Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-04
Northern Io1ua Items
Maquoketa.

Maquoketa.
James ]. Ogden. of Maquekota, IS
years old. died at his home here last
week. He came to Iowa in 1874 and
amassed a considerable fortune. His
aged wife survives him.
Webster City.
c. c. Janney. of Waterloo, who owns
a string of hotels, Saturday bought the
Wilson House in this city of w. n.
Merrill for $4,000. He will spend sew
eral thousand dollars remodeling it.
having given the contract to w. ]. Zit
terrell, Of this city! He takes possession
April % and will start reconstruction
work soon after.
Dubuque.
Steven Thilmany. farmer residing
in Table Mound township suffered the
loss of three fingers of his left hand
Wednes day afternoon when they were
caught in a. saw. He was, Saving lum
berp with a large circular saw and lost
his balance when. a large piece of
lumber that he was holding accidental
ly came in contact with the saw. While
endeavoring to right himself his hand
struck the fast revolving saw and cut
his fingers.
Waterloo.
Postmaster NJ. H. Kelly announces
that the Waterloo postoffice has set a
new record. The receipts for'the quar-
ter ending March 81 were the largest
in the history of the office, being $751;
O7S.S4, against $59,599.33 for the same
quarter in 1915. This is gain Of $751;
479.51, or very nearly % per cent. The
receipts for March, just closed, were
$25,57O.45, against $22,207.3O in March.
1915. Last month, therefore, showed i
gain of s3,363.15.
Lake City.
The Farmers State Bank of Lake
City is the name of the newly organ
lied bank Of this city which will open
for business May /. The articles of in
corporation have been published. Off
all sold. The capital of the new in
stitution. is $4,000. Following are the
officers: H. D. Yetters, president;
w. Lancaster, cashier. Mr. Lancaster
has been cashier of the bank of Yetter
for several years past. The board Of
directors is made up of tho officers and
]. F.. Baden and w. H. Wadsworth.
Sioux City.
/. Al man without heart is Mike Ert-.
mann, customs collector for the port Of
Sioux City. Three local physicians
worked an hour trying to locate Ert-
mann's heart when he appeared to take
the required physical test. The doctors
then gave it up. Mike became alarmed
He knew Uncle Sam would never have
an employee without some kind of a
heart, Itawas finally decided he should
make affidavit that he had felt a
thump in his chest during moments of
great fear. With a pulse in his wrist
as corroborative evidence, this was ac-
cepted. -
Waterloo. e 5.1e. ,-s;s ... r..
A plea for fresh air in the schools,
for the broadening Of educational adj
vantages for persons OF mature years
and for closer connection and coop
Grafton between the school and the
home was made friday night by Wool
bridge N. Ferris, governor of Michigan,
addressing the convention Of the
Northeastern lows Teachers Associa-
ton. "On every tsunshiny day take
your boys and girlt but of doors. There
never was a school room made by man
that could equal Gods school room, "
he said. Governor Ferris made Is
strong appeal for medical inspection OF
all pupils.
Fort Dodge.
After forty-seven years Of railroad
life. Frank Elhenen Roper, better
known as Dad" Roper, the father Of the
western division Of the Chicago Grea:
Western railroad, died at his home
Friday afternoon. Dad" Roper got his
first railroad experience on the Iii
nois Central, serving as yardmaster for
seventeen years. Thirty years ago,
when bonds were voted by Fort Dodge
and Mason City, To-, put thru the line
now running between those two cities
Mr.. Roper was made superintendent OF
construction, later roadmaster and in
spestor Of timbers. After the road was
completed he acted as conductor and
in this capacity made the first trip
over the line.
Humboldt. s y y s2E5s e. $3.50 &
Prosperity for farmers in this section
during the coming season Is predicted
by crop experts and financial men here