Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-04-20
Northern Io1un Items
PauIlina,

PauIlina.
John Tjossem, OF Paullina, has been
granted patent on corn picking ma
chine.
Ida Grove.
Rev. c. G. Butler of Sanborn, has ac-
cepted the call extended him by the
Presbyterian church of Ida Grove.
Rock Rapids.
G. M. Smith, of Rock Rapids at
tempted to commit suicide by cutting
his throat with razor. Two bad
gashes were made. He will recover.
Sioux City.
The new ST. Francis Of Assist
Polish Catholic church was dedicated
Sunday morning with impressive cere-
monies, which were in charge of. the
Rt Rev. P. j. Garrigan. The building
was filed to overfiowing.
Rieeville.
Rev. vessie Huffman, of Riceville.
son-in-law of Mr.. A. NJ Ball, Of
Ames, barred his arm and had a piece
of skin ga taken off to help cover
the bare spots on one-fourth of the
body of Will Roche. Roche was bad
ly burned some time ago and to save
his life small pieces of skin were
Lake View.
Rev. Nathaniel Harris surprised his
congregation last Sunday morning by
announcing that he had received a let
ter from Bishop Berry stating that he
had been appointed to the First Meth
odist Episcopal church at Cooperstown,
N. Y. Rev. A. j. Harris will be the
new pastor of the Lake View church,
nj ~ Lax
next Sunday.
Lytton.
The trustees of Cedar township have
purchased a one-1nan Twentieth Cen
fury road grader at cost of $125. The
machine is operated by one man and
four horses and it looks to be just the
machine for trimming up the grades
and putting them in shape for the road
drag. At their meeting they completed
arrangements to have nearly all the
roads dragged in the township.
Fraser.
George Frank, postmaster of Fraser,
was injured Sunday afternoon while
| working at the mine Mr.. Frank is also
blacksmith and he was employed in
putting up the tower over the air shaft
at the mine. A plank dropped from
above and struck him upon one of his
ankles, badly bruising and crushing it.
He is confined to his bed and will be
compelled to remain there for some
time
Carroll.
w. O. Rich chairman of the Carroll
county board of supervisors, and one OF
the most prominent citizens of Carroll,
died Sunday evening at st. Anthony's
hospital, where he had been for treat
ment for Bright's disease. He was
about As years old. He leaves wife,
several brothers and a mother. His
father served the county in several
capacities, the last of which was as q
member of the board of supervisors.
The son had made a record as a mem
Der Of the same organization.
Fort Dodge.
Rev. M Won Der Au, pastor of a
large German Lutheran church in
New Orleans, is the man decided upon
by the German Lutheran charge OF
Saint PauPs parish, as the successor
to the late Rev. Ernest Zuerrer. This
was so decided at a meeting of the
church Sunday afternoon and the call
will be extended at once. He has filled
pulpits very admirably at Council
Bluffs and at Mackey and went south
only two years ago, called to New
Orleans by a large church'at that place.
IT. Dodge.
A peculiar accident happened on the
William Hoyer farm in Deer Creek
township when Mr.. Hoyer's little
daughter was bitten by horse, q por-
ton of her lip being torn completely
Gut. The child wes attended at once
by Fort Dodge physician who sewed
up the injury 1t is interesting to note
that when almost the entire lip is torn
away, the torn edges Of the flesh on
the jaw can be. stretched and sewed
together and gradually the skin will
stretch out, allowing the contour Of
the lips and chin to resume it's natural
shape.
Nevada.
Charles Williams, a well known la
boring man of this city, member of the
fire department and driver of the fire
departments team, was quite badly
injured while assisting in loading a
job Of granite at the south monument
works. Williams was making an effort
to climb up onto the platform from the
ground where he had been working
and in some manner slipped on the
snow covered board and fell back
wards, striking the lower end of his
spinal column on large timber that
was nearby. The injury was very
painful one and the man almost faint
ed away before they could load him
into a bus and take him home.
Amss.
Articles of Incorporation Of the Ames
Gas Company have been filed. The new
company Is to commence business on
April Is and It IL expected that active
work on. the construction OF the new.