Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-09-14
Northern Io1ua Items

of the lake and the directors think that
they would not be justified in purchas-
ing the machine unless they knew
where $4,000 We're coming from. Ways
and means of raising the money are
under consideration and in the course
of a short time some definite action
will be undertaken or it will be drop
ped entirely as beyond the Willingness
of the people to go.
Greene.
The people of Greene, Butler county,
have become SO good and law abiding
that they have no more use for the city
Jail Senator Wade of the state board
of control was a visitor here last week
and was startled to see a huge traction
engine go putting thru the streets pull
ing behind it the city Jail which had
been placed on trucks. THAT is
spectacle a person doesn't see very
often. 1 inquired what they were go
ing to do with the bastile and they told
me that some enterprising citizen had
purchased it from the CITY for chick
en- house. For department. I suppose
Greene deserves the medal"
Dubuque.
p. j. Waldron. a prominent and high
at the point of death at Mercy hospital
with a fractured skull. Mr.. Waldron
was returning from the vicinity of
Holy Cross on Friday afternoon, when
the harness on his team broke as he
was driving down a hill. The team ran
away and Mr.. Waldron was thrown
from the seat of the wagon down an
embankment about twenty feet. alight-
ing on his head and fracturing his
skull He was brought to Dubuque
and placed in Mercy hospital where lit
tie hope is held out by the attending
physician for his life. His condition
on Saturday was very critical.
Gilmore.
Allen Herrick now of Gilmore met
with an accident that has few parallels
in history He was driving home from
ERADICATE where he had taken some
parties to the evening in, and when
near Walter SCOTS place he met a one
horse rig, the driver of which must not
have noticed the two-horse rig APP
preaching from the opposite direction.
for he drove SO close that the end of
the thill truck one of Aliens horses in
the neck with such force as to make
a wound from the effect of which 1t
soon died The Globe says the driver
of the buggy disappeared in the dark
ness without making his identity
known. After the horse died Allen
rode home on the other one.
cresco.
j. r. Stamy. travelling salesman
from Cedar Rapids. was badly Injured
by being struck by runaway team.
He was on the alley crossing between
4
acy when Will Renhart's team dashed
across the street. headed east The
horses struck him. knocking him down
and trampling on him. When picked
up and taken to DR.. Plummers office
the nose and numerous cuts on the face
and head one foot was badly bruised,
but it is not thought any bones are
broken After recovering ooT1scio
ness and having his wounds dressed he
was removed to the Strother house
and likely will remain there till able to
be taken home.
lie Mars.
John stokes n well-known resident
of LIE Mars. died very suddenly at his
home on Eagle street yesterday morn
ing at 10 o'clock The news of his
death came as SnOcR 10 ms many
relatives and friends and to the aged
mother who lost her husband only two
months ago, II is a crushing blow. She
was the one to find him helpless In the
throes of death when she went to his
room to cali him for breakfast. Mr..
Stokes was up and around and appar
emily In the best Of health and no ono
had heard him complain Of illness and
1t is doubtful II he had any Fremont
ton that the end was near He was
an early riser by habit, and always
took a walk before breakfast Yester-
cay he was up town about o'clock and
greeted some of his friends who were
abroad at that early hour.