Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-29
Sioux City.

Last spring, Mrs. - X hshhsus
wife Of stock broker. purchased LOU
acres Of land in northern Minnesota
for $50 per acre. This week she re-
ceived word that iron ore IN large
quantities had been found, and that
her possessions were worth S2,0oo,ooo.
She mas been offered 100000 for one
fifth interest The Kennedys will de-
velop the enterprise themselves.
Dewitt.
The large barn on the farm Of Mich
ael OiHern two miles south Of Welton.
was struck by lightning at an early
hours Wednesday morning and burned
to the ground. The loss is placed al
$500, being partly covered by insur-
ance. The farm was tenanted by Lee
Barber. He lost ten head OF horses,
set Of harness and considerable hay,
grain and farm implements in the de-
struction of the barn.
Fort Dodge.
The annual convention Of the Fort
Dodge District Dental Association WIZ
be held in the commercial club rooms
Oct. 23-24. Doctor Anderson OF Pa
ton, is president Of the association. He
has written r. o. Green, secretary OF
the commercial club, notifying him
of the coming convention. Between
forty and fifty OF the dental surgeons
in the surrounding territory are ex-
pected to attend.
Sioux City.
Preliminary to Tuesdays annual
cane rush between sophomores and
freshmen, in fight seventeen fresh
men were captured and padlocked and
secresed by the sophs who stormed
rooming house. George Brown OF Sioux
City, a freshman. was badly cut up,
resisting capture. He and his assail-
ants crashed thru glass door Physi-
clans took many stitches in Browns
arm.
Vinton.
Canned corn will be higher. The
Iowa Canning Company put up 5000
600 cans Of corn this season which is
about half the normal capacity. The
Vinton canning company with nor
NAL pack of 100000 cans only put up
half that number this season. The en-
tire pack of both companies has been
sold Charles Miller, manager OF the
vinton Canning Company predicted
rise in price Of canned corn because
of the short pack and great demand
Eagle Grove.
The largest real estate deal Of the
week at Eagle Grove is the sale of the
c. Knudson half section farm east OF
town 10 Linsworth Knudson and broth
ers. The price is 5000 per acre. and in
addition 10 that 1t is all cash. making
a cash transaction of $4,000. This
farm is only about mile east of Eagle
Grove and Is excellent land. Mr. knud-
son came from Illinois and bought this
farm from Mr.. Pillsbury about thir-
teen years ago, at $50 an acre.
Waterloo.
In 2 great Sunday school rally to be
held in Waterloo churches Oct. l. it is
expected 5000 children and adults will
be present. In every school superin-
tendents gave final suggestions and
plans for the revival Of interest in this
work A parade Of at least 5000 peo-
pie is among the plans. Each school
will carry banner and gospel songs
will be sung. Musicians recruited from
church orchestras may be assembled
into band to lead the procession thru
the main streets.
Vinton.
George Warford pleaded guilty to
operating an automobile without the
owners consent. in district court on
Monday, and was sentenced to serve
ninety days in the county jail He has
been in Jail since the first day OF July
awaiting the converting Of the grand
iury and the district court. On the last
day Of June he took an automobile
from the streets OF vinton and took a
party Of young people to keystone to
dance. The car belonged to August
Balhorn Of Homer township.
Independence.
The electors OF this city voted. Mon
day. on the proposition to levy tan
of mills, for twenty years, to raise
s21. 900 to pay for one-half Of the cost
of a new concrete bridge on Mair
street across the river. There were
$50 votes cast. 5s2 for and Is against
Quite a number Of women voted. g
large per cent OF the opposition came
from them. It is expected that work
will be commenced on the bridge this
fall. The county is TO stand the Other
half. or $4,000 making the total cos
1900
Dubuque.
The Dubuque police department re.
ported that thieves had ben unusually
| busy in this city during the las: forty
eight hours. there having been num-
Der OF robberies. two OF which were
mira trnporf2nf than the Otf1era