Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-09-22
Northern Io1ua Items

and eight hundred copies of the official
publication were mailed to officials In
September. Mr.. Pierce says: During
the coming year, matters of legislation
will be of the greatest Importance. The
municipal taxation of railway property,
publicity by public service corporations
and many other important questions
of interest to every city and town in
Iowa will need our earnest attention.
and every municipal officer in Iowa
should cooperate to bring about these
important reforms"
vinton.
f. A Shaw who is handling ice for
w. II. Thompson, met with bad ac-
cident. He was putting ice in the
Riddeough refrigerator. when in some
manner he caught one of his eyes
with the ice tongs. which We're hang
ing above the ice box. The tonss
caught in below the eye and tore IL
badly. 1t is impossible to tell yet
whether the eye is injured but It is
feared 1t is Mr.. Shaw has been in
Ninton but short time, coming here
from Garrison.
LeMars.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Pueger. OF
Grant township. mourn tn" loss of
their -year-old son, George arl who
succunhe,i to an attack 81 infantie
paralysis The boy was sick only two
days Mr. and Mrs. Herman Koeker,
residing on the Branch farm northeast
of town. were also called upon 10 part
with their baby daughter. Viola Fran
Ziscka, who fell a victim to the preva-
liant malay The little one was taken
while apparently in the best health and
iA1 nft
Hawarden.
L. y Coin. a we'll known resident OF
this city, died suddenly Saturday after
noon from heart failure He was pitch
ing off a small load OF hay at the home
of his daughter. Mrs. ]. ]. Anderson.
south of Town and she was assisting
him in caring for 1t in the hay NOW
when the attack came on. She noticed
him drop 70 his knees on the load OF
hay and inquired what was the mat
ter lie replied that he felt faint. She
ran for cup of water and when she
turned she found that he was dead.
Vinton.
The dwelling belonging to Grant
Sanders. located on South street, east
Of Main. was burned to the ground
Monday morning about O'Clock. 1t
was 4 falr-SlZeQ story and nan mouse.
The cause Of the fire is unknown. but
it is thought 1t was struck by lightning
shortly after midnight during the
storm which ragged at that time. There
was no one living in the house The
fire was discovered by one of the neigh
bors who gave the alarm The fire
department was soon on hand. but too
late to save the building, which burned
rapidly.
Iowa Falls.
Several travelling men who make
central Iowa. are counting themselves
mighty lucky in escaping a stray bull
let that whizzed thru the dining room
Of Woods hotel here. One OF the guests
at the hotel had left revolver in his
room and II was discovered by the
chamberlnaid, who handed 1t to the
landlord, Charles C. Hibner. Shortly
after the noon hour. the guest missed
the revolver and inquired at the desk
for the gun, where it was handed to
him by the clerk. Standing at the desk
he was examining the weapon and
pulled the trigger, which was auto
matte. and the remaining bullet In the
revolver crashed thru the glass be-
tween the office and ding room. In
passing thru the dining room. the bull
let passed between two travelling men
seated at one table and directly over
the chair that had just been vacated
by another guest.