Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-05
Northern .I0wa Items

Sioux Center.
Four carloads Of Italians, who were
regarding the Great Northern rpad
across Sioux county, have been quaran-
tined at Sioux Center for diphtheria.
Dubuque.
DR.. F. Hilger, aged 80, passed ava.
Tuesday of tuberculosis after a heroic
struggle lasting over several years
At one time it was thought the open
air treatment had mastered the disease
Mason City.
Ernest Briggs, wanted here for grand
larceny, who was arrested Monday at
Soldiers Grove, Wis, will be brought
here. Sheriff Holdren chased Briggs
in an auto, beating the train on which
Briggs was a passenger across tbs
state. Briggs left here Saturday.
Dubuque.
The Luxembourg brotherhood OF
American, with n membership of Is 900
held it's annual convention this week in
Dubuque. 1t has members in Iowa,
Illinois, wisconsin, Michigan and thru
the east. Nj. G. Huff, of Chicago. was
reelected grand president. The other
grand officers were reelected. The
convention will be held inyChicago next
year.
Sioux City.
Nearly $50 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and
business blocks alike being included
are now in process Of construction, ac-
cording to an average Of the estimates
of Sioux City real estate men. They are
generally agreed that this is a much
greater number than usual at this sea-
son Of the year. This is in part due
to the early season and largely be-
cause of the actual demand for more
houses.
Northwood.
While the automobile has been put
to a variety of uses, from churning
butter and saving wood to threshing
grain, a new sphere was opened up
here for the machine When O. c. Berg
| hitched his thirty-horse power automo-
bile to a large building and moved off
with it. The building is to be replac-
ed by a larger one, to be occupied as a
garage. A large portion of the popula-
ton witnessed the house moving.
Spencer.
d. F. o. Cuttell has 6een correspond
ing for many months with the war de-
partment endeavoring to cur a can
" StiS VI liz AAS
ceived notice last week that they had
located one at Arsino. California, and
tina 1t was en- route to Spencer. 1t is
a ~24-pounder and weighs 1900 pounds.
The Committee have not decided as to
where the gun will be placed. but it
will be either. in the court yard or
cemetery.
LsMars:
"a petition was filed in the office OF
the clerk Of the court in which John
Mullong, sues his neighbor, j. j. Heis-
sci, a farmer in Fredonia township,
claiming $500 damages. In petition
plaintiff states that within five years
next preceding the date Of the action
the defendant wrongfully, maliciously
and unlawfully killed domestic beasts
known as swine belonging to the plain
tiff. He alleges that the hogs broke
loose from his premises and strayed to
his 1.eisflboIs where they were snot by
Heissel.
Cedar Falls.
Karl J.. Knoepher, of Cedar Falls,
editor-in-chief OF the Normal Eyte, re-
ceived a telegram Monday from Sup
erintendent s. e. Nevelin, stating that
he had been chosen principal OF the
high. school In Storm Lake for next
year to succeed Thomas Teakle, at a
salary Of $50 per month. Walter
Abrams Of State Center received a tel
,egram from Supt. E. J.. ~. Beard.
of Newton, stating that he had
been chosen director Of manual train
ing IN Newton schools FOR next year
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