Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-12

has now brought honor to our town by
being awarded the French croix de
guerre Sergeant Harold A. Butts in
a recent letter 10 his father, j. L. Butts
says: They have become careless
with their Croix de Queries over here
and pinned one on me-
RowIey.
Eugene Goodwin OF Rowley, is
bringing honor to Buchanan county as
he recently wrote the words to song
which won the $4,000 song contest put
on by an eastern newspaper. The
words were put to music by Leo Fried
man, a noted composer. of Chicago,
and it is being printed by the Chester
Music company of that city.
Monticello-E1ayor ana Mrs. James
Voorhees,, of this city, celebrated their
fiftieth wedding anniversary at the
home Of thei- daughter Mrs. Frank
Hayden, mile north oftown, on what
is popularity known as the voorhees,
farm. The reception was rendered to
this couple~by the members of the city
council, and the many friends of the
family. Mr.. VoEhees was born about
seventy years ago at Pitts Ford, n.
Y
Independence.
The pure bred stock breeders of this
county have organized what will be
known as the ! Buchanan County
Breeders association. There are about
400 breeders of pure bred stock in this
county. 1t was decided by the farmers
to get together with the members Of
the commercial club and put on a
pure -bred stocks show at the fair
grounds some time in the fall.
Waukon-Mrs. NJ. J. Buckley, Of this
city, discovered ner pet cat in trunk
in an unused room of the house in a
lank and starved condition after being
missed about the house whole week.
She instantly recalled that the cat had
been playing about in the trunk and
other places a week before when she
was cleaning house aud she had
doubtless closed the trunk without
knowing the pet was hiding there.
Puss had not lost more than eight OF
her lives, however, and seems none
the worse for her period of fasting.
Fort Dodge-James c. Phelan, thru
his attorney, filed a petition in federal
court asking Cor $4,000 damages as
result of being hit by an Illinois Cen
trail freight train in Dubuque on
March Is, 1t is the largest sum ever
asked in a personal injury damage
suit in this city. Robert Healy is the
attorney for Mr.. Phelan. The suit
was not brought directly against the
Illinois Central. but against w. -.
Hines. director general OF the rail-
roads. Phelans accident necessitated
the amputation of both legs and por-
ton of the left hand. Phelan Is 10
wears old and a former member of the
city council here.
| Lake Mills-Mr. Thorscn. architect,
has completed the PLANS for the new
Salem Lutheran church TO be erected
this summer in Lake Mills, and when
the edifice is finished it will be a
beautiful structure as well as mooerh
and with every convenience to accomo-
date the social life Of the church. IL
is thought that the church VIII De
completed in December this year. Inc
contract has already been given 10
the lowest bidders, being Chris Rye q
Son or Mason City, and work Will pc
hepun as soon as the. present location
a. cleared from the old building, anu
I. is thought this will be done some
,;na this week. The building alone
vii, cost approximately $4,000.
Dubuque.
Main street, from Thirteenth street
- Jones street, will be paved with
h:.hu,ic paving which will be built on
a four-inch concrete base to be laid on
the hydrolic cement base under the
present paving. This was decided when
members Of the city council and CON-
mittee of Main street property owners
made an examination OF the base
under the present paving and found 1t
was crumbling away and would not
hold up. Although no official action
setting on this particular material as
the one to be used in repaying Main
street was taken by the council mem :
beers and every one of the property
owners were in favor OF this paving.
Official action will be taken later in
the week, when the council and prop
ert owners wiz meet again in a som
mittee OF the whole session. Tlis con-
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