Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-06-02
Northern Io1ua Items

Wyoming.
The commencement exercises Of the
Wyoming high school will be held in
| the opera house, on Thursday evening
| Of next week, June 8. A class of six
teen will finish the course and receive
diplomas.
Ida Grove.
| The Ida Grove Record-Era has
changed hands, Harry Hazlitt trading
| it for 200 acres of oil lands in south
ern Kansas. Mike Miller, former news
paper man Of Carroll, is here at pres
ent, and made the deal. A company
owns the paper. Hazlitt still owns a
home here and will continue to reside
here with his family.
| LawIer.
PAIRING a corn on his foot with just a
common pocket knife is liable to bring
Lawler. Soon after he had pared the
corn there was a severe pain. Soon
gangrene set in, and he is now in a
very serious condition. A Chicago
specialist now has charge Of the case.
cresco.
Articles of Incorporation Of the Cit
izens Saving Bank of Cresco have been
filed with the county recorder. The
capital stock of $4,000 is all owned by
stockholders Of the First National
Bank Of Cresco and it's place of bust
ness will be in the same rooms as are
now occupied by the latter institution.
Dubuque.
A special train consisting of five
the Central Sunday en- route from
New York to San Francisco. Thirteen
officers and 294 enlisted men COM
prised the party which is part of the
Twelfth infantry. The Central trans
ported the soldiers from Chicago to
Omaha.
Monticello.
| A new soldiers monument was ded-
icated here on Monday 1t is the gift
Of Major S. S. Farwell, who command
ed the company OF volunteers organized
here in 1862 1t stands on a slightly
elevation in lakewood cemetery and
consists of figure in uniform worn by
the volunteers Of the civil war, sur
mounting granite pedestal.
Charles City.
| Henry Adams, a rural mail carrier
and a we'll known citizen of Ionia, aged
about 40 years, was seriously injured
by the west-bound local passenger on
the Milwaukee which passed thru here
at 6:15 p. m. While attempting to
board the train before it had stopped,
he was thrown against the wheels and
will lose a part of one foot, besides
suffering other injuries, as result.
Cedar Falls.
| A 3year-old lad, who with his moth
er was visiting at the l.. Hansen home
on the Blake farm in Mt Vernon town
ship, was severely bitten by dog. The
children were playing in the yard and
in some way provoked the wrath of the
| family dog and he made most vicious
assault upon the child. The lower Lip
was badly lacerated, the neck was SC
badly bitten that the carotid artery
was exposed and the parotid gland was
laid bare. "A physician was summoned
and the wounds were stitched anG
otherwise patched up after having beer
thoroughly cleansed.
Waterloo. ~
w. M. Patterson was brought into
INo court OL JUSTICE d. %. T9WllZePr' CS
answer to the charge Of wife aban-
donment. He gave bond of $500
CONDITIONED that he hereafter provide
for his wife and two children, and was
released pending the performance Of
his bonded contract. The charge wal
preferred by Mrs. May M. Patterson
who claimed that she was deserted II
Moody county, South Dakota. last Sep.
TENDER. She has been trailing her hus.
band for some time and came here
from Marshalltown. 1t is understood
that the two had met and talked
things over when the wife suddenl,
decided that the arrest of her HUSBAND
was the only thing to do. The arres
was made by Sheriff Shores.
Maquoketa.
Dale Shirk, the is year old son O
Jacob Shirk. living near Canton. ii
Brandon township in Jackson. county
was accidentally shot, death being al
most instantaneous. The boy In com
pany with his four brothers were 0,
the bank Of the Mineral Creek, abou
three quarters of a mile from hom
and were strolling along idly. Th
boys had taken double barrel sho
lgun along, and this, the boy carrying
Ut, had placed on the ground besid