Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-01
Northern Io1ua Items

time will be; an extended one, as the
vessel is in drydocl for repairs. Mrs.
Daniels married her husband while he
was here several years ago on fur
Tough.
kaio.
Three stores at kalo were broken
into and small thefts were committed.
The places entered We're Fuller and
Duncans store, Apland's general store,
and Lingand srothers' butcher shop.
At, the Aplana tace 2only few cents
in small change was stolen and similar
small amounts We're taken at the 9TH
er places. No action has been taken on
the matter so far and there is no clue
to the culprts. The work Is supposed
to have been done by local talent, pre-
sumably boys. Entrance was gained to
the buildings thru the windows.
Boone.
J. NJ. Carr. who succeeds f. F.. Fox
as chief dispatcher for the Fort Dodge.
Des Moines & Southern Interurban
Company. has arrived In town and has
already taken up his duties. II. f. Fox.
who has been chief dispatcher for a
number Of years. has rendered his res
ignation and departs shortly for Mis-
soua. Mont. where he will make his
future home and engage himself as
dispatcher for the Northern Pacific
Railway Company. Mr.. Fox has had
many years of experience in this work
and the interurban company regrets to
have him go. Mr. Carr. however, comes
highly recommended.
Monticello.
The old Congregational church at
Bowen, Iowa. has been purchased by
a Mrs. Smith, a former resident of
Jones county. now residing in New
York. and after standing vacant for
the past twenty years. is to again be
used as 4 place OF worship The church
was built exactly fifty-seven years ago
and was deserted by its members
twenty years ago because they could
not afford to keep it going 1t is again
| to be used. however, and. altho it is
not definitely known. it is thought that
it will be turned over to the Luther
ans. The original cost of the edifice
was $1400.
Dubuque.
Mayor Haas announced that he will
see to it that the ordinance relative to
fire escapes exits from buildings etc,
is enforced to the letter. He said the
, city hall will at once be made to com
ply with the ordinance in every par
to swing outward and that fire escapes
will be put on the upper floors OF the
building. But there are numerous 9TH
er buildings in the city where fire es-
capes have not been put on and where
the doors do not swing outward. May
or Haas proposes that now all shall
comply with the law in the rigid man
ner. He states that ile will not ne
held responsible for possible deaths in
factories that have not complied with
the ordinances. that the proprietors
must comply or take the consequences
Boone.
The moral OF this tale Is Don't let
somebody else hook your ticker" This
| moral has been deduced by one John
Miller. who permitted Stanley Weir
and John Voegtlin to get their feelers
| upon certain ticker which Miller was
wont to carry In his left hand vest
pocket. 1t happened thus, Miller was
| short Of the cold cash and long on a
| time piece that would run at any old
hour. He confided his embarrassing
condition to the two Boone friends
whom he had acquired. and they Of
fered to perform a little stunt which
would transpose the much, needed into
the pocket occupied by the always run
| ming. The watch owner, according to
his statement before the Justice. there
| upon handed over his watch and since
that time his pocket has been vacant
of either tin or timepiece, causing him
| to feel aggrieved and to decide that his
watch had been obtained by others ur-
der false pretenses