Evening times-Republican., 1911-05-16
Northern Io1uu Items

| Waterloo.
Nellie Boltz. aged IA. while working
| on trapeze in a gymnasium in the
West high school, fell to the floor, dis
| locating both elbows and breaking a
bone in one arm.
Maquoksta.
Factory No. 4, of the Grover Overall
Company, of Dubuque, shut down Sat-
urday night, and the machines and
fixtures will be shipped back to Du-
buque. For some time the manage
| ment has been having trouble in se-
| curing help and this is reported as be-
ing the cause for the closing.
Strawberry Point.
Perhaps the largest shipment of eggs
ever made from this station in one
week was that of Blanchard & Meyer,
of this city. 1t is stated that during
the past week this firm shipped $4,000
dozen Of eggs. for which they paid to
the farmers of this vicinity in cold
cash the sum Of $4032.
Garner. 81 ~
The Ladies' Library Association Of
fered to present the city Of Garner
with the library building, and lot and
also the books, mum bering over 1000.
providing that the library was operat-
ed and maintained by the city A
special election was called for May g.,
and the proposition carried by a vote
Of 70 to 80.
Amber.
The farm Of Tom Schoon, near Am
Der, was the scene of an old fashioned
barn raising last Tuesday. About
fifty men and women gathered there
that day. and the men took part in the
work of erecting the frame work Of
a new barn 70x50 feet. The reports are
that the occasion was made an enjoy
able one.
Ida Grove.
John Zahn. son Of a farmer living on
the edge Of town. captured a 'possum
and seven little 'possums. Old Mrs.
'Possum had all seven youngsters on
her back, with her tail curled over and
all the babies hanging on for dear life
while she. was making for the woods
'Possums are rare in this section and
the capture of the eight in a bunch is
unheard Of.
Fonda.
Work has commenced in earnest on
the Washington hotel and it now looks
as tho Fonda was to have two up-to-
date opera houses. Mr. Smith of the
Hotel Royal is going to remodel the
old Washington house and make it into
an opera house. He states that he will
have the house ready for the first show
by the first of August and when COM
pleted will be as good as any house in
the state in a.town this size.
Anamosa.
An addition that will be used as a
boiler room is being built to the build
ing occupied by the new creamery on
Ford street. The creamery is now
turning out about 5000 pounds of but
ter and 100 gallons Of ice cream a
| week. Three cream wagons traverse
the surrounding country within rad
ius Of about fifteen miles. The concern
has been adding to it's labor saving
machinery. and now has an excellent
plant.
Charles City.
B. c. May, manager of the Western
Electric Telephone system Of Mason
City, and E. C. Hall, head OF the COM
mercial department Of the Iowa Tell
ephone Company. were In the city for
in the system here. Larger and better
equipment in every way is planned.
| ersda.
| John Kappelmann, who resides near
Auburn. and is well known In Breda,
suffered q serious loss by fire which
was discovered In his barn at $3.50
o'clock Thursday morning. The big
barn, together with eight head of
horses and two ooidts, eight mileh cows,
all harness. two buggies and wagon
and a manure spreader with everything
else that was in the barn, were COM
pletely destroyed. The fire was dig
covered by Kappelmann's sick SON
The granary was on fire at one time
and the house was threatened. but
both were saved. The cause Of the fire
is mystery.
Giadhrook.
A representative Of the First Ma
tional Bank, o. Gladbrook, appeared
before the Gladbrook town council with
q notios Of . suit but the council re-
fused to accept legal service until q
lawyer could De consulted. The banl,
has appealed from the action. OF the
council IN raising the assessments from
eS6.eeeson the 1slil - 1sD,ete on III,
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