Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-18
Northern Io1un Items

( Chief Engineer L. G. F'ritch of this di-,
vision and Mr.. Ely of the Ely Con-
! struction Company of Marshalltown
! are going over the line west of here to
ascertain what the improvements will
! have TO be on this stretch Of the road.
The Great Western means business on
a big scale at this time. 1t learned
that already 600 men are at work be-
tween Hayfield and Clarion. Five eX-
ira trains are being operated there to
| transport gravel and material of other
! kinds. to places where it is TO be used
in the building of first class roadbed
Seventy five pound steel is to be laid
replacing seventy-five miles of bad
track in this section of the western di-
vision This is now being carried to
the scene of'actiSr.
Sioux City.
! The work Of moving his home away
from the river was begun by Joe Shay,
who has lived at Sioux Point. on the
Missouri river over 40 years. The en-
croachmcnts of the river have made
| this necessary to keep the house and
other buildings from going into the
river. Ut is estimated that Mr.. Shay
has lost 400 acres in three years. 1T
cabin, which Mr. Shay built abou. 43
years ago, when the country was will
derness.
| Cedar Falls.
| The celebration of the fifteth ami
| versary of the organization of the Con-
gregational church here, which has
! been in progress for the past four days,
came to q close Sunday night with the
|
| try of Prof S X. Tompkins. For the
past three years he has been head of
the public speaking department of the
State Teachers College. He accepted
the pastorship Of the congregational
church at BranfTd, Command will
enter upon his duties June H. Twenty
five ministers were present at the ordi-
nation.
Colo.
Mrs J. A. Shaver, who lives a couple
of miles east of Colo, met with an ac
cident and as a result may lose the
sight of one of her eyes. Her face is
badly scalded and she is suffering a
great deal of pain from her injuries.
The woman was pouring a teakettle of
boiling water into Il cream separator
and the handle came loose from the
tedktClle, diloNlHS tue water " ne
dashed over her face and body. Hell
en-, the little daughter, had a very mar
row escape from receiving the same in
juries, as she was standing quite close
to the mother when the accident hap
pened.
Clear Lake.
The lake front is the busiest part of
town at present. The boats are all
painted and patched and some new
cedar row boats have been added to
John Young's fleet in the old Stevens
boat house. A. Vosburg launched his
house boat Saturday which the Clear
Lake Boat Company built this spring,
and has already gone to the head of
the lake. The Arawanna was put in
the water Friday. About $4oO worth
of improvements have been put on
I her. in the way of new seats running
crossways of the boat. new cushions,
curtains and railing on top, making
her q double decker. Ed Green has
put the engine of the Flying Dutch
man" in the old iron steamer Iowa."
and she now goes out as a launch.
Soiux City.
Uprsitgs are generally credited TO
the lower strata OF society, but there
is an uprising right now in the upper
strata of Sioux City's society that
threatens to make rivals look sick.
Several days ago f. L. Wirick rented
his double house at 1851 Douglas
street, to the Neal institute. an institu-
ton which guarantees to cure drunk
ards in three days. This building Is
located right in the center of the
"classiest" residence section of the city
The householders of that neighborhood
have Joined In a protest against the To-
cation of the Neal Institute there. They
have employed legal counsel and pro-
pose to fight the coming of the insti-
tute on the alleged ground that it Is a
nuisance. They say they 40 NOT vp-
ject to the institution coming to Sioux
City. but they don't want the best
residence section OF the city turned into
an asylum for The cure Of drinkards