouldn't lie to YOU
averred Mr.. Needham. when asked II
he had taken the shirts. "there amt no
! use. You got the goods on me. The
I al toly ON nd cot
! so / said 'Here!' and handed i'm the
shirts. But 1 need 'em. I've wore this
'un for two weeks" The Judge admit
| ted that there was plenty of evidence
to substantiate this statement. and told
Mr.. Needham that it would be his
painful duty to charge him the sum Of
one dollar and costs amounting to
$4.75 for the shirts which he failed to
get. Hobart paid the fine and costs
the same day and left for Charles City
by second class train.
Boone.
While making his rounds Tuesday
night Jack Roach, a c. & N. w. spe-
cial agent, say two automobile tires
| standing against the ice house just
west Of the c. & N. w. station and in
vestigated. He found out that two
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garage and that these were the ones.
There had been two fellows hanging
around the station all night and they
were questioned. It seems that they
had driven through Boone earlier in
the day on their way west but when
only a short distance out Of Ogden
their machine broke down and they
had TO come back to Ogden and ex-
i blamed to the officers that thew then
came to Boone for repairs. Their
stories were doubted by the OFFICERS
but there was no evidence on which to
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Mason City.
Dennison field. the new city play
ground that is being laid out at the
present time is to be dedicated on June
IA. according to announcement made
by D. o. Hubbard, secretary Of the
community Y. NJ. c. A. of this city.
Mr. Hubbard has general supervision
\ Of the work. The dedication cere-
monies are to be held on Flag
day. Aside from the flag raising cere-
monies, Companies A and d of the
Iowa National Guard are to be asked
to take part in the programme. and q
number Of athletic events are also to
be held during the afternoon. Mrs,
Fred Keller, formerly of this city, but
now resident Of Long Beach, Cal,
who provided the funds for the play
ground is expected to be here to at
tend the dedication, ceremonies. The
new playground Is to be named Den
nison field, as memorial to the father
OF Mrs. Keller, the, late o. T. Dennison.