Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-05
Southern Io,ua Items

hat and several articles loose in the
bottom of the buggy y,ere lost in the
raging stream.
Cttumwa.
Articles of Incorporation for the
new synagogue have been filed with
the county recorder by the congrega-
ton of BNai Jacob. The congresa-
ton is incorporated for the establish
ment OF a corporation of religious
character and is to endure for fifty
wears unless dissolved by three
fourths vote of ali the members. The
object OF the corporation shall be to
take charge of and manage all tenn
poral affairs of the congregation, to
promote all intesestg Moulding spirit
ual! educational and charitable work,
and to have charge of the property OF
the corporation. These affairs are to
be managed by board OF FIVE direc-
tors and the officers Of this board, who
shall serve until the first regular cleo
. ton, shall be D. Splwak, president: E
Brown vice president; NJ. Barmash.
secretary. and N Friedman, treasurer.
l.. Brody is the fifth member Of the
| board.
Oakland.
couraging for the farmers in this vicin-
ity. With more or less rain every day
it is almost impossible to save the grain
and hay crops. Some Of the farmers
have reshocked their wheat in order to
keep it from sprouting in the shock
Much of the hay and alfalfa is cut and
lying on the ground. The oats are
ready to cut and are going down badly
be far yeY
that the oats are very smutty. The
corn is looking splendid and has made
remarkable growth in the past week.
The fields are showing tassels and
should the season be favorable a bum
per corn crop is looked for. The re-
cent hard rains did considerable
damage to the gardens and potato
patches. The apple crop is good and
has not been hurt in the least by the
rainy weather.
sisourney.
According to recent order made by
the city council OF Sigourney, the old
hitching rack around the public Square
is to be removed in the near future.
, This hitching rack is, perhaps, the
Oldest landmark in the city, having
! been erected in 1856, about the time the
ney. During all these years the hitch
! ing rack has been maintained and kept
, in repairs, by the county, as the coun-
ty ella inns to be the owner OF the block
of ground on which the present court
house is located. Many people are OBJ
jecting to its removal on the ground
that this has been the hitching place
for the farmers and others during all
these years, when they come to town
to do their trading and now TO remove
the rack will leave the farmers with
! out their customary place to hitch their
teams and will cause them to go to
neighboring towns to do their trading
and will therefore be the cause of driv-
| ing much trade away from Sigourney.
and that this will be detrimental to the
business interests OF the city.
Fort Madison.
At o'clock Sunday evening the his
| toric bell that will be feature of the
diamond anniversary Of St Joseph's
church here next month. pealed forth
| in the chimes Of the church spire after
having been absent from the church for
| fifty years. 1t was mounted Saturday.
The bell is the one lately secured to
the church after a long search for 1t.
| Its checkered career is known back to
| its use as signal bell Of the Missis-
sippi river steamer OSPREY; next used
by the Mormons at Nauvoo. ILL.,: sunk
with river steamer near st. Louis
and remained on the bed of the river
for long time; recovered and given
to Father Allemann and hung In the
| first st. Joseph church here; used at a
city school, church and fire bell until
1855; used as church and school bell
Of st. Mary's parish from I S65 to 1872;
and donated to the struggling Ham
burg. Iowa. parish where II was. used
for church and city alarms for forty
years. The tone of the bell ID A. and
| with the F and G bells Of the spire. 1t
! forms the first three tones OF, the oc-
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