Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-17
Northern Io1uu Items

Mason City.
| According to the expense accounts
/ filed by the candidates for mayor it
] cost the seven of them s1,15463 to
make the race. Judge A. H. Cummings
was high man with $685..
Cushing.
| Ed schacht sold his farm last week
to Peter Harder for 1904 an acre. The
place adjoining town just across the
line in Ida county. comprises ss1S acres
and was bought by Mr.. schacht only
five years ago for s102.5o an acre.
Alden.
| Mike Souschone. who is working for
Otta Swalve. accidertly discharged .
| dynamite cap in his hand last week.
While his hands are quite severely
! tern and burned he will probably re-
cover with the loss Of only a part Of
one finger.
Fonda.
Rev. o. g. Bryan. only surviving &C.
tive charter member OF the Northwest
ern Iowa Methodist conference resign
ed Thursday from the passionate at
Fonda. because Of i'll health. Rev. J.
o. Crawford, from Chicago. win sue
coed him.
Britt.
Dr. Burke and a visiting physician
amputated a leg for the 11-year- old
son OF Charles Butts, living north OF
Britt The boy was hurt last fall while
playing football and never recovered
from the injury. He is recovering
from the amputation nicely.
Waucoma.
| At a recent meeting Of representative
business men OF this city. q corpor-
! alton was formed for the purpose OF
erecting a $4,000 hotel at this place.
| The hotel will be brick structure,
with all modern conveniehces. OF the
| $4,000. which 1t is estimated the
structure will cost, $1,000 has already
been raised by the incorporators.
| Wsuken.
! The board of supervisors Of ALBANIA
kee county have finished the canvass
of the saloon petitions, which give the
drys q majority Of 10. When the Pc
tit.on was filed the liquor men claimed
the county by $780, but the anti-saloon
league. headed by Rev. Mr.. Belfry. and
assisted by pastors Of all other denomi-
nations, secured sufficient Withdrawals
to win.
Clear Lake.
| A deal has been made which will
obliterate much Of the distance be-
tween Clear Lake and Mason City. A
part Of the Tom Goodman farm, about
two miles west Of Mason City. has been
purchased by J. D. Millaney, OF De-
corah. who will divide It up into 400
lots. which will be built on and occu-
| ried by workmen engaged In the city.
The price paid was 5000 per acre.
Sioux City.
! At the new Franciscan convent q
room known as a tramp room will be
put In the rear Of the structure. where
all men down and out" can go and
rest, and If in need of food will be able
to secure 1t by the asking. An electric
bell connects the tramp room and the
room of the brother in charge and
when man enters all he has to do Il
to ring the bell and the necessary re-
quimeats will be given to him by the
brother, who will answer to the bell.
odeboIt.
Meters are now being installed by
representatives Of the city in all bust
! ness houses and homes where the city
water Is used and water rates will
hereafter be based upon tho actual
amount consumed instead OF the old
fiat rate system. There are 13s users
OF city water and to date about forty
Of shen have had the meters Installed
and the balance will come In Under the
/ system as soon as they can be reached
by those now having the work n
charge. The meters cost $3.50 each
and may be paid for in monthly In
stallrnents. The city dads decided or
the change for the reason that the
water department has been operated al
a loss and they wish to nnd where
the leakage OF funds has occurred.
Cedar Rspids.
Since A. g. Slauson Of the Bismaft
cafe made his now somewhat famoul
address In the halls Of the Oovernmsn,
building last Thursday accusing thu
police Of securing free meals Of N *.
pensfvs kind q his rsstaurant, there
have been aecusAtions saJoss, Asains.
several of the policemen, aAd naAttsfl
have rsacAsA point whsse je would
sssm that "a iAvsetieat3sa " t4eel
higher up - prAsttsn11H -uaAy64615t4
Detective 1a4tAeson ~ etAyteA 0ul,
4 against elauson for $1,000 Tor defaA.
atfon OF character, the outcome Of
& which will be watched with interest