Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-27
Northern I01ua Items

I superintendent to alternate the hold
! ing of the institute between Month
cello. Anamosa and Wyoming. Now.
however. that DIN has a rev and
commodious school house. that little
city will be AIDED to the list. 1t is not
in reality Monticellos turn. but as
the teachers themselves requested
that the institute he held here. rather
than at Wyoming. Superintendent
Kate Maurice has complied with their
wishes. They give as their reason that
the trip to Wyoming is too hard to
make.
Cedar Falls.
\ fire ragged for several hours in
the swamps, directly. east Of the Chi
cago Great Western depot and famed
by the terrific gale caused consider
able excitement for a while but owing
to the direction of the wind the blaze
was driven toward the river and no
material damage was done other than
the destruction of a pile of ties owned
by the railroad company. The blaze
was started. probably. by a spark from
the engine while switching IN the
yards.
Charles City.
Officer Fluent arrested James Boyd
and filed against him the charge of
selling booze Illegally. Boyd was ar
raigned before Mayor Legel and after
hearing his story hound him over to
the grand jury. fixing his bonds ut $500.
which he was unable to secure, and he
was lodged in jail. He has been Il res
ident of the city for about eight
months. The officers claim that they
have strong evidence against him. 1t
may be that the federal courts will
want him after the local authorities
get thru with him.
Ida Grove.
Minnie. daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Adolph Stricken. northwest of town.
has been seriously i'll of cerebro- spinal
meningitis. but is improving and it Is
thought will completely recover. This
is the fourth case of this terrible dis
| ease. often spoken of as spotted fever.
that has come under the observation OF
DR.. Crane during the past six weeks.
the others being Ida Reimers age 10.
Agnes Rosenker age IL. Ivan RosenEer
age >. They have all made complete
recoveres but the Rosenker boy is left
deaf and it is very probable he will
never hear again.
Jewell.
notice forbidding hunters to shoot
or to trespass with gun in their pos
SESSION upon the George Templer farm,
south of town. has been posted. Mr..
Templer is forced to take such drastic
action for his own protection, due to
the fact he has suffered thru the care
lessness OF shooters Repeatedly he has
had fences torn down, last year one of
his cows was killed, and again Thurs
day OF last week a mich COW. one OF
the finest animals Of his herd, was shot
by hunters. The COW was a young ami.
NAL. one Of herd that last year aver
aged an income OF 364 herd for cream.
and that was rather above the average
Of the herd.
Dubuque. 90.
Ollie Hasler. well known Young
man OF the north end. was the victim
of a most unfortunate accident which
may cost him the sight OF both of his
eyes. Mr.. Hasler, who il EMPLOYED by
the Weiss Brewing Company, went to
the Becker drug store. Coulter and
Eagle Point avenues. to purchase half
a gallon Of sulphuric acid. As he was
leaving the store. the acid suddenly ex-
piodeti, scattering the bottle and its
contents to the floor. A quantity OF the
fiery liquid splashed into the young
mans face, and when he rubbed his
gloves over hts eyes, more Of the fluid
got into them.