Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-07-07
Northern I01Ua Items

I fell about sixteen feet, but very luck
! lily received no serious injuries. Mr..
Towle received a sprained left ankle
and a few slight scratches on the fore
| head, while Mr.. Leise Is nursing a few
bruised ribs.
Forest City.
| The Forest City Canning Company
| this week unloaded and stored 100000
cans to be used during the coming sea-
| sons pack. This will be about one-half
| the number Of cans needed for the sea-
son. Last year the pack Of the local
factory amounted to 725,000 cans and
this year in oil probability 1t will
amount to more. The new machinery is
arriving daily and being placed as rap
| idly as possible. The new engine is here
and will be placed Immediately.
Primghar.
Mrs. Fenton. mother Of Mrs. o. H.
Montzheimer died Friday from heart
failure caused from jolt of an auto
| mobile in which she was riding. AS the
auto turned the corner at Robert john
sons. it struck something. thus giving
it quite a jolt which seriously affected
the deceased heart. A call was sent for
DR.. Howard who went out there at
once in Artherholt's auto but she drew
her last breath just as the doctor ar
rived.
Fertile.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Rhode and son
Frank, had a very close call early
Monday morning when the lightning
struck two of his large pine trees which
were about rod from the house. The
top was taken right off from his incest
tree and the. other tree was struck all
to spiinters, save a stump, about five
feet high, which was left standing.
Several windows were badly broken
and the telephone burnt out, and also
the wire was melted for quite a dis
lance.
Dubuque.
Pierrio capivine, aged 81 years. an
Italian laborer, was drowned in the
Mississippi at Rutledge, six miles north
OF East Dubuque, at 3 o'clock Tuesday
afternoon. The dead man was one of
construction gang and went in bath
ing with several of his brother work
,, men. He was seized with cramps while
in deep water and sank to his death
before he could be rescued. The body
was recovered shortly afterwards and
was taken to Coroner Voelker's UNDER
taking rooms.
Hampton.
Attorney ]. J. Sharpe had unique
experience down in Hardin county last
week. He tried a case in the open---that
Is, under the sheltering roof of shade
tree at the home OF Justice w. c.
Brown near iowa Falls. It was an ac-
ton brought by the Hampton Bottling
Works VS.. H. E. Helscher. on an ac-
count due for goods furnished Heis-
cher. After hearing, Mr.. Sharpe for the
plaintiff, F. J. McGreevy for the de-
tense, the justice took the case under
Amusement and day or two later rem
dered Judgment for Mr. Shapes client
sac City.
w. ]. Gordon was awarded the con-
tract for the erection OF stock payil-
ION for the Sac County Fair Association
last Friday evening when the several
bids were opened at the First National
Bank. The building s to bs twenty
four feet high and eighty -four feet
wide, with twelve sides. There viii: be
.nn.,. enough Scr too head OF neaarr.s.
x show ring thirty two fset In aiame-
ter. The, aAructure viii cost - - and
vgills 10 completed ~ Aug. u Ihes builds
NJ Win be erected sdiFec1ly east " IT,
nain entrance 70 ~ teir 1rolAd