Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-06

1raer.
The rwenty-frs annual convention
Of the Woman's Missionary Society OF
the Methodist church in the Cedar
Falls district OF the Upper Iowa con-
ference will be held here June and 9.
Waterloo.
The servant girl problem is proving
serious in Waterloo. Landlord Kings
ley, OF the Irving hotel, announces that
the dining room Will be closed because
It is impossible to secure competent
help.
Sioux City.
Mrs. Henry Bayne, 80 years old. died
at Luton, Iowa, Wednesday, She was
one of the early settlers in Woodbury.
county and was widely known She
was the mother Of thirteen children,
ten OF whom are living.
Dubuque.
Fred, the a-Near-old son Of Mr.. and
Mrs Louis Goeprin ger, Jr.. nearly lost
his eye when workmen who were in
stalling gas fireplace. accidentally
struck him across the eye with piece
Of pipe
kensett
The st. Ansgar circuit Of the United
Lutheran churches met here for a four
days session with large delegations
from northern Iowa and southern Min
nesota towns present. Three big choirs
Of thirty voices each will have charge
Of the musical program. which will be
a feature Of the convention.
Dubuque.
Work on the factory Of the Bruins
wick Bake Collender Company, manu-
facturers Of bank fixtures, bar furnish
y; toE CO
cured from Dubuque, win be started
soon Bids will be opened May Is. and
the buildings are to be completed
within six months. The new concern
will employ 600 men.
Boone.
F. w. Fitch, Of this city. Has received
word from Paris, thru the United
States representative, F. c. Waterbury,
at the Industrial exposition, that his
company had won the grand prize for
goods displayed. Fitch will receive the
gold medal and diploma Of honor for
his exhibit of toilet goods at the Paris
expo sition.
Cedar Rapids
The faculty Of Coe College here met
Thursday behind closed doors to de-
termine what will be done with the
students Not one of them attended
class that day. When the faculty went
to the class rooms they found posters
on every door, that the students had
decided not to attend class and called
it funk day"
Dubuque.
A resolution to set aside on agree
ment entered into by six Of the seven
members of the board Of supervisors.
to let a contract for a county bridge
to a Clinton construction company at
a price Of $1,000, when a local concern
offered to build 1t for $685.. caused a
sensation in the court house Thursday
The resolution has not been disposed
of but It is understood the stand Of
the lone supervisor will be sustained
Rockwell City.
Tobie Rodewo1d. young man living
five miles south Of town, accidentally
shot himself Tuesday evening. the bali
from a 32-caliber revolver lodging near
his spinal cord. He at once was taken
to a. hospital In Fort Dodge, but the
surgeons were unable to remove the
bullet 1t Is believed he will recover.
Waterloo.
The 5-year-old son Of Mr. and Mrs. j.
E. Webb narrowly escaped strangula-
ton when he swallowed an iron washer.
his life.
Dubuque.
superintendent Harris and the prin-
cipals and teachers Of the public
schools are arranging to give public
school festival and entertainment on
the I'd and Sd Of June. in the opera
house. This will consist of music,
dramatizations, folk dances. calisthen-
les, etc The festival will represent the
WORK OF the Soiilo;; IN ali sTaG::ssss aIilS;
will be participated In by the children
from the different schools and different