Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-24
Northern Io1ua Items

| brothers and sisters, the family is
large and larger than his fathers sal
airy will care for. Having heard of
Waterloo and that there always was
| work here he decided to come here in
search of something to do.
Dubuque. :,
A suit for $4,000 damages against
the Illinois Central Railroad Company
was filed in the United States circuit
court by Edward Vaunter. Of Della
ware. Vaunter was formerly in the
employ of the Central and was injured
on Oct. 20, 1910, while working on the
road bed between Manchester and
Delaware. He claims that he was work
ing on a defective track when train
came along and he stepped off the
track for distance OF about eight feet.
He claims that u cross bar on one OF
the cars making up the train swung
out and hit him on the head, knock
ing him down, permanently injuring his
back and right side. Since that time
he claims he has been unable to work
and that he will never be able to work
again He claims the negligence of
the company in not repairing the
Broken cross bar was responsible for
the accident.
Vinton.
Vinton's Stewart Memorial United
Brethren church was dedicated with
impressive ceremonies. Three big SER
vices were held In the new church edi-
flee and at each meeting the large
| auditorium was crowded to the limit.
A fine new building has just been COM
pleted at a cost of over $4,000 and the
- Ht>~
building are to be complimented upon
the value obtained in the building. 1t
| is built Of brick with IA large auditor
ium and full basement and is finely
equipped thruout. Several large ar
tistic memorial windows adorn the
building. The name of stewards Me-
mortal was given in respect to the
memory OF Rev. Mr.. Stewart. one of
the first United Brethren preachers in
this community. and whose widow
gave liberal donation toward the
building of the new church. Many
prominent people of the United Breth-
rem denomination were present at the
ceremonies and took part in the ded-
| ication.
| Cedar Falls.
l.. S. Cass, president Of the Cedar
Valley Railroad Company. visited CO
! dar Falls Wednesday and held for
! NAL conference with the members Of
the railway committee OF the Cedar
| Falls Commercial Club. AT this con-
ference the matter of the electric rail-
| way to Dixie was the topic OF CONVEX
! satton. President Cass frankly stated
to the members Of the committee that
| the directors Of the Cedar Valley rail-
| way had practically abandoned all hope
| CT building an electric line from Cedar
Falls to Dixie. He further stated to the
committee that as far as ne personally
was concerned, and as far rs the direc-
tors OF the Cedar Valley road were con-
cerned. they did not expect to pay any
fancy prices for land along tho right OF
way any more, they care not what road
they propose TO establish. In the opin-
Ion Of President Caes the merchants
and citizens Of any community are very
foolish to raise a purse Of any large
amount for the purpose OF paying for
land along the right Of way He fur
Their says that history OF interurbans
all over the country will verify his
statement. that unless the farmers and
owners OF the land see mt to do their
part toward promoting the road hts
company will have noti,:',e farther -
do with interurhan building.