Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-10-23
Northern I0,un Items

. can then tell the Office exactly what IN
trouble ID. and why he IL delayed, and
be told what to do. There aFe four.
| teen stations along the road whicA WIN
have these phones put In and aeu -
follows: Oelwein. Waverly, Hampton.
Clarion, Eagle Grove, Fort Dodga, CIR.
roll, Manning. Harlan. Council Blu6sI
Belmond. Mason City, Austin, HayAsiA.
All the phones along the road ArU now
installed except those In AuGtln and
Hayheld and ~ soon as the phone has
been put in here those will bs the next
places that the linemen wifi make.
Holstsin.
Viola Fritz. the 16.year old daugh.
ter OF Mr. and Mrs. Aug Frits, is lying
at the home of her sister, Mrs. John
Schuldt. north Of town, suffering with
severe attack Of that dread mAlady
| infantile paralysis. When first taken
i'll It was thought to be an attack q
rheumatism as the girl has been sub.
ject to rheumatic attacks but ~ her
condition became worse = physician
was called who diagnosed her true Ill.
ment The lower limbs are almost
! completely paralyzed and cause con-
siderable pain. AT present the home 10
quarantined in accordance with the
law and everything possible Is being
done for the sufferer.
Manson.
Mrs. Ernest Simpson has sworn out
a warrant for the arrest Of her hus.
band Ernest Simpson, on the charge
Of desertion. She says he has failed to
provide for the support Of herself and
children for some time and that he
had deserted her. The officers arrested
Simpson at Fort Dodge and he WAS
committed to the county Jail at Rock.
well City to await the action OF the
grand jury. as he was unable to furnish
bonds. The town has be,n called upon
to supply funds for tho support Of the
iam!i% III 0i!!e,ent t;il.s, ai.u il feels
as II It were time for some action %
be taken. as the man Simpson spends
most Of his time in drunkenness.
Sac City.
Mrs. Adolph Johnson was severely
burned and the johnson farm residence
at the northwestern edge Of the city
endangered by the explosion Of a kero.
sene oil lamp last Saturday evening
shortly after sunset Mrs. johnson was
filing the lamps in the kitchen ana. -
daylight had practically receded. she
/ left one of them lighted. Unscre wing
the cap from the filling inlet on tho
bowl. she had poured the bowl full Of
Oil when with scarcely moments
warning the lamp exploded, throwing
the burning oil over her clothing Fort.
unately she was wearing q wooden
skirt and had unusual presence OF
mind She gathered her skirt around
her abdomen and rushed outside to a
fence near the kitchen from which she
RULED a rug and wrapped 1t around
her.
Humboldt.
Wednesday morning at o'clock the
flood gates OF the new dam over the
west fork Of the Des sIoines were
closed and by evening Of the same day
the water Tapped the summit OF the
dam. The conduct Of the great cement
structures under the terrific pressure
was all that could be expected One
Of the dams checked thru the center.
but that occurs to practically every CO.
ment dam Of any size. and IL giving
the company no worry. A small seep-
age about the end of the east dam
gives moro cause for worry. but that
will be attended to when the islanA IL
piled and riprapped as It wiz be-, Nhe
finishing Of these dams and thesDewer
honses and race 10 one Of the 1re4test
achievements ever attempted Ia this
portion of the state and will be Of more
benefit to Humboldt than any other
NOV that has been made in the town.