Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-19
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Lake City A fine community
building is being erected at Lanes
boro. The building when completed
will be an improvement Of which
much larger town might be proud.
Rockwell City-A movement for
the raising of funds for community
building: to be erected as a memorial
to the veterans of the world war. has
gained considerable Roadway in
Rockwell City.
Waukon-The high water mark in
farm rentals for Allamakee county
was probably reached when Attorney
w. S. Hart leased the quarter section
known as the old Wheeler farm in
Jefferson to Ole Moe. for $4,000 cash
rent.
Anamesa-Mr. and Mrs. Earl Mil
Ter have received an appointment
from the state and gone to Mitchell
willie, as superintendent and matron Of
the girls training school. Mr.. Miller Is
the son Of the last Judge B. II. Miller
and both he and his wife are well
qualified for the positions.
Iowa City-Iowa City is to have a
new candy factory. F. M. Price and
sons. Rodney and Donald. are inter-
ested therein. The new company will
occupy in addition to its present
quarters, that part Of the building
! which the Boerner-Fry toilet prepar.
| atoms now uses. The Prices will
build q new factory for the Boerner-
Fry Company.
| Hamilton-Franklin county is still
short over 500 automobile number IL
cense plates. and County Treasurer
Andy H. Luke says that the office OF
! the secretary of state is not able to
give him any Information as to when
the additional number for Franklin
county can be supplied. Over 5000
automobiles have already been regis.
tered in this county.
Ames-Alan NJ. Deyoe, Des
Moines boy, has been appointed gen.
eral manager Of the annual agricul-
tural carnival to be held at Iowa
State College May 10 and IA. Friday
May IA, has been set aside by the
college authorities as holiday in or
Ger that plans made by the commit
tee, Of which Deyoe Is chairman. may
be unhampered by class work.
Lake Observation-Disclosures J. B
Clyde, who has been at Humeston fol
the past few years. has been elected
superintendent of the schools of this
city. at salary Of $4,000. r. A
Griffin. superintendent of the schools
here for the past several years, with
an excellent record, resigned some
time ago. the resignation being Of
fective at the end of the present
term.
Iowa city--Methodists Of Tiffin are
church, to cost between $4,000 and
$4,000, to take the place Of thu
structure that was destroyed by FIRE
six weeks ago, when the parsonage
also burned. and the pastor. the Rev
Edward c. Brooks, ST., nearly burn
ed to death. The church leaders are
canvassing the city and county fol
money now.
Red oak-Thru tho efforts of thu
Rotary Club of this city. tho Boy
Scouts are assured Of q permanent
camp with a swimming pool. mess
hall and sleeping quarters. Army
tent. ard :tee! cot. will he purchased
from the government depots for use
in this camp during the summer
camp. Membership in the scout or
ganization will be Increased 100 pei
cent by this generous gift.
| observation-disclosures men and Other
citizens Of Oelwein are working on {
plan for partial relief in the housing
situation which has reached 4 crisis
It Is proposed 70 raise sufficient
capital to build fifty houses that can
be sold on easy payments for about
5000 each. The Great Western rail-
road company will bring two hundred
moro men to work In the shops at
Oelwein terminal, II houses can bs
provided. The shortage Of dwellings,
which has prevailed almost constant
ly for the past ten years, IL now more
serious than ever.
Observation-Disclosures school teachers
| at meeting drew up . resolution
demanding the board OF education to
increase their salaries. Increases Of
| $40 q month, retroactive to last Sep
TENDER. are asked. A salary raise Of
$500 . year also ID demanded for the
next school term which begins next
September. For several months the
school teachers have been urging an
Increase In salary. holding that their
present pay ID not sufficient to meet
ths high cost Of living. The rcsolu-
tions will be presented to the board
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