Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-06-05
Northern, Io1ua Items


Mason City.
Thomas Neville, in brushing by his
wife, who was cutting meat. accident
ally collided with the knife in her hand
and mis- arm was laid open to the bone,
a dangerous wound.
! Northwood.
| Erick o. F'osse, of Hartland town
ship, died after short Illness made
serious only by the complications and
infirmities attendant upon old age. Mr..
Fosse was one of the early settlers of
| Worth county and was well known in
Northwood.
Buffalo Center.
The school board met and awarded
the contract of building of the big adj
dition to the brick school house, and
| work Is to begin next week. The con-
tract calls for the completion Of the
work by Oct. 1. altho it Is confidently
expected that it will be ready for the
opening of school in September.
Sioux City.
James Robinson and Otto Delaney.
of Sioux City, looking for cheap trips
to st. Louis, gave Sc each to stran-
ger who accosted them in Omaha, for
which they were given orders on the
station master for tickets to st. Louis.
When they showed the orders to the
station master. he Informed them that
they had been "stung"
Titonka. 9s
The. Lutheran church congregation.
northwest of town. Rev. Mr.. Wellner's
charge. will build an addition to their
church property to be 24x40 with u
foot posts. Specifications have been
sent to the carpenters and the building
will be completed as soon as the con-
tract can he LET and the work done It
will cost $4,000 or $4,000.
Mason City.
An innovation for this city at least
will be tried ont at the opening of the
school year next year. which will have
but half day sessions for the high
school According to present arrange
ments the sessions are to begin at 8: 80
in the morning and continue thru until
1915. The afternoon is to be given to
special work. industrial trips. and
other work incidental to school life.
Gilmore City.
The town authorities have closed a
contract with the Gilmore Exchange
Bank for the disposal Of the $4,000
water works bonds to that institution.
The bonds will run for a period Of
twenty years and bear interest at the
rate Of 5h per cent. payable semi-an-
nually. The first payment on the
principal will not be made until 1921.
and annually thereafter during the
next ten years.
Whttemore.
C. Hoffman,, of Whittemore is the
first alien soldier of the United
States armies to apply for citizenship
in this county since the new national
naturalization laws went into effect
five years ago Mr.. Hoffman came to
this country early in 1905. Feb. %. 1908.
he enlisted in the army at Jefferson
Barracks. Mo. He served three years.
part of the time in the Philippine Is
lands. and was honorably discharged
last January.
Ryan.
With an outlay of approximately So
900 Ryan now possesses a municipality
owned gas lighting plant which is CIV
ing excellent service. the completion Of
the installation of the service having
shown good results. Heretofore with
out lighting facilities the village now
has service which Will not only serve
for we'll lighted business streets, but
will offer the homes of the towns.stoo,
excellent lighting facilities at a rea
sonable cost.
Waterloo.
A. r. Raymond. who has been deputy
sheriff Of Blackhawk county since Jan.
1, 1909, when Sheriff F, NJ. Shores was
first installed in that office, severed
his connection with the office Thurs
day. The cause Of his resignation is
not known as neither Sheriff Shores.
who was out of the city. nor Mr. Ray
mond could be seen. 1t is said. how
ever, that the resignation was the re-
suit Of a sagreement over certain
matters between the sheriff and his
deputy.
Story City.
Story City statisticians who have
taken the trouble to figure out the
throws up 554,ls9 gallons Of water ev-
202,3S1.1S5 gallons of water a year Of
3s5 days. Tn the thirty-one years that
the well has been doing duty It has
brought to the surface the enormous
quantity OF 6,273.s16,735 gallons. Some
enterprising promoter with financial
backing and sticking qualities could
make money. out OF that proposition
II he would take hold OF It.
Alsona.
A formal bill Of sale transferring
the Kossutn Ieiepnone ECompanytss toll
lines to the Western Electric. Tele-