Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-03

Lansing.
Fred Markwardt who worked for
more than fifty years as teamster for
a local firm. retired this week. He
drove a wagon from here TO Wisconsin
towns before the days Of railroads.
MoGregor.
When the pocketbook Of T. Bresna-
han bridge carpenter. who died 4 few
days ago. was opened It was found to
contain $1,000 in uncashed checks and
bank deposits He gave the pocket
book TO a physician just before he died.
Bresnahan leaves no relatives.
Cedar Rapids.
Ali members Of the Bohemian Sokal
Union. including 1900 men. have been
ordered to report for medical examina-
ton and all eligible are TO volunteer in
case Of war. There are 200 members
IN Cedar Rapids. They are ordered to
report at New York. Baltimore, Cleve-
land. Chicago, Cedar Rapids. Omaha,
st. Louis, Dallas, San Francisco and
Portland for examination.
LeMars.
Mrs. Albert H. Hoy, who with hel
daughter Elizabeth Hoy, died of eX-
posure, following the sinking last Sun
! dag night Of the steamer LaCOnia- on
! which they We're passengers. FREQ lently
visited in LeNars when she was a res
! dent Of kenilworth, a Chicago suburb
! Mrs. Hoy was a sister of William +
| Young. of the former LeMars firm OF
Young & Cookery, who about twenty
| Ave years ago established this "itys
| first department store at Sixth and
| Main streets For several years Mrs
| Hoy spent a part Of each summer az
/ her brothers home here.
| Ma son City.
| Affairs Of c. Berthelson, the Clear
| Lake contractor, whose matr.m mia
| misft, the result Of his marriage to
| Edith Harkey, thru a matrimonial ad-
| vertisement, it is said, that have been
! holding much space in the Chicago pa
| pers the last few weeks, are to be fur
| ther aired in the Cerro Gordo county
| district court. An action in equity by
| Berthelson against Edith Harkey Ber-
! the-son was commenced in district
! court The only document thus far
| fled by Z. b. Stillman, attorney for the
| plaintiff, Is an AFFIDAVIT by the attor-
ney. setting out that the DEFENDANT is q
! non res ident Of Iowa, and that Origina
notice must be served by publication.
Och eyedan.
Something that has excited the sym
! nathy q eye-%' one III tilis vicinity !:
the Illness from dlphtheria OF oeven
members Of the Mrs Lew Dopp family
and the death on last Friday Of the g.
! year.Old son Lloyd. Those who are
now down with the disease are Mrs
Dopp, Edna Claude, Dorothy, Ted
| Willie and Stanley. Mrs. Dopp's broth
er and sister and two trained nurses
are caring for the patients. a relative
| Of the family drove from Ashton anc
took the body OF Lloyd to that place fol
| interment. Affliction has surely visit.
ed the family in a most distressing
manner. and the case is one Of the sad
dest that has occurred in this section
in long while.
Hampton.
| The creameries at various points IL
| Franklin county have all been doing a
big business for some time past, and
the farmers have been making some
| good money. One Of the best creamer.
| les in the county is located at Coulter
| and a large number OF farmers in tina
vicinity have been milking many more
than the average number Of cows. H
| F. Lubkeman, one Of the enterprisin;
| farmers who resides near there. holds
the record for the highest check re.
| ceived from the creamery in any twt
| weeks-Checks being issued Ia tbs
| cream sellers every fifteen days. Mr.
| Lubkenan has been milking only fiji
| teen cows, but his check on last pa!
day amounted to sl02. This is GER
tainly good showing and particularly
al this time when the weather Is cold.
MeGrssor.
The latest to join forces to cut dow
the high cost Of living Is the Mississip
pi river clam. First aid to the egg in
dustry is the role the clam has under
taken. Mississippi river clam shells, 1
has been discovered, when ground III
make just the kind Of grit that tn
American hen needs in her egg manu-
featuring business. AL UP and dow
the Mississippi are button factorie.
with their huge heaps Of clam shell
remnants left after the pearl button
have been cut from them. The pile