Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-22
Northern Io1ua Items
Usage.

Usage. i H.
S. w. Hastings, the oldest merchant
as we'll as the oldest resident OF Usage.
passed away shortly before noon Mon
day, after lingering illness superin :
duced by old age.
Cedar Falls.
NJ. W. Sawyer, aged 81. prominent
pioneer and one Of the oldest business
men in Iowa. dleo Wednesday nigat
after a two weeks illness Of pneu-
monia. He leaves a son and two
daughters.
DEBORAH. 1
The trustees Of the United Lutheran
church of this city purchased fine
residence lot at the south end OF
Washington street last week from
Mrs Bertha Mott. 1t is a corner lot,
/ just south of Mrs. Motifs brick resi-
dence. The consideration was $l,S0O,
/ and just as soon as favorable weather
larrives the work of construct ting a new
parsonage will begin. Sih
| Dubuque. =
| A. U. Swan, assistant secretary to
the executive council Of Iowa, in a let
|
Kane and Sheriff j. J. Dunn, Of this
city, stated thai the official population
of the city of Dubuque was 41,795.
The population of Dubuque county was
given as 6O,975. The figure just given
out is 1o1 higher than the first figure
given out.
DEBORAH. &.y.
| Last week at meeting Of the board
| of supervisors, the salaries of the
deputy clerk, treasurer and auditor
were raised. The deputy auditor was
raised from 1925 to 5000 per year, and
the deputy clerk and treasurer from
$3.50 to $3.50. The salaries Of the
deputy officers in these respective
offices in this county were much lower
| than most of the counties in the state,
and we think the board was justified
in giving the raise asked.
Lansing.
Allamakee county warrants as now
issued have a provision printed there
on which states that they are not
transferable nor assignable until the
county treasurer shall certify thereon
that there is no delinquent personal
tax unpaid by the payee. If delinquent
taxes exist same to be deducted be-
fore payment Of the order. This is
recent order of the board Of super
visors and is pretty good way to
clean up the delinquent tax slate. How
ever, few counties in the state show
less delinquent taxes than Allamakee. I
Titonka.
The front room Of the Topic build
ing, formerly occupied by the post
office, Is being kalsomined and painted
and cleaned up for the reception Of the
new Titonka Savings Bank which Is
expected to occupy the building on or
about the first of February. The
charter for the new bank has been is
sued by the auditor Of state, giving the
officials Of the institution the authority
to begin business. Not until an ap-
pointment of postmaster was made
could the officials make any contract
for supplies for the reason that there
was no vacant building to rent that
was suitable for the purpose.
Jefferson.
Charles Dobsine has pair Of frozen
feet and an extra dollar as the result
OF wager that ;le could walk bare
with the temperature below zero.
lOUSluc AAdNC lis 3Wu6Si ou OuS Va lA0
recent days Of below zero weather and
bet 81 at even money that he could
perform the feat. Early evening was
picked as the time for the exploit. and
the temperature stood at 10 below at
the time. Dobsine pulled off his shoes
and socks and started out bravely. The
distance was four blocks, and by the
time the man had negotiated 1t he was
weak from pain but game to finish the
Job. He got the dollar, but his feet
are badly frost bitten. He Is scarcely
able to walk as vet. The loser said he
had his moneys worth.
West Union.
A deal involving business and farm
property was made this week, by
which w. A. Dorland disposed Of his
business building In West Union, oc-
|cupied by Harry Wells grocery next
door to the postoffice, to A. B. Olson
OF this city In part payment for the
latter's 1ss-acre farm In Dover town.
ship. Inc hsuEs. Al = ;i;S;. = tho j; ae.s
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