Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-18
Northern Io,ua Items

of supervisors. Henry Toenningsen,
democratic candidate foe treasurer
lost about 30 votes when compared
with the unofficial. returns, bringing
his plurality down to about $50. VIZ
liam Whites plurality over 5ir. Smith
was about so. according To .hs results
Of the canvass.
Fort Dodge.
The consolidated school system ~
working fine in Webster county, ac-
cordins to Miss Anna johnson. super
| intendent Of county schools, who has
Just returned from a visit 10 the new
school at Lanyou. Lanyon is town
of 100 population. But 1t has sl6,ooo
thoroughly modern brick school house
with every equipment fer manual
training and domestic science in addi-
ton to the regular class rooms Tor
eighth grade. There are l25 pupils en-
rolled under the four teachers. FMS
school takes the place of Ave district
schools in an area of about twenty
townships Six hacks bring the pupils
in every morning and the'Fteachers say
hardness is a minus Quantity and the
rate of attendance is very high. The
school was opened in September.
Bellevue. .a
Arnold Reiling, Bellevue's grand OLD
man. celebrated MS 93rd birthday an
niversary. Mr. Reilng has been CIT
izen Of Bellevue for seventy -elSnt
years, and q man successful in business
and prominent in public affairs until
required to retire from active life by
advancing age. Born in November
1923. at Hanover. Germany, he came to
A merica in 1887, locating on farm
near this city. Later he engaged n
construction work, building seven
miles of the Chicago, milwaukee, & st
Paul railroad from Dubuque to Clinton
He then built the steamer Reiling
which he operated for six years on the
mississippi. He finally established the
-four milling business now known as
Reiling & Co. It is the desire OF the
countless friends of Mr.. Reiling to see
him round out the century.
Clinton.
The motors at Edwards Skirt Man
ufacturing Company's plant First av-
enue and Second street, suddenly stop
ped at 1880 o'clock Thursday morn
ing, and more than a hundred sifis
looked up to see what had made the
machines cease running. It was Man
ager Fred E. Rixon. Jr., who spoke to
the employees. Effective at once" he
said, Il will raise the wages Of the
girls He then outlined a policy
whereby an average increase in wages
Of 10 per cent would be guaranteed all
employees Of the skirt factory as fol-
lows: Waist operators, average in
crease, II per cent; apron operators,
per cent; joiners, 16 per cent; hem
mers and placarders 5 per cent. About
a month ago the earnings of many o.
the floor people were increased and to
those who received no advance, addi-
tional wages were promised.
Cedar Rapids.
December il is the tate on which which
Founders Day Is to be celebrated this
year at Coe college. The COMMITTEES
wishes the date announced early in or
der that churches and other organiza-
tons may keep that date open. It is
hoped that nothing will interfere with
the proper observation OF Founders
day on Dec. r. December S is the real
date for Founders day but it was nec-
essary to set a later time that DIR.
Marquis may be present. The cele-
bration will take the form Of q dinner
at Sinclair Memorial chapel, to be fol-
lowed by a short program, the chief
feature Of which will be an address on
the life Of T. M. Sinclair by the Rev.
E. r. Burkhalter, D. D.. whose friend
ship with Mr. Sinclair has been COM
pared to that Of Damon and Pythias.
On this occasion an oil painting Of Mr..
Sinclair will be unveiled. The paint
ing IL being made in New York from a
splendid photograph Of MIR. Sinclair.
by Mrs. Wiegand, who was Miss Addie
Albright Of Cedar Rapids. The paint
Ling is presented as memorial to Mr..
/ Sinclair by the college Of which seat Of
llearning he was q benefAetor. = $50 49,