Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-12-28
Northern Io1ua Items

yolyed in this undertaking Is that OF
yearly maintenance. A fair estimate
places the cost at 5000 per annum. 1t
is proposed to raise the sum, that the
people of Harrison, Swea, Eagle and
Grant townships and the town of Swea
City vote a small levy, and that the
remainder be raised by the library as
ISOLATION. The population in the terri
tory named is that which the library
would serve.
West Union.
The Episcopal diocese of Iowa and
other outside parties will get the be-
uuets of Mrs. Lewis, wife of DIR. w. Z.
Lewis, a pioneer physician. When she
died she left a bequest in her will OF
$1,000 real estate and personal proper
ty to the Episcopal diocese and others
and an attempt was made by Charles
S. Blackett; q nephew, to break the Will
on account Of revocation. Judge Eel
lows her the original will good. For
three years this matter has been In the
supreme court, which has handed down
the decision sustaining Judge Fell
lows.
Strawberry Point.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Marsh cele-
brated the sixtieth anniversary OF their
wedding Sunday. Eight Of the eleven
children born to this union were pres
emit. Mr.. Marsh was born In Chetsford.
England. and Mrs. Marsh in Lowell.
Mass. Their marriage occurred at Bull
lev. Mass. They moved west shortly
after their marriage and settled on a
farm six miles north Of Strawberry
Point, Fayette county, in 1855. They
lived here continuously. except for a
sort time spent with their son at Shell
don. After disposing OF their farm they
moved into town and have since re-
sided here.
Manchester.
Mrs A. s. Blair. wife Of Judge Blair.
of this city, met with distressing ac-
cident at her home when she fell and
dislocated her hip. Besides dislocatins
the hip joint, Mrs. Blair also suffered
a severe fracture Of the bones In her
hip. For several weeks Mrs. Blair had
been under the care of trained nurse.
| During the past week her condition
gave way to medical skill and she was
able to walk about the house. on
the evening in question she was about
her kitchen. and was reaching for
something in the cupboard. when she
fell to the floor. Mrs. Blair is nearly
80 years Of age.
Manchester.
The city council at recent meet
ing took the initial steps Of what
promises to culminate in many blocks
of street paving. which, it is proposed
will be laid during the summer Of
| 1912. II addition to paving the two
main thoroughfares of the city, the
council anticipates to pass on a num-
Der Of residential street paving propo-
sitions at meetings in the very near fu-
ture. In addition to discussing the paw
ing question the council also consid-
cred at length the matter OF securing
changes at the dangerous crossings ir
| the Illinois Central railroad yards or
| the west side. At one Of the crossings
the company has placed a fagman, but
the council contends that that does not
protect the public at the other cross.
ing, which is considered equally III
| dangerous. The matter has been re-
ferred to the state railway commission
for action.
Monticello.
The jury returned c "e-d!c. sc- tbs
Milwaukee railway company in the
100000 personal injury suit that hat
been on trial In the district court ir
this county for six days. In Februar,
OF this year Henry Nordman, now q
resident of Anamosa, had his left hant
crushed under the wheels Of the even
ing passenger train between Cedar
Rapids and CalYher. The injury was st
severe that Il was necessary to ampu.
tate his hand. Nordman claimed III
had been at the freight office to send
a telegram and as he stepped out struci
HIS foot against crowbar lying on thu
platform. and was thrown between thu
train and platform with the result
named. The railway company claimet
that Nordman was at the passenger
depot when the train came in ant
jumped on to ride to the crossing neai
! the freight depot and that in JUMPING
i of he slipped and fell and in this wa,
lreceived the injuries.