Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-11
Northern Io,ua Items

Tout Of the barn twelve head of horses,
and thirty-one head Of cattle, and also
!, in getting out his auto aitho the car
was slightly scorched. Mr.. Bloomendal
land Mrs. Starrett both had insurance
to about cover the loss.
vinten.
| In the past year twenty four blocks
Of bitulithic paving, costing $42,939;
| eight blocks of storm sewer. costing
$767.77, and twelve blocks of sanitary
sewer, costing $3.267, were constructed
here. An elevated water tank, capacity
10000 gallons n new feed water heater,
boiler feed pump, centrifugal pump
for artesian water and new fire pump
have been installed. A new steam tur-
bine. dynamo and switchboard will be
running June /. An electric air COM
pressor has been purchased. The cleo
trio lines have been overhnuled and are
ready to make the change from LOO
volts to 1900 volts as soon as the new
steam turbine is ready to run.
Emmetsburg.
A short time ago the supervisors of
Sioux county were presented by an
eastern firm with county bond for
81 900 which was issued in 1866. The
interest and principal amounted to
s18,175. 1t was outlawed many years
ago. AS result payment was denied.
The bond, it seems. was stuck n a
desk after it was bought and 1t was
forgotten. The Emmetsburg council
men were asked few years ago to
pay an old warrant that was out
lawed. They cashed it but refused to
stand for the accumulated interest
which was several times the amount
Of the principal.
Garner.
H. l.. Cecil, now superintendent Of
the schools OF Garner has been elected
as superintendent of the Milford con-
Isolidated schools for next year. at a
salary Of $1,000 per year. There were
forty five applications for the position.
from all states in the middle west. Mr..
Cecil made a personal application and
has impressed the board very favorably.
His reputation as O school man Is ex-
cellent. He is graduate Of the Milton.
Iowa, high school and later took 4
complete course at Highland Park Col
lege receiving the degrees Of NJ. D. and
A. B. He has done post graduate work
at the state university and is a man
Of ripe scholarship.
Nashua.
The Minneapolis dailies received the
latter part of last week, contained a
lengthy accounts pertaining to Otto
Bird, which was exceptionally good
news to his friends. It seems that a
young man by the name OF Carl larger.
a German by birth but naturalized
American, has discovered a substitute
for gasolene. which he calls berzohol,
and being Of limited means he tried to
get others to help in it's development.
Those he worked with seemed more in
clined to steal his discovery than make
an honest test and. becoming acquaint-
ed with our former townsman, Otto
Bird. and another Minneapolis citizen.
N. e. Russell. q partnership was formed
and to all indications the product will
revolutionize business in every depart
ment. The article states that already a
$50. 100000 deal liz on between represen-
tatives Of Great Britain. France and
Russia. the agents considering the dis
covery OF vast Importance. It is made
OF the refuse from paper mills and IL
Supplied in crystal form. The many
friends Of Mr.. Bird in this community
will sincerely hope that this may prove
Ito be veritable Kondike ana that he
may make his fortune out Of the deal.