Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-07-22
Northern Io1ua Items

, Cla1nmer returned to town. He did
not give any explanation Of his con-
duct, and Coon Rapids people resent
the joke he played on them.
| Mason City.
| The Milwaukee road has a force Of
linemen busy strin ging copper wires
from Whittenore to 'Sanborn and when
this is completed they will have a con-
tinuous line from Mason City to Cham
berlain Telephones will be installed in
each office and all train orders will be
given by telephone. The phones are
OF special construction, it being 1mpos-
sible for any one to interrupt the train
dispatcher when he Is giving an agent
bis train order All Of the work outside
the movement of trains will be done by
telegraph as heretofore. Several roads
In the state have adopted the telephone
for this class of work and 1t has been
found highly satisfactory.
Rockwell.
| About fifty enthusiastic boosters met
| at the Odd Fellows hall Tuesday even
| ing and voted to have a big field day
meet in Rockwell on Wednesday, Aug
l3. The sentiment was unanimous for
making the day real hummer. a
committee of ten was appointed with
full power to make all necessary ar
engagements and is supplied with ample
funds to make things hum all day long.
The committee is composed of A. E.
Smith, w. H. Kew, Albert Johnson. G.
A. Bower, w. D. Gibson. w. B. Bruce,
W. T. Bristol, William Jackson, Frank
Campbell, John Fl. Livingston. The
sentiment of the meeting was favor
able to hanging up big purses for ball
games, races and street sports, with
free vaudeville attractions, speaking in
the park, etc.
jefferson.
| Dr. and Mrs. B. C. Hamilton were
victims Of a bad accident on Jackson
Hill Monday evening, due to the fail
ure of the brakes on their car. They
were ascending the hill, and had passed
the sharp turn near the bottom, VIII en-
they met a team. so close that it was
necessary to stop the machine to avoid
a collision. The doctor stopped, and
found to his dismay that the brakes
would not hold the car which slid
backwards into the ditch and turned
over on it's right side. Mrs. Hamilton,
who sat on the left side. was thrown
violently to the ground, sustaining
many severe bruises. The doctor man
aged to get clear of the car as it fell.
and escaped any serious injury. The
car was not much injured. Mrs. Ham
ilton is quite badly hurt.
Waverly.
The Kelley canning factory is about
completed. It only remains to finish
the installation of the conveyors and
will be ready to operate. For a week
past the boilers have been fired and
the machinery is being tested, and it
Is said that every piece works per-
fectly The factory Is the largest In
tho state and is equipped with the
latest machinery and the pack can be
handled more quickly than when the
old plant was in operation, thus in
Surtng better quality OF canned corn.
The new factory Will operate four lines
and the corn can be processed when 1t
Is just the right stage OF maturity, and
no old corn wilr go into the product
The outlook for a good crop of sweet
corn rs very promising.
| oeiwein.
William Dawes died Tuesday after
noon at about 1870. not having regained
CONSCIOUSNESS dIu0r Nnc ACCIDENT IN the
morning at about $50. His wife ar
rived in the city but few minutes
after he had passed away. She was
IN route 10 visit him at the time OF the
accident, and expected to meet him at
Stanley where ne was located She
was informed on the train that he was
IN critical condition at Oelwein, and
came here direct. Mr.. Dawes was
highly esteemed by his associates, and
was employed by the Great western,
in the capacity Of signal engineer In
company with Messrs. Fenley and his
clerk, Mullins, he was on his way to
Oelwefn, on a motor car when the ac-
cident occurred by which he lost his
life. When the car left the track he
struck on the back Of his head and
neck. sustaining such injuries that he
survived but ten hours, not regainins
CONSCIOUSNESS. TvI.;ry Was H:Aiy.
bruised. while Mullins Sustained slight
bruises. z