Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-31
Northern Io,va Items

It is the intention to enlist the in
terest and support Of all societies and
associations organized for the better
ment of the community along indus
trial, social and health lines.
Cedar Rapids.
The memory Of Lewis Helms will
law profession of Cedar Rapids, for he
has bequeathed his fine law library to
the use of his colleagues. Mr.. Helms,
deep student Of the law, was public
spirited enough to wish to hand down
to the legal profession, after his death.
the benefits of the fine collection which
he had gathered together. His law
library the value of which is estimat-
ed at $4,000 will be at the disposal Of
the profession of this city.
Cedar Rapids.
The Cedar Rapids Canning Company
has just completed pack of 1875 sew
en- pound cans, or what Is known as
gallon" cans. Of cherries. Heretofore
the company has canned only corn,
but the unusually heavy crop of cher
ries in the vicinity was sufficient in
ducement to put on the fruit canning.
The concern canned $500 worth OF
cherries from its own farm and checks
sent to orchardists for cherries and
other fruits amount to about $1,000.
Six carloads of cherries have been
shipped from here to Waterloo 1t Is
the intention Of the company to can
| surplus apples as the crop comes on.
Maquoketa.
Mrs. Sarah Nickerson. an old and
esteemed resident of Maquoketa,
passed away at the home of her
| daughter, Mrs. Frank Keck, Of this
city, Thursday. Mrs. Nickerson was
born in New York in 1898. She came
west with her husband after her mar
riage, settling in Maquoketa. Mr.. Nick
erson died twenty-five years ago. Six
children survive them: Mrs. o. c.
| Hunter Charles City; G. G. Nickerson.
Portland, Ore; Mrs. Frank Keck, Mrs.
l.. B. Carson, Maquoketa; Mrs. Ed.
Chaser, Tobar, Neb.; r. A. Nickerson,
Williams. Ariz.
Dyersvilie.
Engineers from the state highway
commission have been making surveys
OF the Hawkeye highway between
Manchester and Dyersvil!e the past
week and also taking samples of tho
various coating materials for the i'm
provement Of the road. The improve
ment to be made on the Hawkeye in
this county will total nearly $4,000 the
work to consist Of cutting down hills.
building grades in low places, elimi-
mating dangerous railroad crossings
and surfacing the entire road from
Manchester to Dyersville. The natur-
| Nf al
ware will be ideal for the bottom coat
| ing while the clay gravel such as that
at the pits Of the w. H. Clute farm
and on the James Hunt farm near
Earlville will make an excellent top
coating.
Waterloo.
The park commissioners by triple
purchase Friday added an acreage of
1853 acres to the Waterloo park system
at cost Of Approximately $106.67o.
The ground purchased includes Chau-
tauqua park, with an area of about
nineteen acres for which the price paid
was $50, 800; the Hope Martin property
adjoining Byrnes park, approximately
seventy nine acres, for which s46,175
was paid, and Enterprise Place, plot
on the northern edge Of the city ad-
Joining Gates park, containing about
seventy acres, for which the price was
an even $4,000. The purchase OF the
property grew originally out Of the
proposal to add Chautauqua park to
! the city ark svrtem. This part OF the
deal was made thru George Lichty,
trustee for the Waterloo Chautauqua
and Bible Institute, after an enabling
In No v,o 1nO{a1ot,,pn o1rthnr.
izing the board to make the purchase.