Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-09-14
Northern Io1ua Items

Dubuque.
Enrollments in public and parochial
schools all of which opened during the
past week. show a total OF s.2I0 chill
dren in Dubuque schools, the public
schools having zoos and the parochial
schools 3,262
Boone.
c. G. Nolan OF this city fireman
on the Northwestern line, sustained
compound fracture OF the ankle at the
round house. While passing an engine
that was being cleaned the cylinder
head blew out striking him on the
ankle
Boone.
Leo Council. No. s14. Knights of CO.
lun bus. will have charge OF the CO.
Iumbus day celebration in this city on
Oct. II. Hon. z. G. Dunn, Of Mason
City, is to speak. Mr. Dunn will de-
liver the principal address at Milwau-
kee on Columbus day, which Will be
observed there the 18th of October
EddyviIIe.
The Iowa Central depot and the
Harding & Mccoy lumber yard were
broken into by thieves Sunday night.
Il
he lumber yard and secured SO in
| money. Only few cents were taken
from the depot M clue 10 the robbers
has yet been found.
Storm Lake.
George Moore. who was accidentally
killed on Sept on his farm near
Bliss. Idaho by the fall of hay der
rick. was formerly resident Of this
county. Besides large family. he
leaves three sisters and two brothers,
one being Miss Alice Moore. of this
city. He left this county three years
ago to take homestead in Idaho.
Waterloo.
After chasing Fred Moody five blocks
J. c. Barrios caught him and took him
| 70 police headquarters where he lodged
a charge against him OF taking goods
of another without consent Of the own
er. He drew ten days in police court.
He was caught stealing chickens and
| IL is likely the state will take up the
charge. as two years in the pen" Is
provided FOR such an offense.
Sioux City.
| Verne Marshall and Forest Bud
Sharts, two Sioux City young men who
were mem bers Of a party that left for
Europe last spring, have landed In
! Boston on the return trip. Because OF
| lack Of finances they came across on
| the steamer Anglican with eighteen
! college stdea:s Working as cattiemen
Guy Crow and Edgar Markham. the
other members Of the party, remained
| in England.
Waterloo.
gil VI ~
hoy, is on the way TO fame and for
tune az a high FLYER. YearsIey. who
is but 20 years OF age. has taken ur
the art of aviation At San Francisco
| Cal. and is becoming quite proficient
with his Curtiss hiplane. He expects
soon 10 return tn his native state from
ability as an aeroplane EXPERT. Mr.
Yearsey was resident Of Waterloo
for over ten years.
Des Moines.
Demands for farm help are being re.
ceived by f. W. Van Duyn. state Labor
commissioner, from farmers ttruout thu
state. They report a shortage OF hell
and declare that men are needed nov
to cut the corn and begin the corr
harvest. Many Of the college boys FOL
whom Mr.. Van Duyn secured employ
ment on the farms during the summe
have returned to school and the farm
ers need helpers to fill these vacan
cies.
Webster City.
Peter, the 14-year odd son Of William
Albert, living on the north side, i
mourning the loss Of his new bicycle
and also thanking his lucky star tina
he is here to do it. He was riding II
front Of the Smith livery barn whel
he collided with James Mertz. ~h
was going in the opposite direction Il
his automobile. Mr.. Mertz was luckil
driving slowly, but could not stop Il
time to save the young mans bicycle
altho Albert escaped injury.
!, Ida Grove.
Mrs. L. J. Allen fell thru trap doc
|. in the kitchen Of her sons home a
!. Holstein while they were preparing din
ner and two hours later died from
. fracture Of the skull at the base OF tn
brain. Mrs. Allen was spending tn
day at the home Of her son. Arthu
> Allen, and was in the kitchen. helpin
> prepare the dinner. She had a dis
: Of hot cabbage In hershand and wa
D Just turning around to take IL into tn
: dining room when She stepped bac
! and fell thru the trap door into tn
cellar Her son had opened the ira