Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-05-29

duced population figures of most
startling character. The census en-
umerator discovered approximately
| 400 live ones. in the January count,
but the Star Clipper. by carrying on
a personally conducted census Gin
the local cemetery has added 1880
names, thereby doubling the popula-
ton" A list of names of all who have
been inferred in buckingham ceme-
terry since 1t was plated 67 years
ago-requiring several columns OF
space-is published In the last issue
Of the Star-Clipper.
Mason City-Announcement has
been made of the sale of the Harding
& King printing office to the LeMars
Printing Company. During nineteen
years that this firm has been in bust
ness 1t has made rapid strides in tie
printing world and has grown from
n small one press establishment to a
large institution. NJ. T.. Ferguson, of
the LcMars Printing Company says
that the plant will be taken over June
]. and installed in the purchasing
company's present plant, making it
the largest job printing establishment
in northern Iowa.
Des Moines.-A model farm gar
den, showing all the plants which
should be found in an Iowa garden,
is being, installed at the state fair
grounds under the supervision of the
state board OF agriculture and the
extension department of Iowa State
College. This model garden will con-
tain a storage cave. model fence. and
n system of watering attached to
the farm water plant. The proper
shrubbery for n garden will be shown
and many features to beautify the
door yard of the farm will be on dis
I'play
Ciarinda.-Clark Coleman. butch
er OF Hepburn was instantly killed
early Wednesday morning when he
drove his Ford car into ten-foot
gulley along the road five miles north
of this city. He was pinned under the
car with his face in about four inches
of water and mud. He had been
butchrrins for farmers and won ked
at night and slept In the daytime.
Tracks indicate that be was asleep,
rs there wcs plenty 81 room in tho
road. His wife and two married
daughters AT Richland Center, Va
fsurtive him.
Shclicn-R. Kamminga purchas
the 80 'acre farm just east o;
Orange CITY last wee; "Wednesday
from Mr.. j. Easaar, COR Iha consider
ration Of $1,000 an acre. Mr. kam-
miusa iradsd in quarter sectioa
rear Sheldou on the deal Tor whic
he YVES paid $500 per acre The
quarter has no buildings. He paid
the difference of Sf0,O0o for the place
( The farm near Orange City is highly
1 improved and has a modern set OF
! buildings on it. II is the finest farm
east of orange City on the Alton
! Orange CITY road. This road is nov
being paved
| oarner-D. L. spear, former
resident Of relmond and who camr
/ here several weeks ago to lie married
Z has been arrested on a charge Of
higlmy. He was taken 10 the county
/ jail at Mason City TO await prc!im-
/ mary hearing and trial. II u allcset.
/ that Spear, who was married To Ms
! Elsie \. Lee, of Rclmond. here recent
I ~, had wife end two chiidrcn VIZ
reside at Laurens. Iowa. Miss Lees
/ brother who is wor&in: here asserts
that he learned of clews concerning
the dual marriages and Investigated
Spear and his alleged wife No. went
TO MuskUgee. Okla. Tor q " id .r@
/ trip and il was there that sheriff Jim
Ross found him ana bTou.ht him
Lack 10 iowa.
, htlan&lc.--Will j. Rncp At!ant:c
/ farmer and stock raiser hes a story
I which tells its own tale about the
/ CauSc OF tho difficulty shippers meet
! in trying to get cars for their live
cock. Knop shipped a car of hogs
90 Omaha On the Roc'i Island. One
! of the yard men found in the corner
of the car, a robins nest, contain.n"
| three Crgs, the condition of which
| Indicated that the robins had in
/ ha bited the car for several weeks
/ as the family was about hatchcd OFT
( The fact that stock cars stand idle
n railroad yards long enough for the
birds to use them for nest building
! sites, while stockmen hold their
| slI pments for months awaiting the
cars, confirms their belief thai some
! thing is wrong.
| Des Moines.-The Salvation Army
| has acquired title to the corner pro-
perry at Fourth and Chestnut streets
upon which the erection of a new
central building will begin soon, q
/ quarter of Il million dollars being the
estimated cost of it's construction