Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-05-12
Northern Io1ua Items
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Charles City.
The Northeastern Iowa Press Assoc
citation closed two days meet at
Charles City Friday night. The next
meeting will be a joint meeting with
the Upper Des Moines association in
Mason City. Editor Hildreth, the old
est living editor, aged SO years, and
seventy-tWo years in the harness, was
present.
the wound.
Crystal Lake:
Wednesday of last week chronicled
quite a change in the business of two
of our most respected citizens, when
l.. M. Bickal sold his bank stock to
C.. 4. Gilstrap and retired from the po-
sition of cashier. Mr.. Gilstrap severed
his connection with the Clinton Grain
Company and took the position of
cashier Of the savings bank
Neville.
Whirling at breackneck speed across
ten miles of country road, five big
automobiles from Kingsley, loaded with
f1remen and fire hose, axes and equip
ment, arrived in Neville in response to
an urgent telephone message, just in
time to help the Neville volunteer fire
department check the spread of a fire
which destroyed two frame buildings
and for time threatened the business
portion of the town.
Sioux City.
Following suits and attachments
against car of merchandise shipped
here from Greeley by L.. L. Sheppard
ten days ago In petition in involun-
tary bankruptcy was filed against him
in federal court here. The Albert Lea
Corset Company, of Albert Lea, Mimi,
and nine other firms ask that Shep-
hard be declared bankrupt. They list
claims amounting to $1,000.
Nora Springs.
Mrs. Harry B. Shaw, while preparing
an early breakfast was very painfully
injured by a fall down her cellar stairs.
She was carrying burning lamp in
her hand, which, very fortunately, was
extinguished by her fall as the result
might have been a fatal burn, as she
was alone in the house at the time.
Her hand was very seriously cut and
an artery severed. physician was
Immediately summoned and dressed
Luverne.
A warm contest over the appointment
of postmaster is now on at Luverne
Two colonies are applicants for the pp-
sltion, besides two civilians stand as
receptive candidates. And all in ALL
they are making things lively. Colons.
Miller and Colonel Quick seem to be
the leaders, with Paul Fechner and
Henry Simmons hot on the trail II
was expected that the appointment
would be disposed of some time ago,
but something has occurred to hold 1t
up.
Boone.
The Chicago & Northwestern Rail-
way Company has just placed three
of it's faithful employees on the pen
sion roll, the same becoming effective
May 1. The three men have been long
in the service of the company and all
are retired with generous monthly re-
membranes from the company En-
gineer ]. H. Chesbro. of Carroll. En-
gineer H. B. King, of Eagle Grove, a
brother Of Engineer w. B. King, Of this
city, and Tool Room Foreman q. p.
Booth. were the three lucky men.
Messrs. King and King are now in Hot
Springs, taking rest.
Waukon.
The Upper Iowa Power Company
submitted a proposition to the city
council looking to the installation OF
an electric motor for pumping the city
water. Under the present conditions
it costs the city 10 cents per thousand
gallons and their offer on ten year
contract was 8 cents per thousand
gallons. This included the Installing
Of the necessary machinery and motor.
Or they would install the necessary
machinery and operate the plant for
one year at SIS per month, and at the
end OF that time the council could con-
tract for a ten year period II they were
satisfied. Action on the proposition
was deferred until the next meeting
which is In two weeks, but as the feel
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