Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-06-02
Northern Io,ua Items

Traer.
A gang of laborers are at work con-
structing cement abutments to the
Northwestern bridge across Wolf
creek. They could get no place to board
in Traer and are forced to live in tents.
Cloves.
The creamery reports a make of
about seventy five tubs per week They
arc enjoying the largest patronage at
present, 4fikssince the creamery has
been built. the only drawback being
the price Of butter is fully 6 cents
lower than a year ago.
Wyoming.
w. A. Luckstead has purchased the
T. J. Baldwin eighty-acre farm at a
consideration Of $40 per acre. pos
session to be given March /. 1912. This
farm has good soil and average Inn
provements, and is located about two
miles and a half from town. ~
Emmetsburg.
Work in dredging and improving Me-.
dunn lake will begin in a few days.
Fifteen thousand dollars have. been
raised and will be spent in this work.
The plan IS to Improve the body OF wa
ter at the head Of Broadway and event.
ually build "a fine driveway around the
lake. Is
Emmetsburs.
A large tabernacle is being erected
for a union evangelistic campaign I'M
der the Methodist and Congregational
churches. The evangelists will be Lyon
and Pardun The first meeting will be
held next Sunday June 4, and daily
meetings will continue until the first
Sunday in July.
Remsen.
The Remsen board of health. thru
DR.. Heller, had the water from the new
reservoir examined by the state author
tiles and the return Is that the water
is by no means; pure and abounds with
animal substance, showing the ihf1u-
ence of barns and; outhouses, and not,
fit for drink or culinary purposes. :.
Delaware.
prof. C. T. Benson, whose boyhood
was passed here and who has been
teaching TN the Swaledale Uowa3
schools for two years, has been chosen
superintendent Of the schools of Cerro
Gordo county to succeed Superinten-
dent Fred Mahannah, the resignation
of whom has been submitted to the
commissioners of that county.
Dubuque.
John Dixon 1175 Washington street
an employee of the Adams Farwell Com
pany, was arrested by detectives late
Monday afternoon and is being held at
the police station as a firebug sus-
pect. Dixon was put thru the sweat
box by County Attorney Nelson and
Chief Reilly Tuesday morning and al
tho the police are not very talkative.
if Is understood the fellow told many
conflicting stories. He will be held.
Spirit Lake.
=. l.. Barber. architect. OF Denison
Iowa, conferred with the library board
Tuesday evening Plans were unanim-
ously agreed upon and Mr.. Barber en-
gagged to make the preliminary sketches
for the building. The board has agreed
upon a corner entrance to the library.
The plans will have to be submitted to
lMr. Carnegie. but it will not be long
before actual work on the new Carnegie
library for Spirit Lake. will be under
way.
Remsen.
While operating planning machine
in the Nothem mill Tuesday morning,
Frank Croft came nearly being killed.
when a side knife flew from the ma
chine and struck him on the side of
1.-The head knocking him down. Had the
sharp edge Of the knife struck Frank
| 1t would have killed him on the spot.
but as 1t was the cutters fiat side land
ed on the Uranium of the operator and
couple of stitches and little ban
daging sent him off rejoicing over his
narrow escape.
Dubuque.
Kenneth Howard, 3-year.ofd tot
started blaze in the home of his uncle
C. A. Howard, AL Locust street, tina,
caused 500 damage. When the fire
men arrived flames were shooting from
the second story windows and It tool,
an engine and chemical stream, to put
a quietus on the blaze. The damage
is fully covered by Insurance. The
child went upstairs ana In some way
| rot hold Of a match and, q piece OF
paper which was lying on sureau.