Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-22
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sumes nine tons of garbage per day.
The onlyGother plant of this kind in
this part of the country has been in
stalled at Mason City.
Sioux City.
Ole Nelson 33 years old, an employe
of the RCudahy Packing Company, was
found dead at about'1a o'clock Satur-
day morning, on the Omaha tracks
near the Floyd river bridge, His body
was badly mangled. Roundsman Will
liam keane and Coroner Elmer Blood,
who have made preliminary investi-
gation,> declare they believe Nelson
was murdered and his body thrown on
the tracks and run over by the train.
The investigators base their belief on
the fact that no blood was found near
the scene. But little is known Of Mel
son save that he has been married
but was now living by himself. Sat
urday's tragedy was but a few feet
from where the body of an unknown
man was run over by a Northwestern
train Friday morning
Waterloo.
Shoulders shook the nervous who
thought it was snake, and wonder
filled the scientifically inclined whit
believed it was fake when John v.
R. Slsco appeared in the downtown
district Saturday swinging gardeL
bean thirty three inches long. If tn,
hot weather had not come back and
killed the vines he said it would have
grown to be thirty-six inches long.
Other pods Of the same variety in his
garden are from twenty-fou to TWEEN
ty-nine inches long. The seed for the
bean, commonly known as the three
foot bean, was obtained in southern
Iowa. When he was told that the pods
would grow to unheard Of lengths Mr..
Sisco naturally doubted it. Now he
has been won over for the one speci-
men would probably be enough for a
meal by itself.
Atkins.
Among the improvements to be
made by the Chicago, Milwaukee &
st. Paul railway at it's new division
point here, in addition to the round
house, will be coal handling plant,
power house. 50xs0 feet; blacksmith
and machine shop. 50x9O feet; store
house. 50x100 feet; ice houses and
other structures. Water for the sup
ply Of the division and probably for
the town Of Atkins will be pumped
from the Cedar river near Atkins, a
distance Of seven miles. The Milwau-
kee will construct fill across Cedar
lake inside the limits Of Cedar Rapids.
a distance of about half a mile for
the purpose Of Strengthening the track
on the Marion Ottumwa division. The
company's Improvement program here
runs over 100000.
Monticello.
The Woman's club Of this city has
taken charge Of lyceum course to be
given in this city during the fall and
winter. Mrs. T. J. Peet Is the chair
man Of the committee and announces
that a thorough canvass Of the city
will be made to secure the required
number Of tickets to make the project
a success. Some Of the numbers of
the course are the Smith Spring
Holmes company. which is to appear
in September: Montraville Wood, in
October: Parish Players. November
and Henry Hyde In January. The
Smith Spring Holmes company Is an
orchestral quintet, which gives a va
riety Of selections on the violin. piano,
cello and French horn. The company
also carries reader. The lecture by
Montraville Wood, assisted by his
daughter is scientific demonstration
OF the recent inventions of the day.
The Parish Players were organized in
Chicago. and their specially Is put
ting on one-act plays. Three will be
given here The last number OF the
course will be Henry NJ. Hyde. a spe-
cial writer for the Chicago Tribune.
His lecture is on Wholesale Manu-
facture Of Criminals"