Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-02-17
Iowa News Items

FairfieId-County Agent r. NJ. Deal
recently sold las bushels OF clover
seed for s4,350. The seed belonged
TO farmers who placed 1t with MT
Deal for sale. A car load OF corn
was also sold for s2,02S.
Museatine thousand dollars
Is asked from the NJ. d. & ;. rail-
way company and various employees
In a suit filed in the district court
by Mrs. Eva NJ. Schwandke. wife OF
Carl H. Schwandke, who was killed
in the NJ. B. & 8. motor car accident
al Hahn's crossing a little more than
two months ago.
Dubuque-Checks for as much as
$500 have been received by Dubuque
young men who were injured while
in the military service. The checks
are for back pay, under the war risk
act, recently enacted by congress,
which provided huge increases in
compensation. and made the in
creases retroactive.
Maquoketa-The o. H. Whitney
farm south OF Maquoketa- which
is soon to be sold, has an interesting
history. The original deed of this
land was signed by James X. Polk,
then president of the United States.
the land being purchased by Whit
ney's father. 1t has never changed
hands, so consequently the deed
stands as It was issued in 1916.
Garner The Garner Creamery
Company, the majority Of whose
stockholders are farmers, made and
sold during the past year 360,340,3
pounds Of butter, according to the
yearly report of the secretary and
s193,032.2s was paid to farmers for
products purchased. The average
test of the cream was 25.6 per cent.
The creamery has just completed its
twelfth year.
West Liberty-The councilmen of
West Liberty at their February meet
ing voted the adoption Of new ordi-
nance which will provide West Lib
erty with a new official. city man
ager, who will have charge of prac-
tiSally all the city's activities. The
position will carry an annual salary
Of $1,000, but in return for this the
manager will assume wide powers
and a wholesome burden Of duties.
Harlan-Harlan will very proba-
bly, be the headquarters Of the new
national guard regimentai band to
represent that body from this SEQ
ton Of the state. The present Har-
Ian band will be used as a nucleus
and the boys are working hard to
bring the membership up to twenty
eight. the required number. Mem
bers will probably be recruited from
the bands Of other towns In the coun-
ty.
Washington Washington may
have memorial building. II plans
that are now under way succeed. and
II the boosters for the proposition
succeed, the structure will be a com.
bined city hail. fire house, and me-
mortal building. A vote on the
question is soon to be taken, and
progressive residents of the city and
community are putting forth every
effort to carry the suggestion thru
to success.
Missouri Valley - Twenty high
school boys OF the Missouri Valley
high school, under the leadership Of
D. A. VanCleve, have organized the
first farm management club in
Iowa, and will keep cost account rec
ords on farm crops turnout the sea-
son. School credit will be given for
good work in this club. Mr.. ]. c.
Galloway, of Iowa State College, was
here recently and helped organize the
club.
Oavenport-C. A. Ffcke, million
aire art collector, and his son, Col.
Arthur Davidson Ficke, are now SELL
Ing the valuable Ficke collection of
japanese prints at public auction in
New York. The first days sale
brought s4s.435. One Of the prints.
The Evening Promenade" sold for
1900. The prints were secured In
Japan and the orient by c. A. F1cke
In person during his many trips
around the world. He owns yaIu-
able collections Of manuscripts and
paintings.
esllevus-Dr. Hugh Jenkins and
wife, prominent Jackson county ped
pie, and residents OF Preston, with
their daughter. Mrs. r. e. Perry, and
her little son, will leave soon for q
trip to Europe. expecting to be gone
several months. They will visit the
grave Of their son Howard In Eng
land, who died with the flu last year
as he was about ready to sail for
home. They win also spend some
time in France. where Mrs. Perry's
husband holds an important posi-
ton In the 7. n. G. A. field Of labor.
/. Bones Of LOO nastodons and 20 els-