Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-18
Northern Io1un Items

threw its rider to the ground Womer
on the street screamed in terror as the
horse charged into the crowd With
surprising agility the rider leaped tC
his feet just ir. time to escape the
wheels of the approaching car. He ran
in pursuit of his horse and caught one
end of q loose rein. Giving the animal
few sharp cuts with quirt. he vault
ed into the saddle and galloped up the
street
Fort Dodge.
Friends of A. NJ Deyoe of Garner
in the city, are circulating a petition
for his nomination for the office OF
state superintendent Of public instruc-
ton. Many signatures We're secured
and the Retition is meeting with
marked success. Mr. Deyoe has been
county superintendent of schools OF
Hancock county for the past ten years
and is one of the better known edu-
Gators of northern Iowa, having hosts
of friends in the state.
Dubuque.
An interesting development in the
now famous case Of Stevens VS.. Lin
ster in which there are telephone tolls
to the extent of twelve or sixteen dol
lars involved in the trial and an ex-
pense of trial aggregating fifty dollars
a day. transpired Wednesday morn
ing. Attorney McEnany, who is coun-
sci for Mr.. Stevens, found certain evil
deuce was essential and also discov-
cred that he was the only person who
could present it. Hence he stepped into
the breach, took the witness stand and
proceeded to ask the witness" ques-
tions. On cross examination Mr.. Nc
Enany stood the ordeal we'll altho up
on redirect examination he got into q
heated debate with himself. the court
being compelled to wrap for order.
Nashua.
Misfortune and sorrow have certain
ly been upon the trail of the Thomas
Alfred family. of this city, for over
a year past about year ago Mr.. Al
lred was taken i'll with erysipelas and
lived but a week. Just a short time
preceding his death, Mrs. Russell AL
lred. his sons wife, at Bull, Idaho. was
taken, a brother at La Porte, and Lee
Alfred, his son, at Boise City. Idaho
Postmaster Tritcher has received a
telegram announcing the sudden death
of Miss Lee Alfred at Boise City. Her
>sNs.ss' -''s-'
tives here. who did not know of her
illness. Added to- this sad bereave-
ment Mrs. Thomas Alfred is lying very
i'll at the home Of Postmaster Tritcher.
All of these misfortunes have befallen
the unfortunate family within a little
over a year.
Manchester.
Company. D of this. city is to have
one of the best equipped gymnasiums
in the state as soon as the plans of
Captain Utley are fulfilled. Already the
roof of the armory has been raised
to admit of basketball and indoor base
ball practice, and lockers have been
installed for each member of the COM
pany. Chest weights. horizontal bars,
mats, Indian clubs and dumb bells are
among the paraphernalia that has al
ready been secured, and parallel bars,
jacks and other gymnastic apparatus
will soon be added. With the installa-
ton of shower baths Company d will
have an armory that ranks second to
none in the state. On regular nights
the members Of the company are given
drills with Indian >clubs and dumb
bells, and this work lis under. the di-
rection of Professor White, of the local
hfel, scbnnI faculty. who is q menn
Der of the company.