Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-02-16
Northern I01Ua Items

pie were served with lunch of hot
chicken and baked beans, cooked in Il
| fireless cooker. Hot coffee was served
from thermos bottle. the coffee hav-
| ing been away from the fire for over
nine hours President George Clark Of
fered a fine silver cup as sweepstakes
prize in corn. This was won by III. l..
Felter of Washta. One hundred and
fifty exhibitors tookip part in the various
displays President Clark and Secretary
Victor Felter We're reelected for an
other year.
OeIwein.
Fifty new members We're initiated
into the order of the knights of CO.
lumbus at Oelwein Sunday, the occas-
| ion being one of ttile, most interesting
and notable in the history of the or
ganization in tho nearby town. Dis
triet Deputy Hugh Stuart and the de-
gree team of the Dubuque council were
i'll charge OF the work of initiation.
and about thirty members of the local
body accompanied them to the event.
Large bodies Of knights attended the
ceremonies from nearly all the towns
OF the section, making the affair q
brilliant and successful one in every
detail.
Waterloo.
To have worked for the George W.
Hafar household for eight long years
without any pay, more than to be con-
sidered as one of the family, is the
contention of Mrs. Emily Thoroman.
whose case is now on trial in district
courst against John r. Rector, admin
istrator OF the Hafar estate, and guar
dian for George w. Eafer, who is in
the insane hospital at Independence.
Plaintiff alleges that she was q do
mestic in the Hafar household long
enough to demand the approximate
sum Of 900 at the rate of IS Il week.
| being something like eight years. less
| a few months when plaintiff was away.
Ellsworth.
| Fire destroyed the large farm house
on Ben Henderson's farm, two miles
south of here. The fire was first noticed
issuing from the roof OF the building.
The farm is tenanted by Will Hender-
son, a son of the owner. and he. with
| the hired man and a couple of neigh
bors, were the first to notice it. Young
Henderson climbed upon the roof and
while the others handed him water in
} pals, he fought valiantly with the
determination to gain control. He
| "
the structure collapsed, precipitating
! him into the fiery furnace on the Sec
ond floor. BY rare presence of mind,
main strength and good fortune. he
managed to extricate himself and get
to the ground below. There being no
wind, the building burned very slow
| ~. Nearly all the furniture that was Of
pecuniary value was removed. Young
Henderson lost his seed corn, canned
| fruit, $50 pounds of meat and his po-
tatoes. The building was totally de-
! strsyed.
Leeds.
| Before the last waltz was finished at
| Clancy's hall the dancers found that
| the downstairs door was locked and
| that they were prisoners. All efforts to
| break down the door met with no sue
cess, and peeking thru the door, with
| the aid of suffering matches, it could
be seen that a heavy paddock held the
\ door firmly shut. What to do was the
!. next question. The girls could not re-
| main out all night, but 1t was equally
/ impossible to jump from the hall above
\ Clancy's meat market. The graceful
dancers OF a few moments before were
apparently helpless In this desperate
situation At last one of the boys
thought of q scheme, Thru hole in
| the ceiling in the hall of the dance hall
two OF the boys climbed upon the roof.
A rope was found and one OF the light
Il err lads lowered down to the gorund
over the front OF the building. Then
he found a piece Of iron and twisted
the lock off, so that the prisoners were
! at last allowed to go home. It is charg-
I ed that two boys in Leeds, named Holt
| and Thorp. had tried to get into the
| dance without paying and were
!, several times ~ leg. they
| went away and We're not seen again
I +. ). Howder, next morning, swore out
| an information for the arrest Of Holt
: and Thorp.