Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-20
Decorah.

A seven foot snake was killed Sun
day. on the bluff near Ice Cave. by Ole
Void. The snake seemed 10 be a
stranger in strange land. nobody
seemed TO know what kind II was. but
one fellow. and he named 1t as a noun
tain whip. 1t looked as big as noun
ain anyway and we guess the name
is appropriate. A belt will be made
out Of the skin.
DEBORAH.
Two Of the DEBORAH bakeries, II. NJ.
MoReynolds and Alstad & Jansen win
increase the cost Of their five-cent
loaves OF bread TO six cents and the
sandwich or hotel loaf will be increas
ed to twelve cents. The regular ten
cent loaf will not be increased and the
bakers urge the purchase Of these par
ticular loaves. They are forced Ito
raise. they say. because every ingredi-
ent has practically doubled. Guess we
will have to go back to the days OF
mush and milk if the raises keep COM
ing. But the bakers are not TO blame,
and they have TO get a living price or
quit business.
Cresco.
l.
of Cresco. near the county farm. has
been milking five cows for the past six
months and during that period they
have averaged him $40 each. One COW,
a full blood Red Poll. averaged TWEEN :
ty-five pounds a day for a seven
months period and in one month a
score Of 1882 pounds was made. Mr
wohlsdorf says he keeps careful
record Of the product Of each COW and
if he finds one that is not holding up
she is dropped: feed is TOO high to be
put into an animal that cannot produce
the milk.
Mason City.
That it would be fine sport TO cause
an uproar at the German Lutheran
church on Sixth street southeast
where a meeting OF ministers was in
progress Tuesday night, by turning on
the light was the brilliant idea thai
struck some south side boys, ranging
in years from seven or eight to about
fourteen, last evening. Thereupor
one Of them sneaked into the church
lobby and turned the switch. placing
the edifce in darkness. In the con-
fusion the boy escaped. and the trick
was repeated two or three times. FL
nally the police were called. after the
men there got some idea as to who
the boys were, and half a dozen OF
them were taken to the police station
Miss Emily Knappes, city welfare
worker, Is going into the matter fur
Their.
Central City.
Several years ago J. c. Gegg of New
York City established a library in Cen
trail City. He also gave the rental OF
forty acres of land adjoining the town
to help support it. After Mr.. Clegg'
death, the land was sold and the pro-
ceeds have been used to build new
library, which has just been completed
P. G. Henderson gave lot in Fourth
street for the building, which is one
story brick structure, 24x40 feet with
basement 1t is bungalow style, with
vestibule and hall leading to the read
ing room and to the book room, which
contains about 5000 books. The wood
work is hard pine. oil finished and the
basement is such that It can be made
into an ideal club room II desired. Miss
Fannie Porter, who has acted as libra
rian for the last five years, will contin-
ne her duties in the new 'S1egg Ii
brary'.
Boone.
What might have proved a most Sc.
rious accident but which resulted rath.
er fortunately for all parties concerned
occurred on the steep Bluff Cresk Hill
Just north Of the Boone. viaduct. This
Is some times known as the NORTH Og.
den hill and is one Of the steepest II
the county. Monday Harve 0f~rgan
river for the II. f. STANDBY Companj
OF this city, and George Young wer'
jus. starting down the hill whfn. TIN
driver discovered that the br6es O
the 1,ig oil trnck would NOT kc!A Th.
truck is a heavy one and once started
down the hill seemed certain OF goint
over the side and down into the deel
ravine. But Morgan remained at hi