Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-06-26
Northern Io1uu Items

( Ensign in this city. Mr.. Sly is a grad
uate of the State Agricultural College
at Ames and is prominent young
farmer Of this section. They will make
their home on the groom's farm north
OF this city.
Monticello.
| a travelling man named Joslyn was
| arrested Friday by Marshal Lee. on
orders from the chief Of police Of Kan
sas City. on the charge Of child aban-
donment. After his arrest he furnished
such positive evidences OF regular re-
mittances to his wife and child that
the marshal telegraphed an account OF
his showing, and he was released on
orders, after depositing some money
additional for the use of his wife.
GriswoId.
Henry Mccullough, we'll known
farmer living three and one-half miles
southeast of Griswold, dropped dead at
his home. He had been moving hay all
afternoon and when he stopped work
in the evening, being very warm. he
bathed his head and chest in cold wat
ter. A few minutes later he said he felt
faint. A doctor was summoned but be-
fore he could arrive the man was dead
Mr.. Mccullough was about 60 years OF
age and was not married.
Onawa. G
DR.. P. r. Gingles figured in an auto
mobile accident, which came near cost
ing him his life while returning from
call in the country south OF town he
was riding at about a twenty mile
gait On nearing a bridge, the steering
wheel broke, rendering the machine
guide1ess. Not wishing to risk the ma
chine striking the bridge and crossing
safely, he jumped out His face was
badly scratched and he was otherwise
bruised.
Sac City.
A recent storm did much damage by
lightning in Sac county. F. E. Gordon.
secretary Of the Sac County Farmers
Mutual Fire Insurance Association, re-
ported the following losses paid by the
company: w. L. Mclaughlin, Eureka
township, horse. 1925; William Seek.
Eureka township. horse. 1928: William
Stoelting, Eden township. barn. $500:
damage to hog house, $1l62: A. t.
Martin, Boyer Valley township, horse,
SIS: Goodenow & Heron. Clinton
township, steer. s2S: James P. Bague.
Wall Lake township. hog, $500.
Ames.
The hearing on the revised plans for
Milford ditch No. 80. is set for June 20,
and the understanding is that the op-
position to the enterprise has largely
subsidized. Surveys have been completed
for Howard Al at the headwater Of
West Indian creek and Lincoln AZ The
former is a large enterprise with
twelve miles of ditch and the latter a
comparatively small one with three
miles. The latest petition is from Col
Inns township for u couple of miles of
ditch chiefly in sections and II.
! which ditch will be Collins 43.
Clinton.
If present plans and expectations can
be carried out. w. e. Hughey's Fauber
hydroplane, built at the Lamb Boat &
Engine Works in Clinton. will DC
launched about the middle Of this week
and will make it's first trial run in the
Mississippi river at Clinton. The speed
err. guaranteed to make forty-six miles
an hour and expected to annihilate dis
lance at the rate Of ffty-six miles an
hour, Will be one Of a number of Fau-
her hydroplanes entered in the races Of
the Mississippi Valley Power Boat AS
sociation regatta at Dubuque July 4. 5
and 6.
AIMEE.
Lafe Brewster, tho station master for
the Northwestern, played the part or
the good samaritan in number one
stvle in the following manner: A wom-
an and two children came up from Des
Moines III the evening en- route to
Portland, Ore. by mistake they got on
the Des Moines train instead OF the
west-bountI and did not discover the
mistake until their train was gone.
They did not have a cent Of money or
place to say. Brewster took the lady
and her children to the hotel. paid for
their lodging and breakfast, then sent
them on their way the next morning.
LeMars.
A fire destroyed the engine shed and
a small barn at the Gehlen sand pits.
Phil Simeon. the engineer, discovered
the fire, but the flames had obtained
too strong hold on the frame struc-
ture to prevent loss before help could
be summoned. The machinery was
somewhat damaged, but the plant will
be in operation again in a few days.
No cause for the fire is assigned. The
engine had not been running since 4
O'Clock in the afternoon. when men
had finished loading a number Of cars.
The loss Is placed at $500 by the
overs, and Is partially covered by in
surance