Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-14
Northern Io1ua Items

Cedar Rapids.
The Iowa State Laundrymen's Asso-
citation will meet in Cedar Rapids, Nov.
s and 9. A, w. Chenell, of Des Moines,
is president. and J. Martin, Of Des
Moines, is secretary.
Cedar Rapids.
Due to the shortage Of labor, William
Dennis. former member Of the board of
parole, has made application for the
right to employ prison labor for clear
ing brush land near Mount Vernon
Warden McClaushry, Of Anamosa, has
the question under advisement.
Cedar Rapids. F,.g
Donald Jeffry. contractor in charge
has begun the work Of grading for the
new Milwaukee terminal and division
point at Atkins, Benton county. Abou!
200, 900 cubic feet Of dirt will be moved
The new round house will have TWEEN
ty-six stalls. The new yard. will have
long. Atkins is an unincorporated vii.
lage with less than 200 population.
Northwood. -. -
An Austrian laborer, whose name ha:
not yet been learned by the author.
ties, was killed here about II a. m
Thursday, in a cave-in at the septic
tank site of the sewerage disposal
plant being constructed here. The tank
had been finished. and the supports FOR
the forms were being removed, when
a cave-in came, and the unfortunate
man was crushed under large guam
tity Of concrete and earth.
corrsetionviIis.
The new seventy-Ive horse power
oil engine for the town electric light
plant arrived Monday. The work of in
stalling 1t can not be commenced fol
q day or two yet, as it Is necessary tt
wait for the concrete base on which II
will rest, to "set" sufficiently to beal
the weight. The engine weighs ovel
$4,000 pounds, and it will be big un-
dertaking to transport 1t from the G.
& N. w. tracks to its resting place In
the power house.
Mason City.
Over fifty workmen are now EN-.
ployed by the Northern Sugar Corpo.
ration in the excavation and founda-
ton work for the new $1,500,000 bee,
sugar plant which will De ready FOL
operation Nov. /, 1877. It is estimated
the new plant will bring nearly 500
families here, many Of whom will be
Russians who will take care of thu
beets. Russians already here have pur-
chased church site near the proposed
factory. Twelve thousand acres in this
vicinity will be planted into beets.
Manchester.
The Delaware County Bar Associa-
ton met at the court house wednesday
and appointed committee to draw W
resolutions on the death of Senator
Perkins. Judge A. s. Blair, president
of the association, appointed Calvin
Yoran, H. F. Arnold and e. M. Carr. I,
was also arranged that the members
Of the bar should attend the funeral
Of Senator Perkins in q body. They left
Manchester in autos at l o'clock
Thursday, and as q mark Of respect
the district court adjourned for thu
day.
Britt.
Miss Leta Foster left her school In
district No. 3, Erin township; better
known ~ tho John Dimond school, Fri.
dry evening with no thought othei
than returning to engage in instruction
of the pupils Monday morning. But thu
unexpected happened. Saturday night
about midnight some one discovered
that the building was . mass Of flames
Before anything could be done to pre-.
vent the school house was reduced to
heap or ashes. How the fire started
is mystery. as Friday being warn
there was no fire left in the building. 4
osass.
Tho secretary Of states office wal
the means Of restoring John Burke'i
stolen car to him three Gays after II
was taken from his garage at Ricevill'
and of giving local officers informa-
ton concerning the capture of two Of
the four young men accused OF tn
theft. 1t Hayneld, MINI. The car wal
taken SATURDAY night. Not remember
ing the number Of the car, Mr.. Burke
phoned to the secretary Of state and
learned that an inquiry concerning hi.
car had Just come in from Hayaeld
On. communicating with officers al
Hayfeld. 1t was found that early Sun