Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-05-15
Northern Ioeyn Items

traffic over night. One part of the
raft closed up one channel, and the
other part the other channel. The
crew of the steamer threw out a boom
at the lower end of the draw pier to
catch the logs as they would natur-
ally break away from the wrecked
raft, and at daylight began to clear up
the obstruction and form a new raft
The raft is the property of the Atlee
Company, of Fort Madison Not over
half a dozen logs were lost. Because
of the blockade at the draw, the steam
er Eclipse, returning from Prairie du
Chen with the Dubuque merchants,
was compelled to unload her human
freight at Eagle Point, and it was
weary bunch, nearly $50 strong, that
walked the distance from the Point to
the down town districts.
Luana.
Very few indeed are the "Old Road
Houses" in Iowa today. They have
made way for advancing civilization,
but at Luana, near McGregor. two of
| these exist, and both are now running
good deal as they were back fifty
and sixty years ago. One of them has
always borne the name of New Eng
land House, and is now operated by
Mrs. Henderson. Before a railroad
was ever thought Of the military trail
which passes thru there was used by
thousands, civilians as we'll as those
who We're im the service of their coun-
try. Many noted people have put up
at this hotel, among the number U. S.
Grant, who was at that time buying
hides and selling leather for the Ga
lena tannery.
McGresor.
The Oldest settler in the state is be-
lieved to be Mrs. Ann Dickens, of Nc
Gregor. In the week following the list
of June, 1888, when the fifty mile strip
of eastern Iowa known as the Black
hawk Purchase" was thown open to
settlers, she crossed the Mississippi to
the lead mines at Dubuque on a fiat
boat with her parents. Two weeks
later the family established a home on
| the Maquoketa river. Mrs. Dickens
was at that time a girl of IL. 1t is
claimed for her that not only has she
lived in Iowa two full years longer
than any other old settler vet heard
from, but the term of her residence
spans the entire existence Of the state
as white mans land.
Sioux City.
For the first time. perhaps. in the
history of the city Jail, Il man was
robbed in the cell room. Carl Gibson.
OF Sioux Rapids, Iowa, is the alleged
victim, and Charles Swan, recently
indicted by the grand jury Is said by
Ohlson to be the man who pulled off
the novel stunt Ohlson, when he was
brought In and searched after his ar
rest on the charge of intoxication. had
snugly slowed away in a handker-
| chief beneath his shirt and under his
arm $40 bill. He was in the cell
room only short time when Swan
was brought in. The two were bunk
mates only a short time when there
was a big connection in the Jail. The
cries brought the desk sergeant to
the room, and by this time Ohlson had
discovered his money in the shoe tor
Of the other man. He accused Swan
OF taking the bin, and Swan stoutly
denied the allegation amid tears. Swan
is said by the police to be demented
Rockwell City.
The little 15-months- son of Mr.
and Mrs. Sam Carlson had a narrow
escape from death by drowning re-
Gently, and only by the strenuous
work of physician was the little one
brought back to life. after being APP
parently beyond all help. Mrs. Carl
son was engaged in doing the family
washing and had a tub of water sit.
ting on the floor, in which she had beer
rinsing clothes, and her work takine
her out of the room she took the babe
with her. After few minutes she
noticed that the child had disappeared
and not seeing Kim she went back int,
the house and found he had faller
into the water, with only his little fee
in sight above the water, where he la,
almost entirely submerged. The ply.
sician was promptly called and tele
gram sent for the father. who is EN-.
ployed by tho Milwaukee railroad
company. After a hard struggle tn,
little one was brought back to life ant
is apparently about as well as ever
and not much the worse for the neal
call to death.