Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-04
Northern Io1un Items

CIarksvile.
Charles Miller, aged IS, while loading
baled hay into a car here fell and broke
his leg at the hip and his arm at the
wrist.
Dougherty.
Great excitement reigns here over
the rumor that the Great Western rail-
road will build branch line from
Hampton to Charles City to establish
connections with the Illinois Central and
Milwaukee and thence on to Usage to
connect with their own line ait the lat
ter point. This town and Marble Rock
are on the line between the two points
and information is given out that the
grading will begin early this spring.
Waterloo.
BY resolution the city council sitting
as the city board of health condemned
the Rock Island passenger waiting sta
ition as, unsanitary. and wholly unfit for
accomm odating the general travelling
public, by reason Of the same being so
small that the large number of people
boarding and leaving trains are not
adequately cared for. The resolution
provided that the city council shall d.
rect the railraoad company to take
such steps as are necessary to place it
in a better sanitary condition and ac-
commodate the people. a.
Manson, ~ Ef5i'4@ 20
The farmers in this vicinity have
been making pretty thorough tests of
their seed corn during the past moontl,
and the results have been far from en-
couraging. Very few report a higher
average than IS per cent, and the ma
jority of them report an average of
less than so per cent One farmer had
tested 100 ears of fine looking corn that
had had the best Of care, and found
only one ear in the hundred that would
grow. 1t will be necessary to send
away for most of the seed corn that
will be planted here this spring.
Bellevue.
Ben Yeager one Of the best known
and most esteemed residents of this
section of the country passed away at
his home after making a hard fight for
his life as the result of a runaway ac-
cident encountered by him ten days
ago. 1t will be recalled that the team
which Mr.. Yeager was driving on Sum
day, a week ago, became frightened and
ran away throwing the driver out. He
sustained severe injuries, and altho 1T
was thought for a while that he would
recover, his vitality was not sufficient
to withstand the shock, and death re-
suited.
Primghar.
Sheriff Geister returned today from
Bowman S. D., with A. D. Rozevonn,
who was sentenced a year ago to a
term of five years at Fort Madison. for
changing labels on butter. He for
feited bond of $500 for running
away His case was tried in the su-
preme court and was decided against
him. He was located at Bowman yes
terday by Sheriff Joe Moore, who held
him until the arrival of Gefster. He
was returned here and given over to
Deputy Sheriff H. w. Geister. who at
once started with his prisoner to Fort
Madison.
Sioux City.
In fear and trembling, and so nervous
and frightened he could scarcely speak,
John Davis, a fisherman and boat
builder, by trade, rushed into the po-
lice station yesterday and asked for
protection against three brothers
Tia med Zienan, whom he claims have
been bothering. him for long time.
and Tuesday capped the climax by
shooting at him three times with a
shotgun. Davis said the boys had been
watching for him all day Tuesday and
after they had shot at him and missed
he was afraid they would try 1t again
with more successful results.
Cedar Rapids.
Alfred Peterson, a schoolboy, had the
thrilling experience OF being knocked
down by a. Northwestern passenger
train ait a crossing, being rolled over
several times and escaping without
serious injury The lad was going
home from school in the afternoon
and failed to see the fast train coming
into the station until it was almost
upon him. The pilot caught him and
rolled him over and over but finally
pushed him clear of the wheels He
was taken to the hospital where 1t was
found that his only injury was a scalp
wound and he was able to go to his
home unaided.
Waterloo.
BY pigeon-holing the communication
of the Corn Belt Telephone Company
twice end the prospective deliberate
action that the council will take on rne
question of granting that company the
privilege of consolidating their ex-
changes by constructing a man-hole at
the corner OF Sycamore and East
LEnurth .ntneats by. means Of which the