Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-28
Northern Io,Ua Items

the young ladies undertook 8 postal
card shower for Mrs. Niece which
proved success and helped her to
while away some of the tedious hours
while getting well. Finding that Mr..
Niece was out of feed for his horses
and stock the men of the neighbor-
hood shoWered him with load OF
grain and ton of hay. then the
people wanting to express in some
substantial way their appreciation of
their worthy couple, showered Mrs.
Niece with the nice little sum of
money amounting to $50 to help de-
fray hospital expenses. The young
ladies obtained quarters from differ
ent people to buy an Easter lily for
the Nieces and found they could
shower Mfs. Niece with twenty five
new dimes more than the beautiful
lily cost.
Britt-Engineer Graham. of Spirit
Lake is in Britt this week to begin
work on the dam which is to be put in
at Eagle lake. At one time Eagle lake
covered several hundred acres of land,
but on account Of big bitches and tile
in recent years. has been almost dry
at times, though it has continued to be
a fine place for hunting. The state
has taken the matter in hand and is
now putting in n dam which will re-
store the lake to its former beauty.
Fort Dodge-While blowing lot for
garden. Jacob Intermill Of this city
uncovered the decomposed> body of a
baby. The body had been wrapped in
a blanket Indications are that the
Ia, ,,r;o Gov he no
police are investigating.
MonticeIlo-Mrs. Anna Soetje.
former resident OF Monticello. later OF
Denver. Colo. who died recently left
$500 to the Presbyterian church Of
Monticello for the purpose OF buying
a pipe organ fOr"that church. When
Mrs. Soetje was first a resident OF
Monticello it was only village OF
few dozen houses. Her husband en-
gagged in the drug business and be-
came one of the leading and success
full business men Of the town. After
Mr.. Soetje's death twenty years ago,
Mrs. Soetje, with her daughter Bertha,
removed to Denver. She also left $500
to be used by the town in any way
for it's betterment The Presbyterian
church people will take steps to raise
an additional sum OF money and hope
soon to install an organ.
EstherviIIe-It has been fully de-
cided that Estherville will begin paw
ing this year. and in doing so will
take one Of the most progressive steps
it has ever taken. Councilmen A. j.
Rhodes and John Lilley, and Engineer
c. P. Smith were in Spencer to look
over the paving proposition there and
to confer with the authorities in re-
gard to the most satisfactory and the
most economical paving to use. The
idea is to profit by the experience CT
our prosperous neighboring city.
Spencer started paving four years
ago and is so well pleased with it that
they have again let contract for
several more miles. The council met
and talked over the proposition and
decided fully to so ahead with the
preliminary work and to start the
storm sewers and paving just as soon
as possible.
Waverly-Waverly school teachers
declared strike and all public schools
were closed. The teachers went on q
strike owing to the refusal of the
school board to pay for two weeks
extra salary for work necessary to
make it possible for the 1919 GRADUATE
ing class to complete its work. The
schools were closed for six weeks dur
ing the influenza epidemic and as
result the members Of the class were
behind in their work. The teachers
received pay during this time. To
make up for this the schools will re-
main open two weeks later and the
teachers made the demand for pay
for this work. The teachers submitted
their demand for the additional pay
but the directors refused to consider
the demands and the teachers walked
out. The high school and two grade
schools are closed as a result. APP
prox!mately fifty teachers are affect
ed. The school directors have an
nounced that they will not change their
attitude and there Is danger Of the
schools being closed for, several days.