Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-10-25
Northern Io1ua Items

Thomas they want should have noticed
that the check was for some other man
OF the same name.
ida Grove. So
Joseph Glade, "a well known resi-
dent OF Arthur in Ida county. was
found hanging in his barn Saturday
afternoon and when cut down life was
found to be extinctis At the coroner's
inquest II developed that he had be-
come Respondent over the death Of his
mother. which occurred about two
weeks ago, and to this Ia attributed the
taking Of his life. as he WAS comfort
ably well-to-do financially. He was 81
years old and altho q cripple, could and
did do considerable manual labor.
Dubuque.
Captain Edwards. assistant United
States engineer, has been compelled
to suspend Improvement operations on
the Mississippi in this vicinity. The
high water has covered up much Of
the work on wing dams and other i'm
provement is impossible under present
circum stances. Altogether $4,000
were expended for the dams and on the
channel in this section during the
summer. It was hoped to continue OPP
erations until ice formed, but the pres
ent stage Of water has made It nee
essary to postpone further work until
next spring.
,lsMars.
Trinity Council. Knights Of Column
bus. Sunday put on a class Of fifty
candidates, the ceremonies being a
grand success from start to finish. The
degree work was exemplified by the
Sioux City team, ably assisted by tho
officers of Trinity council. Covers were
laid at the banquet for 800 members
and was served by the good ladies Of
LeMars. Speeches were made by s. A.
Mitchell. of Rock Valley; Patrick Far
rell. Of LeMars, and E. G. Dunn, Of
Mason City, the latter state deputy Of
the Knights Of Columbus.
Waterloo.
Six thousand dollars Is the price
which tho city Of Waterloo is asked
to pay for broken collar bone and a
few minor bruises sustained by a 20
year-old high school boy In an action
commenced in the district court. The
plaintiff is John T. Waterhouse who
brings the action thru his next friend
G. e. Griffin. The injuries resulted.
according to the petition from an acct
don't which occurred on the corner of
Independence avenue and Lane street.
July Is. last, when the nlaintiff while
riding a motorcycle. struck the end
Of pipe which. he saws, was protrud-
ing two inches above the asrhalt pave
ment He states he was thrown to the
ground and the injuries mentioned sus-
tanned.
Fort Dodge.
Cotton. fully developed, Is the lat
est exhibit OF what can be raised in
Webster county soil with Webster
county climate A young lad named
Erwine Klinke. 1920 South Sixteenth
street, Is the successful cotton raiser
He has several fully developed plants.
Young Kleinke secured his seed from
an iowa Central box car last fall and
planted 1t In May. He has attended
it, growth with great interest and felt
extremely triumphant when II de-
veloped not only into blossoms but into
the cotton balls themselves The plants
grew about four feet high and one bush
had forty balls on It. Miss Maude
Campbell, who has spent recent win
tiers in the south, brought home with
her this summer. some cotton seeds
which she planted In the yard at her
home. II grew well and had beauti-
f1l blossoms. but she planted It in
June and the time before cold weather
was not sufficient to allow II to ma
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