Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-28
Northern Io,ua Items

Newhall.
A big corn husker has been at work
in the Henry Goebel corn field near
Newhall. II requires six horses to
manipulate the rig and two men TO
level down the corn as fast as it is de-
l!vered into the wagon box.
Er,netsburs.
Sunday afternoon the ceremony per-
tanning 70 the installation OF the new
Lutheran pastor, Rev. X. G. Nilsen,
took place in Bethany church. The
ceremony OF installation is ritualistic
and was In charge Of Rev. L. o. Wig
dahl. former pastor Of til, church.
Cherokee.
The county farm bureau has been so
successful during the past year that
its effort will be increased during the
coming twelve months. County Agent
breckenridge has visited more than
500 farms since March while more
than 1000 farmers have called at the
bureau office for advice.
Bellevue.
A horrible auto accident occurred
on the Bellevue ridge road near the
Herman kolker farm last Monday
morning at 1870 o'clock when the Ford
car containing Nick H. Krier and
John Mertz turned turtle, the former
being so badly injured that he lived
Cor only an hour while the latter es-
capped injury.
Bellevue.
A bad wreck on the Milwaukee &C.
Cured Saturday afternoon at Wilkins.
a siding between Bellevue and Du-
buque when two engines came to-
gether, derailing both Of them and
smashing up several cars. A number
Of hogs were killed and others were
badly injured. All trains were de-
layed several hours.
Cedar Rapids.
John Kolarik. age IS. pioneer Of
Cedar Rapids who came to this city
from Bohemia, many years ago, died
at the home Of his daughter, Mrs. Ohm
Kamarid, $50 South Tenth street, late
Saturday. following a lingering Illness
Of several months. He is survived by
his wife. son John. and four daughters,
Mrs. Wencil Kolarik, Mrs, Otto Synek.
Mrs. Wencil Cejka and Mrs. John
Kamarid, of this City.
Wesley.
W. A Eckes and Ben Seaman. Of
Nora Springs, owner and lineman re-
spectively of the local telephone ex-
change, are here at work with Man
ager George Spangler at the project Of
moving the exchange to it's new loca-
ton on West Main street. About
| five hundred feet of new cable Is to be
| Installed, which with the task Of NOV
! ing and rewriting the switch board will
require at least ten days Of strenuous
| labor.
! Stafford.
| Some one left a copy Of a German
male chorus book on one Of the win
| dow edges at the State Bank Monday
night, Nov. II, the day Of the peace
| celebration, and it was found next
! morning by Cashier Edward Peterson.
| Had it been found that night it would
have gone up in smoke with the effigy
I of the kaiser. 1t is now highly prob
| able, however, that Cashier Peterson
will turn it over to its owner IL he will
call for it.
| Manson.
| The largest municipal improvement
ever undertaken by Manson is called
| for in a contract entered into with a
! Sioux City contractor providing for the
! expenditure of s59,1l2.25. The larger
! part of tie money will be spent on q
| sewer system which will cost s43,-
| 9i2.25. The remainder Of the money
! will be used in the construction Of a
| disposal plant. Work will be started
| as early as practicable in the spring
and will be completed next fall.
Cedar Falls.
Mrs. John Moore, age 50, died OF
| apoplexy at her home on Olive street
at a. m. SD pday. Just week ago
Mr.. and Mrs. Moore received a
telegram advising that their son had
been seriously wounded in action dur
ing July. No information has been re-
ceived as to ibis present condition.
| Mrs. Moore lived in Black Hawk coun-
ty all her life. Surviving are her hus-
band and three sons. including the boy
in France, and one daughter. Funeral
| arrangements are not complete.
Cedar Rapids.
With the death Of her son. John,
somewhere in France" who sue
cumbed to an attack of pneumonia,
| Oct. %, Mrs. Frank Baum, 7O9 South
Eighth street east, has been called on
to bear more than her share of sor-
row. Her husband and a younger son
died three weeks ago of influenza
leaving Mrs. Baum with a family of
young children to provide for. Word
Of the death of her son in France was
just received by Mrs. Baum from the
war department at Washington today.
LeMars.
The campaign for seed corn con-
Quoted in Plymouth county from Sept
lis to IS has proved a success. The
campaign was conducted by the farm
bureau and County Agent GunnersoI
and is very satisfactory in results
kWhiie the corn picked for reed corr
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