Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-07-01
Northern Io1ua Items
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| Goldfied.
Goldfield is highly pleased to state
tot the public that the hotel is agar
| open for business. The building has
been thoroughly cleaned. Neil Lang.
lois of Webster City, an experienced
hotel man, is the manager.
AIgona.
George Sparks Of Cresco township
lost fine stallion by stroke of light
ming. The animal was in the barr
and while the corner of the building
was considerably shattered nothing
was set on fire and the damage to
property was slight.
Irvinston.
o. H. Moore of Irvington is the loser
of two good cows as the result Of the
electrical. Mr.. Heetland, of Germania,
lost a couple of cows by lightning Fri
day. The electrical storm seemed to
be worse down the east side of the
county than in the central or western
portion.
Manchester.
The largest amount ever paid out in
one day by the county auditor for
bounties, was expended on Monday OF
this week by Auditor w. j. Davis. On
this day he paid bounty on total Of
377 gophers, or $3.50; sos ground hogs,
or s113.16, and seventeen rattle snakes
at rate of so cents piece, or $3.50,
making total of s1o9.S0 in one day.
Clear Lake.
The new air lift pump at the town
pumping station was put in operation
Wednesday and is doing splendid work.
The water is forced lrom the we'll by
means Of a thirty horse power air
compressor into small tank and from
this tank to the standpipe at the rate
Of from $50 to 200 gallons per minute
Thus far the new we'll has proved to
furnish sufficient water and for quality
it is far better than what we have had
in the past.
Aigona.
Verne Burt, a son of Mr. and Mrs
Frank Burt, who is employed in the
Spurbeck-Lambert factory, had what
came near being a fatal accident He
had secured a bottle of pop and in or
der to hide it fro mthe other boys, put
it inside the bib of his everalis Ap-
parently there was too much gas in the
bottle for it burst and the broken glass
cut an ugly cash in the young Burts
is doing nicely.
Sioux City.
Walking in an aimless fashion, Cas-
ten F'ritZsOn. was found on the farm Of
Charles Mammem, twelve miles west of
LeMars, Tuesday night. The author
tiles at LeMars were at once COM
municated with and Deputy Sheriff
Gearke took the youth to town, where
it was definitely established that he
was the boy who strayed from his
home in Sioux City The boy is mental
~ unbalanced and his parents were
terribly worried over his disappear
ance.
Cedar Fails.
Mrs G. E. Purdy. Of Minneapolis
who is spending a few days at the
home of her father. B. F. White. here.
fell from table Wednesday and it Is
feared she sustained very serious in
juries$ to the spinal column. Mrs
Purdy was standing on the table ar
ranging the pictures on the wall of her.
fathers room when she stepped to one
end of the table leaf and was thrown
to the floor. She was unconscious for
some time and a surgeon was summons
ed.
AIvord.
Thieves broke into the hardware
store of H. c. Miller and the saloon of
F. H. Paulsen. EntraVce was gained to
the hardware store by breaking down a
rear door. Several pocket knives and
ABOUT twenty raZors were taken, as
was also some SIS in cash. which had
been left in the cash register. Three
gold watches lying near the raxors
were overlooked At the saloon the
front door wss broken open. and after