Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-01
Northern I01un Items

two fingers being badly mashed. but 1t
is not improbable that amputation will
be necessary. Elmer Egnes. young
man who lives in Story City, was bit
ten by dog. The wound is on the leg
and is most severe one. The attend
ing physician does not fear any partic-
ular danger from the wound. Lewis
Henderson had one of his legs broken
when horse that he was riding STUN
bled and fell. He was pinioned under
the struggling animal and was other
wise bruised up. A little son OF Mr..
and Mrs. Walter Hermanson, of near
Story City. fell and sustained a severe
scalp wound. several stitches being
necessary to close it.
LeMars.
One of the Cherokee football rooters
came near cashing in his checks as
he was about to return to his home on
the evening train after the game played
here at Athletic park. and is now at
the city hospital suffering from his in
juries. He gives his name as Milton
Mason. In company with some friends
he was hurrying 20 board the outgo-
ing train. To avoid the crowd which
center of the train, he went to the rear
board the cars the train was in mo-
ton. He made grab for the door Of
the vestibule car. Brakeman Hansen
happened to see him fall, and with
great presence OF mind clapped on the
air brakes. with such force that the
engineer was nearly shot out Of his cab
His promptitnde saved Mason probably
from death. as he fell between the plat
form and the cars,
Cedar Falls.
What might easily have been a
double tragedy was narrowly averted
Monday afternoon at the first slough
just opposite the railway tower q half
mile above the CITY, A party OF skaters
went to the slough afor an afternoon Of
+, merriment. Ralph Shilinglaw and Miss
Martha Mcintosh were skating toGeth-
err and had gone around the slough sew
eral times. While making a circular
figure across the slough the ice sudden
ly gave way and the couple were pre-
cipitated into water eight feet deep
The other skaters rushed to the rescue
but the ice was SO rotton that they
could not get a footl1old within reach
Of the struggling couple. Mr.. Shilling
law had succeeded In grasping the girl
as she came up the second time and
| Chris Hansen and Paul Davis stretch
ed themselves upon the ice and while
others held them they grasped Shil-
{: inglaw by the coat and he held onto
i the young lady and in this manner both
were rescued. The young lady COM
| pletely collapsed.
i Sioux City.
DIR. F. A. Rizzell. OF Los Angeles. Cal.
| former owner of the Lindholm block
here is between two fires in the district
court, due to a dispute regarding the
sale Of that property. Following the
/ $4,000 damage action filed against him
! by j. NJ. Lynch, ID. E. Kerby and r. r.
Gill, another action, in which $4,000 Is
asked, was filed by c. L. voss, Of Deni-
| son. who also claims title to the Lind
holm block. Noss claims that the block
was sold to him on Nov. 10 for a con-
| sideration of $4,000. The terms. he
says. were $500 down. 1000 to be
| paid by July I and the assumption OF
I the 500 500 mortgage. He says he paid
! Bizzell $500 thru the Northwestern
National Bank. and declares the money
has been accepted by Bizzell and that
he has agreed to deliver the deed to the
bank. Lynch. Kerby and Gill also
claim to be owners OF the building. de-
claring in the action they filed against
! Bizzell that they purchased it on Nov.
49, the same day voss alleges he be-
came owner Of the property
For. Dodge.
At the regular meeting of the city
council the most important business
| transacted was the making Of new
contract between the city and the Light
and Power Company for street and al
ley lighting in which a considerable
| reduction in the rates was granted the
city and in which the Phila delphia
moonlight schedule formerly in vogue
! is abolished. Under the old system the
rate OF arc lamps was ss5 each for an
all night service and SIS on the moon
ligh. schedule: 3s4 each FOR the Central
avenue cluster lights; $40 each for the
gas lamps and $24 apiece for tho thirty
p, two candle power lamps used for light
ing the alleys. The new schedule is M
follows: $40 for an all night arc light
service. the lights TO burn all night ev-
| cry night: $40 for the Central avenue
lights: s2s for an all night gas light
service. no moonlight, and $1s for the
( thirty-two candle power alley lamps
/ This makes the saving In cash, not e
I mention the added service due the
abolition OF tho moonlight schedule. Of
s1b on the arc lights: sll OF the Gen.
trail avenue lights: ~ on thu gas lamps
and Sc on the tncan6escents.
=. ~ 4