Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-26
Northern ,Io,ua Items

Nemaha-The congregation Of the
| Methodist Episcopal church voted to
tput on drive for funds for a new
| $4,000 church building. Already a
number of subscriptions for $1,000 and
others for $500 are promised and it is
believed that the project for a fine,
! serviceable community church will win.
Algona-W. F. Jenkinson of Union
| township. dug out family of badgers
| on his farm. He killed the mother,
which weighed nineteen pounds. A
young one was given to Fred Corey,
who left it with Jesse Speraw, and it
can be seen in the window with his
! family of young foxes. Badgers are
scarce in this locality. but it is report
ed several have been seen south Of the
city.
OeIwein-At a called meeting in the
rest room 1t was practically decided
| that Oelwein will celebrate the glori-
Gus Fourth Of July with eclat noise,
and the customary doings. On motion,
it was made the duty of Alvin Conner,
chairman Of the business mems COM
mittee of the G. o. c.. to appoint a fl
nance committee to solicit subscrip
lions for fund to put it across in
proper shape.
Manson-Mrs. B. F. Jackman was ia
italy murned when she accidently set
fire to her clothes. Mr.. and Mrs. jack
man run the Calhoun county poor
farm, and Mrs. Jackman was cleaning
one of the inmates room. No one
knows just how the accident happened,
as she was upstairs alone. She ran
|. down and out into tho yard, where
Miss Emma Kastrup saw her and taxi
ing a rain coat wrapped it around her
and put out the fire. Mrs. Jackman
died about 10 o'clock Besides her bus
band she leaves one son. Willis jack
man.
accident. j. DeVries. engaged in the
the village Of Kesley, northeast OF Ack-
ley was instantly killed. The unfort-
innate man appears to have been run
ming at high rate Of speed when the
accident occurred; whether he lost
control of his car or what caused the
accident, may only De guessed at. De-
vries was 40 years old and As survived
by his wife and several children. Mrs.
DeVries is a sister Of Mrs. Peter
Roelfs, northeast of town, also a rela-
tive of Mrs. Simon Schnittjer, Of this
city.
Cedar Rapids-Joy riders who have
been in the habit of tossing their emp
ty quart bottles around on the city
pavements in celebration Of the COM
ing eclipse July are apt to find it
an expensive pleasure. For some time
it has been necessary for the city
commissioner in charge Of streets to
keep man and team busy sweeping
up broken glass on complaint Of auto
owners. many Of whom have had valu-
able tires ruined. A campaign has
been started to apprehend such care
less celebrators and hereafter any per-
sons caught throwing glass. of any kind
on city pavements will be lined.
vinton-Dsan Spencer, who lives at
Shellsburg, but who has been helping
on the Carl Wenner farm for few
days, had an accident here which
might have been serious. He was GO
ing tos Garrison In an old Ford when
one Of the front wheels gave way, re-
sulting In the throwing the car clear
to the side Of the road after turning
over twice. Mr.. Spencer jumped from
under the steering. wheel when the
wheel broke and thus saved himself
from being pinned under the car. He
was brought to yinton, where DR..