Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-01
River Counties On the Job.
Northern I01Ua Items

Sibley.
Landers & Ke,nnetz, proprietors OF
the Economy store at Sibley. will move
the stock TO Rock Rapids and open
store there.
Ida Grove.
The Marsh Engineering Company has
bridge which is being built across
Odebolt creek at this place.
Mason City.
Como Martinovich was arrested
Wednesday night for bootlegging 1t
is alleged that he was operating g. joint
near Memorial University. He was
who says ne bought beer from the
man.
Specht's Ferry.
Henry Thiltgen, aged IS years, was
drowned Wednesday afternoon at
Specht's Ferry, nine miles north OF
Dubuque. The boy. with his father,
was engaged in placing a seine in the
river. when he stepped into a deep
were unava!lins.
Bellevue.
Wednesday was a gala day for Bel
levue no less than for the 5000 visit
ors from Dubuque It was the occa-
sion of the annual picnic OF the Mil
waukee shopmen OF Dubuque and their
families and friends. The city was
decked In gala apparel and the entire
town took holiday.
Ida Grove.
The biggest land deal Of the past
week was the sale by Ed Bender and
Thomas Northrup of 2sS acres OF Lo-
gan township land to Carl and Otto
Schobel, for s29,74S. or sl11 per acre.
Ida county soil, the aggregate price
Idy county soil, the aggregate price
for the tract is large. The new own
ers feel that they have secured a bar
gain in their new farm.
Carroll.
Miss Amelia Heller. a young woman
employed at Dunn's lunch room al this
place, met with a serious and probabl
IA tai accident. on opening an ice box
a bottle Of pop exploded and struck
her right eye. she was taken to St.
Anthony's hospital, where five pieces of
glass were removed. She viii undergo
an operation when one eye will be re-
moved and IT is greatly feared the
other IS injured 10 a great extent.
Boone.
Early Thursday morning occurred the
death OF Harry Metcalf, the 4-year-old
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Metcaf of
Ogden. FIVE weeks ago the little fel-
low drank a quantity of lie which ter
ribly burned his face. throat and stom-
ach He was brought TO the hospital
here some time ago and two operations
were performed upon him in the hope
Of saving his life. However. after liv-
ing five weeks and being unable to take
any nourishnent, he passed away
Waterloo.
While playing on Lafayette street
little Herman Pratt, the 4-year- old son
Of MI. and Mrs. Herbert Pratt, resid-
ing on East Eighth street, was run
down by a Linden street car about IL
o'clock and severely bruised. He was
playing in the street with an older
brother and It is supposed that he
started to cross the tracks. He evident
ly stopped close TO the edge Of the rail
and when the car struck him he was
thrown to the pavement at the side
walk edge and received a severe cut
near the eye, split lip and other
bruises AMI Commissions.
Fort Dodge.
tailor shop IS a violin that is over $50
years old, which Mr. Kozel has carried
with him wherever he has gone. The
old instrument was presented to him
when he was fourteen years old in
Vienna. Austria Hungary. by his un-
Gle. Just because an instrument is
old Is no sign that it is OF fine quality
said Mr. Kozel Il have q violin at
home I bought recently that is better
than This one. This is just a cheap
fiddle I got when I was learning TO
play" Mr.. Kozel intends to keep the
| instrument. however. as an heirloom to
pass down to his Oldest son.
Fort Dodge.
Interest has been awakened in Fort
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