Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-13
Northern Io1va Items

Rudd.
County Attorney H. L. Lockwood was
here and prosecuted five young men
from Nora Springs, who got drunk
Sunday and created disturbance.
They were fined $40 each.
Rock Rapids.
While Miss Malloy, milliner, was
gone to supper some one entered the
shop and carried off the cash register,
which at the time contained but 20
cents and few pieces of jewelry.
Mason City.
A patent on a medicine for dry clay
gathering was granted Tuesday at
Washington to Charles E. Olden of this
city. Mr.. Olden is we'll known black
smith of the city. He is an inventive
genius and has worked for a long time
On this valuable new invention.
Independence.
There is said to be considerable ty-
phoid fever in this city and one death
from the disease has occurred, that of
Ivan Severson, a young man employ
ed as assistant supervisor of the hos
pital for the insane. He was buried
from the family home near Center
Point.
Central City.
A band of gypsies has been disturb
ing the peace in northern and eastern
Linn county. There were six covered
wagons in the caravan. They invaded
many homes on the plea Of asking to
tell fortunes or begging. While in and
around the houses they took every
thing they could get their hands on.
Cedar Falls.
Carl E. Bruin, an employee of the
Waterloo and Cedar Falls Union Mill
Company, at the Cedar Falls mill, met
with a serious accident at the mill
Wednesday evening. He was carrying
a vessel containing acid which they
use for bleaching purposes when it ex-
ploded and he was quite badly burned
about the face, head and hands.
Carroll.
Miss Bertha Beatrice Booth, the
young lady so seriously injured In an
automobile accident on the Glidden-
Carroll road recently, has filed suit
against M. Slife, the Dedham grain
dealer, for damages to the amount OF
$4,000. 1t was Slife's machine that COL
lided with the rear end Of S. T. Wal
dron's auto, which had been stopped
for repairs.
Fort Dodge.
Healy & Healy, the law firm COM
posed Of Michael F. and Robert Healy
have resigned the district attorney
ship for the Chicago Great Western
road, after holding the position for ter
years. No successor will be appointed
| %n o%k En-,
the road, has appointed B. ]. Price, the
local representative of the road, to sue
coed Healy & Healy.
Fort Dodge.
Richard Colby and George Bradshaw
will form the debating team from the
Fort Dodge high school, representing
the state champions in the Iowa State
High School League this season
Richard Colby and George Bradshaw
were members of the team that wor
the championship for Fort Dodge last
year, Wright supplying to fill the place
for the 1908 star debater, Charles Me-
10y, 1908 graduate.
Manson.
Peter Kallenberg, of Sherman town.
ship, while Nusking corn, met with q
serious accident. His team took fright
and started to run away. Mr.. Kallen.
berg attempted to stop them and wher
he rushed to their side he received g
terrific kick from one Of the frightened
animals, the blow breaking both bones
Of one of his legs between the knee
and ankle. 1t will be long timei be.
fore he is able to get back to work.
Usage.
A most sensational trial, which ha!
been dragging in court here for nearl!
1.-TWO weeks, in which Mrs. Martha Nj
col was asking for a divorce and e10,
1000 alimony of her husband, David Nj
col, came 10 an abrupt ending Thurs
day when a settlement was announced
by the stipulation Mr.. Nieol agree