Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-10

Fort Dodge.
Forty men met at the Y. NJ. G. A. to
discuss plans for q big membership
campaign. The campaign will be in
charge of the Big Brothers Club"
LsMars.
Henry Willis, Of LeMars. has brought
action against the Milwaukee road for
$2,2165S for damages alleged to have
been suffered by delayed shipments
Clarion.
Bert Fisher. deputy game warden
received. the first of the week, fifteen
pairs of Hungarian cartridges. which
he placed in five townships with far
mers having groves on their premises.
Boone.
The Y. NJ. c. A.. Is planning to Join
the national association in the insti-
| tuition Of a health league.
Fort Dodge.
John Russack. an employee Of the
United States Gypsum Company, had
his face severely cut when a piece Of
machinery fell upon him.
Dubuque.
The police are searching for thieves
who entered the store OF Joe Engler
and stole $3.50 worth OF bags and suit
cases. They knocked the knob off the
safe and the police think they were
frightened away before they could get
the safe open.
Manson.
James Dempsey, OF Lizard township,
lost his COW barn by fire the other
night The building was discovered in
flames by Mr.. Dempsey at about IL
o'clock at night, but nothing could be
done to save it. Twelve head of hogs,
a wagon and some other stuff was con-
sumed, at loss Of $3.50, with insurance
of only 800.
Charles City.
At a special meeting of the Charles
| City Western railway stockholders it
was decided to issue 100000 worth Of
preferred stock instead Of bonding the
! road for 100000 as was originally in
| tended. The money will be used for
the extension Of the road which is to
be made this summer.
Fort Dodge.
| John T. Carley, formerly assistant
physical director Of the Schenectady,
n. Y. Y. NJ. c. A.. has arrived in the
city to take up his work as Y. NJ. c.
A. physical director here One Of the
features Of Mr. Carleys work will be
dancing. Folk dances, sailor dances
and other terpsichorean stunts" are
in his repertoire
Waterloo.
Waterloo is to have a music festival
in the spring according to the an
lnouncement made by Prof. Scott 3.
Prowell of the Waterloo Conservatory
Of Music. The splendid attraction.
which is to be the event Of the festival
will be the concert Of the Minneapolis
Symphony Orchestra, which will be
held on April 3.
Mason City.
Mason city has revived the old
poultry association here with q mem
bership' Of thirity-five and elected Of
ficers foT t;ie ensuing year. The officers
elected were: President. Charles RAM
sey: secretary, NJ. v. Btckel: treasurer.
AIDE Russell; assistant secretary. VIII
Long. Plans for a big show this COM
ing year are under way. It 10 expected
that the membership will be very ma
terially increased.
Sioux City.
Attic there were eighteen fires in
Sioux City in February and the total
damage to property aggregated ST.
23S. -, the net loss did not amount to
q single penny, the losses being COM
pletely covered by insurance. It was
a. record never before equalled in the
city. The department laid $500 feet Of
hose and stacked thirty eight feet Of
ladders. They were engaged in fighting
flres for eleven hours and three min
utes and travelled ninety-two miles ana
twelve blocks.
Strawberry Point.
Mra Fnas6 Millop mArhana <o%alJv
burned herself by flames which envel-
|oped her while she was pouring lin
seed oil into q large can near tho stove.
The oil caught fire ana enveloped her
and she rushed out OF the. doorway.
Her h1laliand N,aa hadlx. hnHf,ld In try.