Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-10-06
Northern I0ua Items

Cedar Rapids.
The will of Bernard Springer. which
was opened here. leaves IS 900 to, the
Church of the Immaculate Concention
for a high altar in remembrance Of
himself and wife.
Dubuque.
While attending a mass meeting In
a small Catholic church near his home
William Bowers, aged 81, one of the
prominent and wealthy mer in Dubu-
Que, died OF. heart failure while sitting
in his pew. ..u
Waterloo. : =
Mrs. r 7. Whitney. Of Mason City,
while being shown about Waterloo in
victim of a very painful accident. With
her left hand hanging over the side of
the tonneau, ii was struck by the
crushed to a pulp. gaar--- 's>r' ~ g.
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John Becker, IS years old, slipbed on
the steps of the city nall and broke his
right knee here Saturday afternoon.
The fracture is such that the surgeon
doubts if it can be set Mr.. Becker
mas been making his home at the coun-
ty farm but was on his way TO Mad
rid where he intended making his flu
lure home, when the accident hap
pened.
Dubuque.
A serious blaze, caused by an over
heated fireplace badly Quilted two
rooms and destroyed the valuable H.
brary of Father Arthur Clark's bung-
allow at Mount Carmel about midnight
Thursday. The priest himself had
narrow escape from death. being alone
and asleep in the home when the
cracking of the flames and the glare
of the blaze awakened him.
Cedar Rapids.
Stranded in the city without cent
of money. having not had anything to
eat for two days and not sleeping in
a bed for four days. Mr.. and Mrs.
Ahner j. Hammond. an aged couple.
were brought to the attention Of Rev.
Frank K. Ward They are on their way
to California from New York. and tell
story of the most pitiable kind of
hard luck.
jefferson.
Beating Iown at raising anything Is
not an easy job. Mrs. Michael Cudahy
has raised watermelon which weighs
fifty three pounds. The watermelon Is
on display and the scales are near by
md all doubters quickly have their
loubts dispelled. This watermelon
weighs eight pounds more than the
prize winning melon at the Iowa state
fair.
Elein.
Altho this season was not the most
propitious for the raising of sweet
corn, nearly every one who engaged In
the business and patronized canning
factories. came out well. H. w. and
F. NJ. Bishop planted fifteen acres OF
sweet corn and kept a careful account
of what went in and what came out.
and they find that they made little
better than 5000 per acre from the
crop this year.
Cedar Rapids.
According to the health authorities.
as result Of the filth and squalor
that had been allowed to prevail in the
ployed on the railroads in this city. one
death has occurred. Ninco Elieff. a
Bulgarian, one Of the gang of Greek
section men on the c. NJ & ST. P. road.
died at ST. Lukes hospital. His death
was caused by typhoid malaria. con-
tracted. SO 1t is said, because Of the
filthy conditions.
Mapleton.
The Mapleton Commercial Club held
a meeting Sunday night after a recess
of about five years and decided Ito
lake up the matter OF boosting the
town. The old officers, John r. WEIGH,
president: T. r. Lutz. secretary. and
\. w. Pike, treasurer. will hold office
until the regular meeting. which comes
in January. 1t is the intention of the