Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-12-26
Northern I01ua Items

| troll wagon and held until evening.
when he had sobered off somewhat. A
friend in the city who is a saloonkeep-
er, telephoned the police he would see
that he was put on the train for Plato
If they would bring him over, which
they did.
SibIey. s,t,s
H. L. Emmert is packing his house
hold effects preparatory to removing to
Winnipeg, Can. For many years Mr..
Emmert was cashier Of the First Ma
| tional Bank of Sibley and had extern
sive real estate holdings in this COM
munity. His success in real estate
dealings has been phenomenal and for
many years he has been rated as a
multimillionaire. In recent years he
has acquired much land in Canada,
closing out his Iowa land at big prices.
The old Emmert home in Sibley has
been sold to Frank L. Brown.
Sioux City.
woman shopper. who modestly de-
clined to give her name to the officers
of the David department store, was the
direct cause Of the arrest of Mrs. Peter
Johnson during the 6 o'clock rush, for
alleged shoplifting. The Johnson wo-
man later confessed to Patrolman Paul
Barcus acting house detective during
the Christmas shopping season, of her
| thefts. Mrs. Johnson had tucked away
under her close fitting long coat, when
searched by Patrolman Barcus, a bolt
of expensive dress goods and two
Turkish towels. In her large shopping
| bag were found numerous small arti-
cles. The goods are held at the police
station, only a part of them being
| identified as property Of the Davidson
store.
Cedar Falls.
His lips, mouth and throat severely
burned with I've, Harry Meeker. eni-
ploye of the Rapid Transfer Company,
is confined to his home, the victim of
a rather peculiar accident that befell
ham recently. Meeker is employed
on the night shoft at the car barns Of
the interurban company and carries his
lunch with him to his work. During the
afternoon his mother was securing the
coffee pot with I've and left some I've
and water standing in the pot. His
sister. Miss Hazel, boiled coffee for his
lunch without cleaning out the coffee
pot and Harry was the victim Of her
mistake. He sat down to eat his lunch
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coffee. There was enough I've in the
coffee to cause bad burns. and the
young man suffered much pain before
he obtained relief.
Kingsley.
DIR. j. J. Wilder died here Of diabetic
gangrene after a final illness of sew
eral weeks. DR.. Wilder came to Ply
mouth county almost twenty years ago
and was well-known In this part Of the
state. He was born almost seventy
two years ago IN Wisconsin. and was q
volunteer In the civil war in Company
ia Of the Twenty-third Wisconsin vol
unteer infantry. The doctor had SUI
fered for years with diabetes and three
years ago last July had a portion OF
one foot removed. the operation being
necessary to remove diseased bone
After some weeks in the hospital al
Carroll he was brought back 10 Kings
ley, where after . time he recovered
and was able to walk about The end
came after q few days OF diabetic
coma. He leaves . widow and foster
daughter. The body was taken u
Correctionville FOR, interment beside MS
only daughter. He was Mason and
was formerly mayor Of Kingsley.