Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-11-29
Northern, Io1ya Items

that has been installed for use in ex-
tinguishing any fires that might start.
It holds 10000 gallons of water and
when full weighs, eighty tons. When 1t
began to give way the water was hast
lily drawn off, and the danger passed.
1t will have to be greatly strengthened
Thru some misunderstanding the wind
support timbers were used to carry the
floor josts, instead of the supporting
Orders for the tank floor.
Forest City.
T. Dahlen had quite valuable clover
field this season. From the first cut
ting of the clover he realized u fine
crop Of hay and the second growth was
threshed recently and produced two
bushels OF seed to the acre. From a
six-acre field hc, netted $50 worth OF
seed at the market price. Many farm
ers in this locality have tried clover as
a money making crop of late ard with
amazing success. With clover seed n:
it's present price the crop would appear
! to be one of the most valuable that
! can be sown.
Spencer.
NJ. H. Weaver. had reached a good
old age without any accident when he
was doing some carpenter work IN
/ Oscar Olson's blacksmith shop. He had
| been saving some lumber by hand
and Oscar told him he could use the
power circular saw. Mr.. Weaver was
! just thru. had perhaps a couple of feet
to saw. when in some manner he got
! his hand too close to the saw result
ing in losing two of the fingers on his
right hand.
Ft. Dodge.
Ed Wiltze Of Kossuth county vol
UNFAIRLY gave himself up to Sheriff
Lund Saturday for breaking his pa
role from the inebriate asylum a
Knoxville The fallen member of the
water wagon brigade insisted on be
!; ing arrested and threatened to give tn
sheriff u whipping unless his request:
were complied with. He was put il
the county Jail and Superintendent
Donailue of Knoxville. took him II
charge Monday. Wiltze was release
from Knoxville on April 4.
Monticello.
George Seimering. laboring under
the hallucinations inspired by an at
tack of delirium tremens. escape,
from his attendants, causing pro
longed hunt for him. A year or so ag'
he had similar experience, when h'
was; found in an almost exhausted
condition in Richland township. Short
Nv thereafter he was sent to the In
ebriat.e asylum and after his return
was sober and Industrious for a time
His intentions were good, but the TEN
cations of his booty companions were
too strong. and the old appetite fct
and intlamed by liquor sellers return
ed He was taken to Anamosa, ALI
will be returned to Knoxville.
Sac City.
Sheriff Malcolm Currie went to Wal
Lake and met the marshal from ode
bolt, who had in his custody candi
date for the penitentiary. Toney Novak
n bohemian. who had been at Odebol
for about three weeks helping to tea
down the old mill He was arrested 70
grand larceny. The prisoner was turn
cd over to Sheriff Currie. who brough
him to Sac City and placed him in tn
county jail to await the converting o
the January term of the district court
| Novak told the sheriff that he Is :
wears old, has been married four year
and has wife and one child. who ar
Mt the present time in New York City
The prisoner does not seem to realiz
the seriousness OF the charge for which
he Is held.