Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-19
Northern Io1ua r Items
Gowrie; CIT. Bygel, Of Dayton; DR..
Emil Lund, of Fort Dodge, and August
Mnllanhnff of RnrnS side.

Gowrie; CIT. Bygel Of Dayton; DR..
Emil Lund, of Fort Dodge, and August
Mollenhoff of Burnside.
Eagle Grove.
| The whole country was shocked by
the news of the wholesale poisoning
of the guests at the banquet given
Archbishop Quigley's successor in Chi
cago last week. I: is Of particular in
terest in Eagle Grove to know that AL
bert Wilkins, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. L.
wilkins, Of this city, was one of the
; honored guests And all will be glad !
to learn that while among those af-
fected by the poison he is fully recov-
cred. 1t was not known here he was
among the guests. but In letter to his
parents received the first of the week
he tells of being present and of his
recovery from the poisoning.
WaverIy. ., ,,a.
Word was, received in Waverly on
last Saturday conveying the sad news
/ that Henry, Liebau had died at his
home in Germany on Dec. 20, age SO
years. Mr.. Liebau was a resident of
Waverly for nine years, having re-
turned to his native land about eleven
: years ago. While he had been feeble
for some time, the news of his death,
after his demise. came as great
shock to them. He leaves in this coun-
try to mourn his death, two sons, Will
liam and August Liebau, Of Waverly,
and three daughters, Mrs. Dora
Mahnke, Mrs. Lizzie Oltrogge and Mrs.
Louise Gindt, Of Waterloo
Spencer. ..
A fire occurred Sunday at noon at
~. ne Nv To
who live northeast Of Spencer in Sioux
: township. The fire is supposed to have
been caused by defective flue of the
kitchen stove. The family had time to
| remove the major part of the furniture
before the house was filled with smoke
and flames and totally destroyed.
Within twenty-four hours, William
Mincer and J. P. Mills adjustor for
the Clay County Farmers Mutual Fire
Insurance Association, had satisfac-
torily adjusted all claims and check
for 81, 800 and another for 500 in pay
| ment for the loss of the house and
damage done the furniture was in the
hands of Mr. Elder.
Cedar Rapids.
OBJ. Claire, well known in the city
during the early '90s as Cedar Rapids
only negro policeman, dropped dead In
an outbuilding Of his home, 1915 South
Second street west, at 1880 Wednesday
afternoon. Heart disease, from which
he had been q sufferer for some time,
was assigned as the cause of death by
Coroner King, who was summoned. An
inquest was not deemed necessary.
Claire was native of New York state,
having been born in Canton, Dec. Z,
1862. He came to this city In 1879.
and during the next decade was APP
pointed to the city police force by the
then mayor. John %. Henderson, as
janitor and patrol driver at the old
station on Third avenue. He served in
the department for some years, later
retiring to accept employment with the
Pure Food Baking Company.
Fort Dodge.
Fort Dodge has secured two new fac
tories within the last week. One will:
bring four families to the city and the
other will bring a like number and en-
ploy about fifteen employees to begin
with. Both manufacture poultry equip
ment One concern comes from Red
Oak and manufacturers the Up-to-Date
line of incuhators. chicken brooders.
feeders and coops. The concern vii,
open for business next to the Fort
Dodge Culvert Company as soon as
possible. This company did $4,000
worth of business last year. The J.
w. Anderson Manufacturing Company
will move here from Sioux Falls, 8. D.,
and probably will occupy the building
formerly occupied by the Haymarket
saloon at Central avenue and Third
street Mr.. Anderson viii bring four
families. ~his company makes Mite
less Nests OF metaLsThe concern did [
$4,000 worth Of business last year,