Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-14
Northern, Io,ua Items

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iproved OF a plan of wage, scale for the
$65 for the second year $3.50 for the
third year and $40 for the fourth year
of the school work. In the high school
the plan is to pay SIS for the first year
$50 for the second year, sS5 for the
third and $50 for the fourth. We I'M
derstand that practically the entire
school teaching force have been re-
elected for the coming year.
AIsona.
Seth B. Garry of the Upper Des
Moines- Republican force last week
bought the Whittemore Champion. Of
Tom Larson, who has edited that paper
for the past year or more. Mn GARY
will take charge of the paper on May
l, when Editor larson will yield the
editorial chair to the new owner and
retire to the less exciting if more re-
munerative life of real estate and
insurance man" The Champion has
been one of the good papers Of the
county since the days Of Tom White,
who first gave the paper a standing.
Seth Garry, the new editor, has been
the foreman Of the Upper Des Moines-
Republican for number Of years and
first came to this paper over ten years
ago. He is a thorough printer. good
| business man and gentleman.
Eagle Grove.
| The Equality and Commercial clubs
have started a raid on the tussock
moth caterpillars. They are paying 20
cents an ounce for the cocoons or
eggs. The school children were very
busy az last week gathering them and
the whole amount turned in amounts
to 244A ounces and at the rate Of 20
cents an ounce makes the amount to
be paid out s4S.S5. Wyatt Smith gath
cred the most cocoons the frs week,
his collection Weighing 34A ounces,
and this week SM, making a total
weight Of 42% ounces, amounting to
1886. Others who were working turned
| in good supply; those having the
most were.-Wyatt Smith, 42A: Charles
Anderson, 29%: Arthur Christensen.
1874; Herbert Brace, 10: Gerhart Han
sen, Is: Everett Sadler,N 1914; Robert
Walrod, IL.
AIgona.
William G. Keephers. OF the Third
ward, who Is the agent for a patent
medicine house, has been spending the
cold and stormy days of the past win
ter in manner that may eventually
make him financially Independent for
life Mr.. Keephers has worked out
a model for collapsible crate for the
shipment Of stock and has applied for
a patent which will undoubtedly be
granted in short time. The high
price Of all material makes it impor-
tant that all waste should be elimi-
mated in shipping stock as we'll as in
!other thingA Mr. Keephers' crate
! is made OF wood ana metal in two sizes
which are designed to hold anything
from a small pig to COW. When the
animal Is taken out at It's destin-
alton the crate may be folded up and
returned. Mr. keephers has not as
yet arranged for the manufacture of
the crate and may sell the patent for
a neat little sum. Or he may. II he
concludes to handle the invention him
self, go in with Senator Henry Adams
and manufacture the crate in connec-
ton with the senator's patent post
augur which is understood to be OF
high value. This post augur was pur-
chased OF William Frank Of Titonka
by Mr.. Adams, who has 80 far made
no arrangements for it's manufacture.
It would be q nice thing II both OF
these valuable inventions could be
manufactured in Algona.