Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-14

the past two years, has Deen elected to
and has accepted the pri1clpalship OF
the schools at Carson. Mrs. Taber has
also been elected to teach the seventh
and eighth grades in the same school.
Their successors in the Orchard school
! have not yet been chosen. The Ot-anto
school will also have a new man at its
head, the board having elected VI. L.
| Merritt to fill that position. Mr. Mer-
rift is a graduate Of the State Teach
ers College at Cedar Falls.
Estherville.
| Little Ruth Beymer met with A
| very painful accident last Saturday.
She, with other little girls, was at the
L. L. Bingham home playing. Little
Ruth climbed up on the trapeze and
| her little sister was swinging her. She
wanted to get down but her sister kept
swinging her. In some way she lost
| her hold and fell to the ground. Her
little arm was fractured above the
wrist and the fracture was SO bad the
| bones came out thru the flesh 1t was
thought it might prove serious at first
but at present she is doing nicely. Mrs.
Beginner who Is travelling In Yellow
stone Park could not be reached by
| message until Thursday AS the little
lady is doing so WELL Mrs. Beymer may
not have to return at once.
Cedar Rapids.
One of the most important realty
deals IN the Cedar Rapids business DIS
trict in recent months was consum-
| mated Thursday when Charles L..
Simon, junior member Of the firm Of
Joseph Simon & Son, tobacconists, and
DR.. w. F. Naibert, purchased from T. J.
Lowell, the corner property at Third
avenue and Second street. The deal
includes the wo-story frame building
occupied by the Lowell hardware store
and involves consideration of more
than 100000. The price paid was 81, 500
q foot front. Altho Mr.. Lowell an
nounces that he plans to dispose Of his
hardware stock and retire from
business Immediately, the new owners
Of the property were undecided what
improvements would be made. Mr..
Simon said that the property was
bought as an Investment and that the
buildings to be vacated by Mr.. Lowell
will probably be rented again. It Is
not likely, he said. that improvements
will be made within the next two
years.
Spencer.
The new Roman Catholic church Of
Sacred Heart was dedicated here We'd
nesday in the presence Of q big gath
ering of the clergymen Of the church
and great congregation that filled the
edifice. About forty visiting clergymen
attended the conservation. The dedica-
ton was in charge Of Bishop P. J.
Garrigan, Of Sioux City. Mass was
conducted by the Rev. Mr.. Norton, now
of Waukon, who was pastor Of the
first Catholic church here over forty
years ago. The sermon of the day
was given by the Rev. P. p Farrelly,
of Emmetsburg, Iowa. Afterwards
Bishop Garrigan congratulated the
congregation and the pastor, the Rev.
B. A. Hunt. The new church is cred
it to a town the size Of Spencer The
exterior of the edifice is Of Spanish
renaissance in design, built of dark
brown brick and stone trimming. A
large statue Of Christ stands in a
niche over the entrance which is dec
Grated with the American and papal
flags. The interior IL hard finish and
the walls ornamented with the 'tStA-
lions Of Christ" The chancel and the
maiden altar are beautifully designed
ana furnished.
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