Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-04
Northern Io1Da Items

one time. The morning was spent il
| demonstration work in charge OF
George Dunlap, county agent Tor
Sioux county. The following made adj
dresses in the afternoon: Harvey Ing
| ham. of the Des Moines Register; III
H. Mckee, state inspector Of county
| homes. and Judge William Hutchin
son, Of Alton. B. T. French. of Ha-
warden who is president of the county
association, presided at the meeting.
Fort Dodge.
George w. Avery, of Sioux City,
president OF the Lehigh Sewer Pipe
and Tile Company, blamed the labor
trouble in his company's mill to out
side influences. Because of labor trou-
bles the mill was closed down and 800
men put out Of employment. He said
his men were perfectly satisfied with
conditions. Mr.. Avery said while no
tees to vacate were served on the
tenants in the companys houses in
Lehigh this was taken as a precau-
tionary measure. IF the company did
not come to a satisfactory arrange
ment with it's employees" said Mr..
Avery, lit would need the houses for
new employees"
Clarion.
The county fair for 1916 is now a
matter Of history. From all sides are
heard words OF praise concerning the
excellent program provided by the Of
fcers. In fact the races and free at
fractions were the best ever seen a.
the fair. The weather was ideal thru
out the entire four days. The only
draw back being the attendance which
Is absolutely necessary to make sue
cessful fair. Thursdays attendance
was about 5000 people. The total of
the other three days was hardly one
half that number The light attend
ance is largely due to the fact that the
farmers were busy threshing. AS a
result the society Is said to be behind
$1,000 or more this year.
Dubuque. :
Sergt. John Beayes Of the Dubuque
National Guard company-the Govern
or's Greys, has returned to this city
in quest of more recruits. He stated
that the stories circulated thruout the
country and published in many. news
papers to the effect that the majority
OF the boys at the front were either
starving to death or that they we're
sick with the fever were absolutely
false. Most OF us had little fever
that lasted but two days. When the
two days were up we felt gil right and
had no Ill effects whatever. The fever
is called the Dangue fever 1t Is al
most harmless and incapacitates the
victim for no more than two DAYS.
When left for home there was not a
single man in the Dubuque organlza-
tion sick"
West Bend.
The old peat bed near West Bend, of
what was known as Goose Lake a
number of years ago, caught af1re and
has been causing considerable excite
ment the past few days. The threat
ened land is owned by Henry Schmidt.
and about two acres of 1t has been
burned to ashes to depth Of three
feet. A three-foot trench was dug
around the smoldering fire to pre-
vent its spreading. It is under con-
troll now, and should be checked in a
short time. The fire started two weeks
ago. when one Of Mr.. Schmidt's boys
| set fire to the straw pile. on the peat.
In places the peat is said to be nearly
eight feet deep, which undoubtedly
would hold a fire for many months.
and besides would be very dangerous
to cross. Mr.. Schmidt had this lani
well drained. and has been raising
crops from 1t regularly. This year he
had an exceptionally heavy crop OF
! rye which probably ran from thirty
to thirty-five bushels to the acre wher
The threshed. The burned portion
however. may not be injured, as there
] Is plenty OF black soil underneath.