Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-21
Grand M ounc.

Grand Mound.
Peter Ritter living north OF town had
his right arm dislocatsd ana sash
GU, II his head caused by his team
running away while working n me
field the first of the meeA-
, LeMars.
since prohibition wen, into effect in
Iowa the thirsty in LsMars nave been
invading the homes OF those VINO
Ieye5 in preparedness and put III
stocks of the wherewithai. Since Sat
urday half a dozen residences have
! been raided and bottled goods and gro
ceries stolen from Easements cellars
and panrriss-
vin.on.
| A. q. Dowell. one of the pioneers o.
this county. celebrated the elghtisth
iauniyersary of his advent into Iowa on
Tuesday Of this week He came 10
yin.on when he vas less than years
! Of age and has resided here con-
tinuously since He was one OF Inc
| bes, auctioneers Of the state. but has
practically retired from the sale TiIis
a, present He is hale and hearty and
bids fair 10 celebrate many more SUCH
DAYS
Dubuque
/ Fire of unknown origin destroyed the
large machine shops Of the Cleveland
] Mining Conpanys zinc mines al Hazel
Green. Wis. the loss being several
thousand dollars. There is inttnation
| of inceud.arism as there has been some
trouble with number Of foreigners
working there and some Of them had
been discharged The property. located
| ten miles east OF Dubuque, is one o.
the best paying zinc producing proper
ties in the country.
Dunkerton.
! Il am feeling fine said AUNT Re
becca Owen, aged 80. Monday aftsr-
noon. as she was returning home from
2 trip downtown. My health has been
unusually good this spring" Mrs Owen
4 spent the early part Of the evening in
grating horgeradish. At $3.50 Monday
evening neighnors discovered Mrs
Owens dead body in the yard Her son
Arthur Clubtne, unaware Of his moth
ers death and suppcsing she vas
asleep in her room, was in bed and
!asleep when ne;ghboTs made the dis
covery.
Sioux City.
4 blow was struck against a group Of
hangers-on at the police station mere
when the city council issued an ecie'
to the effect that booze and beer seiZef
In raids shall be actually destroyed and
no. disposed Of by Distribution &c
friends of police officers. The order re-
Isuiied from ths S:sco"e=y tAa. IN some
cases booze thus handled found its wa,
back into Bookkeeping channels. Ac'
lcordingiy the sewer in the vicinity o!
the station went on a royal drunk
TUESDAY Two hundred cases OF DeeI
and several gallons OF whisky were
poured into it rE5
Fort Dodge. .'' ~. =
I The Jensen Construction Con1panyi
bid of f40,Sss On the general cousruc.
Ition Of the new county home. was LON
when bids were opened Tuesday after
noon by the supervisors. The six othe'
bidders were A. 6. Benz. Fort Dodge;
c. e. Atkinson, Webster City; w. ]
Zittereli, Webster City; Paul Jensen
Fort Dodge; Newman CONSTRUCTION
Company. Des Moines, and the Biaci
Hawk Construction Company. Water.
Hoo. The heating and plumbing bid
Iwere close together. The Fort Dodg'
Heating and Plumbing Company biz
1890 and Elmer HolmDerN For
Dodge, bid $500. Each bidder speci
fed different system than the Other
Fort Dodge.
The high school OF this city has In
yited twenty other high schools to tall
part in discussion contest to be hss,
. here on May Is. Harvey Ingham o
, Des Moines has been asked To submit
to the school i've questions OF clrren
, Interest upon which to make prepare
ton. On the day OF the contest on
, will be chosen from the five Tor IA
final question 10 be discussed. Medal
) will be given winners Of drst, secOn
land third place. The schools asked &
, take part are: Sioux City. Aig0na
ICsA.- Falls. waterloo EAST and West
! dubuque, Boone, Council BlunA Mar
! !shalitown. Cedar Rapids. Grfnnell, low
/ City, Davenport. Muscatine, Bnrjfns
tom ssss:.ttss::sEss.;ss <atntaa and the thre
Des NoineS schools