Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-11
Northern Io1ua Items

Oeiwein.-The mild winter, and m
certainty in regard to the ice crop has
finally decided the Farmers Waukoh
Cooperative Creamery company 10 put
in a refrigerating plant when VIII
lieye them of the burden OF PIONEERING
with ice. Similar plants are 10 De
placed at the Farmers creamery d.
Church. Waterville, Ludlow and straw
| berry Point. The plants COSY s2'loo
each. ~
cascade.--The Home Comfort Kit OF
the Cascade Red Cross gave a dinner
at Mack's place in honor or the return
ed soldiers. A splendid menu was serN :
ed and twenty-one returned soldier
bows partook of the good things. Z. u.
Baldwin was POSTMASTER and respons-
es were made by Prirates Duke. Bisen-
ius. Kingsley. Martin. Devaney. Corp.
Kean, Privates Herard. hhochle'
Bright and Sergt. Dolphin.
Storm Lake.-Sergeant Claude Hart.
of Cherokee, wearing the CroiX de
Guerre and the distinguished service
cross of our own government was III
the city visiting friends. Hart. who
was with the Rainbow division. was
bowled over Just few miles out OF
Chateau Thierry and it was nobody
but Just our own Dewey Crissey VINO
dragged him off the field more dead
than alive. He and Dewey had great
visit.
Cedar FaIls.-The 6-yearold son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Highly was serl-
ously burned about the hands and mead
when some one accidently threw d
Ee hted match into a gasolene tank at
the Black Hawk Garage on West FIRST
street. The Highly cnild had gone TO
the garage to see his father and was
standing near the tank when the ex-
plosion took place. The childs con-
dition is regarded as serious. Damage
to the garage is slight.
PIymouth.-J Helm, more familiarly
known to his friends as Doc was
found by his partner in the butcher
business. " J. Ward, nearly dead from
gas that had been escaping from a
hard coal stove during the night. After
some effort he was rasuscitated and IS
feeling better but will be very sick
for some time. He has rooms in the
rear Of his building on Main street the
front room being occupied by f. ii.
Graves as a barber shop.
Sioux City-After being arrested on
charge of intoxication, Charles A.
Parker. Walthill, Neb. Indian, slip
ped three $40 bills into his mouth-for
safe keeping. His ingenuity enabled
him to carry his roll into the bull PEN
but the desire to sleep almost proved
disastrous. Afraid Of swallowing the
money he clasped it in his hand and
during his nap a fellow prisoner stole
it. Parker. who is more than six feet
tall, made searcflN OF tine prisoners
and recovered MS money. He was re-
leased after paying his fine.
\ Rarnum-It Is authoritatively an
nounced that Barnum will shortly have
a second bank. M. d. Gurnett. former
ly connected with the Barnum Savings
bank. has determined to open a new
bank and has associated with him a
number of the substantially business
men and farmers Of that section and
will open the bank for business about
April /. Mr.. Gurnett Is one Of the sue
cessful men of that section and has q
large number of friends who will be
pleased to see him actively engaged in
business Of the community. The name
of the bank will be the Farmers Ex
change bank, capital $4,000. Thomas
M Gurnett will be- the cashier. 1t is
planned to open for business May l.,
in the present postoffice building. The
postoffice being moved to Mr.. Cur
netts present real estate office
Waucoma.-A telegram received by
Mrs. Frank Fox from the war depart
rnent brought the news of The death Of
Dr. Frank Fox. all his life a citizen Of
this state. and up TO the time Of his