Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-17

Waterloo.
Corn contests have beer held by
boys and girls in various parts OF
Black Hawk county the past week.
Prizes are offered the pupils making
the best records. Prof. H. l.. Ellis, of
the department Of rural education, Is
conducting the contests.
| Sioux City, 'F'- =
4 seventy-twp pure. bred Herefords
sold for $50. 142 at the sale at the Sioux
City stock. yards Monday. The ami
mails belonged to T. J. Hartnett q Son,
Of Jackson. Neb. The top price for a
COW was s1,15O and $1,000 was the high
mark for bull.
Sioux City. 4
| Albert Bass, a young farm hand Of
Tulare, S. D., walked forty five miles
to enlist in the regular army. His
tramp covered deep snow and ice. He
complained Of slight fatigue on each
| ing his destination. Altho trifle un-
der weight. Bass was accepted, having
| demonstrated his ability to stand a
long hike.
LeMars.
Chris Hansen. for many years a res
| ident of Remsen, died on his farm in
South Dakota, aged 70 years. A wild
ow and six children survive. Mr.. Han
sen was native Of Germany but when
youth went to Russia and was man
ager of d large estate in that country
for three years before coming to Ply
mouth county.
Waterloo.
| Edna Spangler, an 11-year- old sirl Of
| fhic off " 1ly1,j1o rrpSsinr ctraat
knocked down and severely injured by
an auto driven by Lawrence Dunnwald.
Her skull was fractured and she was
| internally injured. but it is believed she
will recover. Dunnwald reported the
accident to the police and was released
from custody.
Mason City.
contract was let by the South
Shore Outing Club to- b. l.. Stratton
for the erection Of new $4,000 club
house at Dodge's Point and work on
the new structure will begin as soon as
the weather will allow. The new club
| house will be 70x30 feet and will con-
tain twenty sleeping rooms and large
living room. The building Is to be COM
pleted by May Is.
LeMars.
The eighteenth annual session Of the
Northwestern conference Of the United
Evangelical church will be held at the
Stanton church, eight miles south of
LeMars. next week. Bishop y. F.
Swengel Of Harrisburg, Pa, will pre-
side over the conference sessions.
which will close the Sunday following.
The \conference opens Monday. March
| Nd OF VT a oYnartnA tn
attend.
Ogden.
Mrs. II. H. Huff, who lives north of
Berkeley, was quite seriously hurt in a
runaway accident which occurred in
that town last Saturday She and her
| husband had just started for home
when the team became frightened and
Mrs. HUFF was thrown from the buggy.
Her right leg and knee were badly
wrencled, but no bones were broken,
She was able to be taken to her home
later in the evening. The team contin-
ued its fight after the accident, until
one of the horses fell. breaking It's leg.
| The animal had to be shot. Mr. HUFF
jumped from the rig and escaped with
slight shaking up.
Maquoketa.
A. f. Kearney; one of Jackson coun-
tvs leading attorneys, received word
recently from the department Of Justice
of the United States asking IL he would
accept an appointment in the bureau Of
investigation. Mr.. Kearney at once
wired his willingness to serve his
country and his appointment immedi-
ately followed. Mr. Kearney was for a
time in charge Of the Indianapolis Of