Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-06-02
Northern Io1ua Items

| out drink from bottle (which he
supposed contained the mineral water
and had taken four swallows before
| he discovered the liquid to be de.
| natured alcohol. He retained his
presence of mind sufficient to make
every effort possible to unload his
stomach of the poison, while a phys-
clan was hastily summoned and adj
ministered q counter-irritant.
Mason City.
Struck over the head and shoulders
repeated blows with beer bottle a
Greek whose name appeared on the
records of the police station as Michael
Lelaich and who lives with Samuel
Droskovick, West Fourth street, has a
broken collar bone, a crushed shoulder
and bad scalp wound with a slight
fracture of the skull. The fight occur
red at the camp of the Austrians near
the Mason City Brick e. Tile Com
pany's yard on Saturday night The
Austrian who is accused of the assault
has fled The police as yet have>been
unable to locate him.
Sioux City.
After being taken from the police
station to local hospital, John Petit
cord, aged "a years, who had worked at
different saloons and hotels in Sioux
City as porter. died early For sew
eral days he had been in a serious cor
dition. Last week he was arrested on
charge of intoNication, but was too i'll
to appear in police court Police Sur
geon c. A. Katherman was called to
the station and ordered him removed
to a hospital. Death was caused by
organic heart disease and chronic alco-
holism. According to reports Petit
cord was formerly rich man and lived
at Champagne. ILL.,. where he was en-
gagged in the implement business. He
lost his money and came to Sioux City
His wife and family still live in Illi-
nois.
Ft. Dodge.
Work on the new plant of the Fort
Dodge Bedding Company has been
started and will be rushed thru as
rapidly as possible in order that the
company may get located by July /.
The building will be cement struc-
tnre 135 feet wide and one story in
The Nathaniel Green cadets, off.
spring Of the d. A. r.. made their
first appearance in public in the Me-
mortal Day parade on Monday and
were the cynosure of all eyes. AS clad
in their bright new uniforms the
young chaps marched down the street
in true soldier style they were greet
ed enthusiastically by the thousands
who lined the sidewalks, proud of the
new company formed here. The COM
pany was organized by the Daughters
of the American Revolution and they
belong to the National Society of the
Children OF the Republic
Sioux City.
Coming to Sioux City for medical aid
so that she might not be guaranteed
in her home town, well dressed wo-
man giving the name of Mrs. Kava
naugh, and her residence as Elk Point
s D., and carrying little girl who
was suffering with diphtheria, was de-
tected at the Milwaukee station just
as she --ar about - tale the train for
home The passengers were protected
from the dangers of the disease by the
railroad officials and DR.. r. Courshon,
city health officer, who had the woman
and child removed to the city detention
hospital. Mrs Kavanaugh had visited
a Sioux City doctors office and the
child was treated. She told the doctor
about her family at home and what 1t
would mean IL she were Quarantined.
The doctor says he instructed her so
that the passengers would not be en-
dangered and then let her go.