Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-06

| LeMars-A record price for Ply
mouth county farm land was made
when Mic Maferes, of Fredonia. pur-
| chased the James Bowers farm south
| of LeMars, paying $500 per acre. The
| farm comprises eighty acres and IS
well improved.
Manchester-Word has been received
| by the family of Charles A. Matusch
| that there is no longer any hope That
| he escaped death in the battle of the
| Argorne forest He mas been reported
missing but it was hoped that he might
| be found later. He went into action
on Oct "a in the Argonne and no doubt
was killed in that fierce struggle along
with thousands Of others. many from
| Iowa.
Grundy Center-John Copley. OF
Reinbeck, has bought of Callahan
Bros their 40O-acre farm, north OF
Morrison, for $4,000, which is $211
per acre. This is one of the largest
| stock farms in the county. Conrad
Heisler, who now lives in Parkersburg,
| has sold the Heisler home farm, three
miles southeast Of Stout, to Tony
Reiter for $240 per acre. 1t Is 100
| acres. Dick Riekena mas sold his 140-
acre farm, one mile north Of here, to
Fred Harberts for $3.50 per acre.
George Morrison has bought the 240-
acre Bailey farm northeast Of here
from Mrs. Gene Bailey for $3.50 per
| acre.
WaterIoo-William H. Mullan, 70, OF
Aberdeen S. D., has been in the city
visiting with the r. NJ. Dawson fam
! lily. Mr.. Mullan is the first white child
to be born in Waterloo, the Mullan
| residence being at that time log cabin
| which stood just a short distance from
| the old Dawson home on Falls ave-
nue.. While in the city Mr.. Mullan
| celebrated his 10th birthday anniver-
sary, May .. He is brother Of Judge
C. W. Mullan. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Mullan, mother and father Of William
Mullan, came to Iowa from Illinois in
a wagon drawn by an OK team. They
i settled in Waterloo and always re-
tanned their first home. Mr.. Mullan
will leave tonight for Chicago and will
| then return to Aberdeen.
eelIevue-Mrs. Anna I.angher, As
years old, and a resident OF Monmouth,
| Jackson county. was arrested in Ma
| Quoketa charged with extortion. For
some time Mr.. and Mrs. Jerome Mitch
ell, also residents Of Monmouth, have
been receiving letters signed THE
Black Hand" and demanding that they
deposit $50 In the Monmouth Savings
Bank for the writer and unless the
demand was met their buildings would
be burned. The Langher woman was
suspected. and her arrest took place.
| County Attorney Eli securing a con-
fession from her. JShe was taken be-
fore Justice Ralston's court and bound
over to the grand jury under $1,000
bonds, which being unable to furnish
she was sent to the county Jail.
Decorah-A very unique and inter-
| estins document has been filed in the
probate court in this county. 1t Is the
last will Of Anna NJ. Phelps widow Of
George Phelps who died last July In
Cheltenham, England. The will Is
dated July IL, 1910. is written in long
hand on heavy parchment paper 14x16
inches in size, by an English solicitor.
and sealed in the old style. Thousands
of dollars are included In the behests.
among which is 5000 placed in
Charles J. Weisers hands for the pur
pose Of establishing park or the
south or southeast side of Decor-H. Il.
r. Acres, attorney for Mr.. Weiser the
executor named In the will says It will