Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-01-03
Northern Io1ua Items

son and Roy j. Ridley. After the
stockholders meeting the directors met
and elected F. w. Converse. president:
e. E. Hartung, vice president; w. w.
Walker, cashier; and V. A. Combs, as
sistant cashier. Mr.. Converse and Mr..
Hartung were reelected by unanimous
vote of the board. w. w. Walker, the
new cashier, has been connected with
the bank for several years and his
election is very deserving promotion.
Spencer.
+ Glare Runkle, living couple of miles
south of Spencer. met with peculiar
accident that he will not care to have
repeated. He was in the barn playing
with a dog. The dog was jumping to
catch ring which Glare was holding
in his hand. He made jump and the
dogs fangs caught in his lip on both
sides of Clare's nose, tearing the upper
lip out on each side of the nose down
to the mouth. He came to town and
had the wound dressed, and it is healing
nicely.
Reinbeck.
George Times has been assigned to
field work for the Foreign Missionary
Society of the Presbyterian church and
his territory will be the state Of Penn
sylvania for the present He recently
spoke in the Wannamaker Presbyterian
church, one of the largest churches in
Philadelphia, on his travels abroad
Mr.. Innes likes his new work and is
making good in it, He recently turned
down an offer Of $4,000 a year to
manage large land company in Min
neapolis.
Ida Grove.
The value of Ida county lands, and
the character of such lands as an in
vestment. is well shown in two of the
real estate transfers of the week, one
being a deed to Robert Upton. under
the date of May IS, 1907, in which they
sold him the old farm west of town for
$4,000, and the other being a deed for
4 the same property from Upton to Peter
Fedderson for $4,000. In two years
the land increased in value over so per
cent. There are 265 9-10ths acres in
the place.
Charles City.
Turned down by the board of SUI
pervisors from whom he asked set
Element for injuries sustained by the
collapse of a bridge near Nora Springs,
which let him into the stream with his
team and load Of lumber c. w. Crum
| has brought suit against Floyd coun-
ty for $4,000. He appeared before the
supervisors asking for a settlement
covering the cost Of his wagon one
horse. which was killed, and for medi-
cal aid for which he had expended
something like $3.50, but was refused
the consideration.
Primghar.
The early morning north bound
freight went thru a bridge on the Met
calf farm two miles south of town
The second car back &C the engine ..as
the first to go off the rails and eight
cars followed thru the bridge and dowr
a grade. The engine and the car came
on to Primghar, the balance of the
train being held south OF the wrecked
cars. No one was injured but the
rebuilding Of the bridge and clearing
) of the wreck delayed traffic two days
The passenger train was sent aroun6
by way of leMars to Sheldon and re.
turning the same way
Odebolt.
} Jackson Boyd, of Greencastle. Ind.
attorney for and cousin of L. " Daniel
was in Odebolt the other day in be.
half of his client and visited the seen,
of the tragedy which cost Goodwin
Yaun his life. Mr.. Boyd says tina
Daniel was formerly a school teache,
in Indiana and that he would be abb,
to produce many witnesses who would
testify that his character and reputa
ton We're good. He says that MI
Daniel worked all last summer on
. farm near Missouri Valley. Mr. Boyd
|, who appears to be gentleman Of higl
standing and character. seemed conf
!, dent of the innocence Of his client, blu
! did not indicate his line Of defense