Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-11
Northern I01ua Items
Sioux CITY.

II lNOTLHe7H i
Sioux City.
Ed Shaffton. proprietor Of grocery
store. was arrested on the charge Of
using a false weight.
Danbury.
The work on the L. B. Sautee maui
soleum, which was begun some time
ago, will soon be completed. This
mausoleum, which is being built at
cost Of about $3.500 ia one Of the finest
in this part Of the state.
Dubuque.
John Bronau, aged SO years. was
found dead seated in a restaurant here.
He ordered a bowl Of soup and when
he had sat at the table for an hour
without moving. the waiter, thinking
him asleep, tapped him on the head to
awaken him. His head was cold and
the doctors said he must have died soon
after he sat down. Apoplexy was the
cause
Cedar Falls.
julius Jensen OF Harlan, arrived in
the city this week, accompanied by his
son, in charge Of several car loads of
livestock and farm machinery. They
have purchased the immense "Dugane"
farm for $4,000 and will farm the en-
tire property. Mr.. Jensen's family will
not arrive for some time as six OF the
children are sick. Mr.. Jensen's arrival
brings to Cedar Falls one Of the most
successful farmers Of Shelby county.
Manchester.
Pastors Of Delaware and adjacent
counties assembled here at the monthly
conference Of the Delaware County
Ministerial Association. discussed at
length the bill for the resubmissio
OF the constitutional amendment rela-
tive to prohibition. and while the assoc
citation took no formal action. the
organization will urge tho senat tor and
representative from this district to lend
their efforts to the passage Of the meas
ure.
Poeahontas.
There was excitement and uneasi-
ness at the Malcolm Peterson home
when Willard, the 15-months- old son.
was discovered to have eaten a number
Of tablets containing strychnine as an
ingredient. A hurry-up call brought
physician who pumped the contents
Of the youngsters stomach before the
drug could take effect and altho the
experience was quite a shock, ne is
now quite recovered from the i'll eff
fects.
langdon.
Emil Barglof Of Langdon is having
hard time Of it. About Christmas time
his store was opened and quantity of
jewelry taken, and a few nights ago
he was again visited. Burglars entered
the store by the back window, used
nitro-glycerine and blew the safe
to pieces as we'll as fine writing
desk Mr. Barglof had, but they Sc
cured no money. There was about
313 in the safe that they overlooked.
No clue was left as to who the parties
were.
Cedar Falls.
According to plans which are being
worked out by the physicians Of the
city it may be that Cedar Falls will
have hospital in the near future. At
meeting In the Commercial Club
rooms 1t was decided to turn the matter
over to the business men for consider
alton. The land donated by A. e. Sny-
der was recently sold for $1,000. so
that a fund is already on hand for
start. It is thought that $4,000 would
secure a suitable building for the pur-
pose wished.
Dubuque.
Because he stole the contents Of the
dinner pals belonging to the switch
men in the Illinois Central yards
Charles Duggan. a gentleman OF leisure.
was sent to Jail for ten days by Judge
Glab in police court According to tho
officer who arrested Duggan. the fell
low has been having soft picldngs" all
winter at the expense Of tho switch
mon, many Of whom have had their
dreams OF q good square meal shat
tered when, upon going to their dinner
pals. they found them TO be empty.
Fairfield. -
There weer filed for record with the
recorder of Jefferson county, ITO in
struments Of various kinds Feb. %.
March 1 and Of this year. These doc
uments included ninety-two deeds, If
ty-fve real estate mortgages. FIVE
chattel mortgages. ten releases and
eight miscellaneous paperA The total
volume Of these transacttons was
31,035, 7o1.06. Among the deeds were
transfers Of forty-six farms with an
aggregate value Of 37l2,1sS and an
average value Of moro than 317,5O0
each. Last year 100 inssEuments were
ni-si 40. record %. dry
days. Fifty seven OF them were deeds.
farm and city property. and the total
was only $479.457. Two YARNS sold