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

Webster City.
The district bankers meeting will be
held here April rs. The Commercial
Club will give banquet.
Fort Dodge.
s. J. Bennett, mayor Of Fort Dodge.
whose term expired Monday. Is in q
critical condition with acute heart
trouble Doctors are almost constant
~ in attendance. Mr.. Bennett has
many times been mayor of this city.
and was once president of the Iowa
League Of Municipalities.
Cedar Rapids.
This city will try kindness as a
cure for the drunkards. Chief Of Police
Carl issued orders that no more plain
DRINKS will be arrested and fined.-Per-
sons who are found intoxicated will be
detained and allowed to go when sober
ed, Fines will be levied only when
other charges are filed.
Spirit Lake.
The house on the Adam Brob farm
about three miles northwest Of Ter
I'll, was destroyed by fire from nre set
to burn OF grass about the place. The
farm was occupied by Walter Robin
son, who suffered the loss of most Of
his household goods The loss to the
building is estimated at about $500
with 5000 insurance.
Dubuque.
The libel suit Of H. A. Schunk, form
Ter mayor Of Dubuque against the
Smith Morgan Company, publishers
of the Dubuque Times Journal Is on
before Judge Kintzinger In the district
court. The plaintiff asks 100000 dam
ages. The cause Of action is a series Of
articles which appeared in the Times
Journal during the municipal CAM
paign year ago and while Schunk was
a candidate for reelection.
Rock Rapids.
The board of directors Of the Lyon
County Fair Association met and ar
ranged the speed program for the 1911
fair. Five races. with purses Of $500
each and three races Of $500 each, were
arranged for in addition to the run
ming races each day. There was found
to be surplus left over from the meet
ing last year OF $4,000. and the greater
portion Of this is to be used Tor new
improvements.
Anamosa.
Mr.. Frank Richards, Of Cass. was
badly injured last Thursday. He was
the victim Of runaway. The team
which he was driving was frightened
by an automobile and became uncon-
; trollable. Mr. Richards was thrown
from the manure spreader to which
they were hftched. and the heavy We
hicle passed over his body. Several ribs
were crushed in and he was, otherwise
injured.
Marcus.
At a meeting Of the school board the
following teachers were elected for the
following year: Superintendent, James
w. Carson: principal. Alta Ferguson;
assistant principal. Mary A. Sinnott;
first intermediate, Harriet Fry; second
| intermediate. Myrtle Imhoff: primary.
Mae Freeman. There are still vacancies
In the seventh and eighth grades.
Misses Fry and Freeman are new
teachers.
Waterloo.
With his hair gray and his shoulders
slightly stopped with the weight of his
81 years, his eyes red and watery
from many years confinement within
the cold walls Of penitentiaries Of sew
eral states, s. p. Moody. OF Oelwein,
was arrested by the police and locked
up, charged with petty thieving. Moody.
It is alleged. has been in the habit
Of hanging about the streets at night
and searching the buggies and wagons
left standing on the streets and In
this manner several buggy robes and
other articles have disappeared In the
past few weeks.
Spirit Lake.
bought the 194N acre farm Of John H.
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