Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-13
Northern Iowa Items

on the boat The lads father, Peter
Johnson, is employed with the dredge
crew and lives in one of the house
boats which float in the ditch after the
dredge. The little fellow in playing
about the boat fell off and the water
being over his head would have surely
drowned but for the accidental dis
covery OF his plight.
Vinton.
The city OF Van Horne has been
made the defendant in a suit for So
900 damages, instigated by Mrs. Cr-
sula Houser Of that city, alleging
neglect, in the care OF the city side
walks and the non-protection OF ditch
es, resulting In q severe fall to the
plaintiff. which caused permanent In
juries The papers in the case have
just been filed.
Sioux City.
Mrs. Louis Malstead. aged 80. who is
subject to spells Of dependency. at
tempted suicide Wednesday night in
a room at 1910 Fourth street, by swal-'
lowing chloroform. She said to a room
mate: 'Goodby. I am going to take
this" and drained a bottle. The amount
of the drug taken was so small. how
ever. that she soon was restored to
consciousness by a physician.
Cedar Rapids.
A dog. which was pronounced by
DR. Pugsley, as having well devel-
oped case of rabies, made a vicious at
tack upon woman at First avenue
and Sixth street west just before noon
Thursday, and the animal was later
killed by the police. The woman sue
ceeded in keeping out OF the animals
way and Is none the worse for the en-
counter, except being frightened al
most into Mysteries.
Northwood.
Survey of the long talked OF Deer
Creek drainage district was begun by
crew in charge OF Engineer Frank
Forbes, having been ordered by the
board OF supervisors last week The pc
tition filed was signed by n number OF
land owners in the east. part OF the
county and the land described as like
~ to be affected by the proposed i'm
, provement includes sixty-flve sections,
or approximately $4,000 acres.
CorreetionviIIe.
The Commercial Club OF correc-
tionvile took an overland trip In autos
one day last week passing thru sew
eral important towns At several towns
they were Joined by more clubs In
more autos and when the final desti-
nation. Sac City, was reached. the
autos numbering over sixty. Singing
and band music were features Of the
clubs, after which a business meeting
| was held at Sac City.
Waterloo.
Contracts have been let for all por-
f,ens OF the new Franciscan Sisters
| hospital, and tho cost Of the building
Will ba above 100000. Tho contract
for the superstructure was awarded to
the Black Hawk Construction Com
pany, OF Waterloo. Tho foundation has
been completed. The building will be
nearly block In length and four sto-
ries high. Waterloo people agreed to
make donation OF 81 5000 to the sis-
ters in return for an $4,000 building
When completed this will be the larg-
est hospital in the state,
Vlnton.
The matter OF a city park will come
Ibefore the voters OF Vinton within a
| short time by a special election. There
is an ideal park just northeast Of Vim
| ton along the Cedar river and close ir
which was purchased by large mum.
Der of business men several years age
with the idea of turning same over tc
the city at the next election, the prop
ositien was submitted and was twice
turned down. At the next special cleo
| ton 1t is thought that the city viii
4 purchase the property. It is offered by
the business men at a much lower fig.
j ure than they Could secure from pri.
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