Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-20
Northern Io1ua Items

Jones home to spend the night. He
went to bed with Jones. When the
latter awoke he was the sole occupant
of the bedroom, and a new suit Of
clothes and his shoes were missing.
Mason City.
p. H. Kehm, we'll known real estate
dealer here. had narrow escape from
death when tree which had been cut
near the street fell as Mr.. kehm was
passing in a carriage. The tree, which
was a large one, forked near the top
! ard the prorSs passed OF each side OF
Mr. Kehms body. crushing his carriage
and slightly injuring him. He was held
fast by the tree in an upright position
until help reached him.
Usage.
After two days Of suffering Mrs. K.
c. Hermanson, living six miles north
Of here. died OF burns she received
when her bed caught fire from an over
turned lamp Mrs. Hermanson. who
was So years OF age was Ill in bed when
the lamp was accidentally knocked
over. Before she could be removed or
the fire extinguished she was so severe
~ burned that death resulted. She
had been living with her daughter here.
Fort Dodge.
Fort Dodge councilmen hereafter will
receive $3.50 yearly, the city being listed
as city Of first class, at the recent
census taking. A technical question Of
interest has arisen in connection with
the raise in fee as to when the city
officially became first class. The mat
ter is being investigated by City At
torney Mitchell, who holds as his opin-
Oh
was the date Of announcement by the
census bureau. that Fort Dodge had
reached the first class.
For. Dodge.
Mary E. Carey. incumbent Of the Of
flee Of county superintendent of schools
in Webster county, is enjoying keenly
even in below zero weather, the self
appointed exercise OF walking to and
from the various schools in the county
while on her regular visits. II save
| money for the county and worry for
myself about getting conveyances when
/! need them and getting safe horses
when I do get them said Miss Carey.
She plans to visit all the schools in the
! county by walking from one Of the
other as long as absence Of snow con-
tinues.
Lake Mills.
| To see his own obituary in print and
to note what preparations had been
made for his funeral was the experience
Of Edward Ellerson, residing four miles
south Of here, who Is still alive, but
has broken neck. Three weeks aRo
| he was in runaway near Klester
Mimi. and was thrown out and picked
up for dead. He was taken to a farm
house between that place and Wells
and is still there. Notice Of his death
was printed, however, and preparations
were made for the funeral. He can
converse. tho paralyzed from his neck
down. He suffers no pain.
Cedar Falls.
The state supreme court has sus.
tanned the decision Of the lower cour
in favor of the defendants in the
case Of B. Dubbert, ct. al, against thu
city of Cedar Falls and the Mccarthy
Improvement Company. The actor
was brought by the plaintiff TO entoi
the city Of Cedar Falls from entering
into a contract with the McCarth.
Improvement Company OF Davenpor,
or 1evying a tax to defray the expense.
Of the contract for the building Of Ger
tain asphalt roads, at a cost OF $4,000
The action was based on alleged ir-
regularities. The lower court de-
cided in favor Of the city and con,
pany and the supreme court up
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the supreme court 10 said to have gon
/ further than ever before In defnini
the Jurisdiction Of a city in making
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