Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-11
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BeIrnond, April 1r.-Three hundred
TONS of ice were purchased by the
chamber of commerce committee from
the Charles City artificial ice plant,
the price being "a per ton +, =. -. II
was deemed necessary, owing 10 the
complete failure of the local ice crop
and the extensive improvements which
will be carried on this year with the
CONSEQUENT increase Of several nun
dleds in population. that the CIT! De
supplied with ice, and a coTnmttee ot
seven was appointed to secure It. II
is estimated that the ice. after ship
ping. hauling and delivery costs are
counted up, together with the loss thru
melting. will cost the consumer around
IS or 80 a thousond. 49,
NJ. H. Hanson has purchased the OLD
Herald building on Spruce street OF
f. A. Pierce and will move to the lo1
west of the T. o. Tomson residence
where it will be remodeled into
dwelling. The Herald building is one
OF the old landmarks of the town, haV-
ing been built in the early days.
Rev. Mr.. Burress, formerly of the
TO enter Y. NJ. &. A. war work, has
been rendered and accepted the pas
torate of the Congregational church al
Clarion, his acCe )tance being conol-
tional that he can secure his release
from his duties at Camp Dodge, where
he has been serving for the past six
months.
The county recorder reports that
since the book was received for The
purpose. $40 soldiers and sailors have
had their discharges recorded. there
being one officer and five sailors on
the list so far.
Mrs. Ida Mansfield, of Burlington,
state president OF the Kings Daugh-
ters will visit the local chapter on
April Il.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Church have re-
turned from California. where they
rave been spending the winter months.
Mrs. Fatzinger. of Scranton. Pa, is
guest of her sister. Mrs. Edge.
Mrs. Randall. of Ashton, Ill, has
been visiting her daughter. Miss Ran
dali, one Of the local teaching force.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. Houck left recently
for Arvada, Colo. where they will
make their home.
y. NJ. Wolcott returned the first of
the week from Des Moines. where he
has been spending the winter. Mrs.
Wolcott will return in few days. not
being able to travel at this time.
Relatives here have received word
that Adolph Skovlin has landed in this
country, and are expecting him home
in q short time.
Most of this week in the district
court has been given over to the
Stryker case from Troy township. j.
d. Stryker was adjudged insane last
August and sent to Cherokee, where
he died the neyt month Stryker was
a bachelor of about 20 years. and had
$50 acres of land besides personal
a will about two years ago. leaving
the bulk of his estate to a sister and
her husband, Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Orr:
Other heirs are contesting the will,
claiming Stryker was of unsound mind
and that he was unduly Influenced, and
had some eighty witnesses to support
their claims. Stryker had made his
home with the sister for twenty years.
The grand jury returned an indict-
ment against John L. Brown, of Eagle
Grove, a prominent farmer of the
county, for making seditious remarks.
1t is reported that Brown went to a
committee meeting of the united war
work campaign, which was being held
in a school house in his neighborhood.
He made a speech in which he attack
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self as opposed to the united war work
campaign. stating that they need not
look to him for any help.