Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-08
Northern Iowa items

loo's milk ordinance, which is consid-
cred one of the best in the state. was
adopted, the milk dealers complied
with every requirement OF the law The
tests were made public and the dealers
took pride in bringing their milk up
to the standard. During the past two
years they maintain dealers have used
Glass A caps without complying with
the requirements. The dealers lost in
terest and as a result the conditions
are not as satisfactory as two years
ago. ,,.1 H.
Monticello.
Henry Schoen. agricultural imple-
ment dealer Of this city, and a good
democrat, tried to raise 500, the sum
necessary to secure the stopping OF
William J. Bryan at this city. May Q,
to deliver his lecture on prohibition
and Woman Suffrage Mr.. Bryan
speaks at Anamosa, twelve miles dis
tant, also at Wyoming, in this county.
on that date The money could not be
raised and as consequence MIR. Bryan
will merely change cars here, and have
no opportunity to address the people.
Fort Dodge. 81 -r
/; George w. Mason added to his al
ready large holdings on First avenue
south when he purchased from Fred
Minogue the sixty foot lot adjoining
the Mason home on Ninth street and
First avenue south. The purchase price
was $4,000, or approximately 1925
front foot. The deal was made Thurs
day. Mr. Mason announced today THAI
as soon as there was a definite need
Of it he would erect a three story
building covering the entire 100 feet on
First avenue south. This proposed
building will run to the east Mason
block on the alley, and would make a
solid block Of buildings, 1ao feet on
Central avenue and First avenue south
and 2SO feet north and south.
Sioux City. tt.s
A still more vigorous war on boot
Logging and vice in Sioux City Is
promised following the appointment Of
Ed c. Becker as head Of the raiding
squad. Patrolman Becker was re-
moved from this position during the
Dlneen regime and 1t was charged by
the reform element that the removal
was due to excess OF zeal In running
down lawbreakers. The reform ele-
ment won in the city election and
Becker's reappointment to his old Job
as consequence. Many other shake
ups are being made in the campaign
being waged by Chief Of Police Haw-
man under the personal direction Of
Councilman George Ward. II,
Fort Dodge.
With the sale Of the Crystal Ice
Company to E. B. Talbot, Of Moberly.
Mo-, and n. D. Galloway, OF Cedar
Rapids, the city's prospects Of getting
a new artificial Ice plant are assured,
The new owners Of the Crystal Ice
Company will take possession today.
David F. Townsend and Z. G. Huntley.
former owners OF the company, have
not announced their future plans. All
Ice coupons OF the company have been
collected and new ones viii be issued.
The plans Of the entrants into the ice
business here are not announced. Some
time ago they began negotiations to
build an ice plant to cost $4,000. It
was to have q large capacity in order
to handle outside business. The Local
ton OF the concern was to be on the
Illinois Central tracks and contract
to Ice refrigerator cars for the rail-
road was a part ;of the organization
plans. For. q while, the matter was
dropped 3ss$s