Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-09-07

HoIstein.
very sad accident occurred mere
Monday afternoon. Mrs. Harriet Alien
wife OF l.. ]. Allen. Of this city, was
working at the kitchen stove when she
fell backwards down cellar, the door OF
which had been opened unknown 10
ner Her skull was fractured and she
lived but short time without regain
ing consciousness.
Independence.
G w. Williams. Of Galesbnrg. form
or horseman and owner of Allerton ana
Axten. will be in independence ms
former home. next Sunday to conduct
An all day religious service. He proc
ably Will preach in the Congregational
church In the morning. at the men
meeting in the afternoon and at a uh-
ion service in the evening.
Cedar Falls.
Tha 12-year-old son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jobn Rem. living seven miles north
900, ~ ,own. died from the effects OF
nistol wound inflicted week ago.
The lad was with several chuns in
neighbours barn shooting rats. when ms
nistol fell from his hand. went off and
inflicted a desperate wound III the an
from the first.
Every child In Fort Dodge schools,
public and parochial. was examiner
Tuesday by physicians. appointed D!
the board Of health TO detect ana Keep
from school all cases OF sore 'ilroa
that existed among children. This pre-
canton was taken upon the opening
of school that an epidemic OF dlph-
iberia need not result from the fllteeh
cases now quarantined in Fort Douse-
Vinton.
The Benton county fair opened mere
Tuesday full blast and never nelore
have the prospects for better 1alr peefi
more brilliant I, is good old fash-
toned county fair, with the cow the
nunpkin. the horse races. and IN aoo'-
ton every attraction that any one
could ask for at any exposition. =
number of horses have been entered
and are on the grounds for every race
during the four days.
Fort Dodge.
Fort Dodge citizens have hit on a
novel pIan for raising money TO build
be,ter roads with They have ISSUED
announcements for big jack fapnl'
hunt The good roads association vii
secure Jack rabbits and a pack o.
| hounds Hunters will be charged q!
entry fee and the money which is tnus
raised will be devoted to the soot
roads movement in and around For
Dodge.
Dubuque.
A pair Of trousers. the pockets o.
which contained a gold watch, kni1'
and s1.33 in small change. was fount
in an alley between First and Secont
and Main and Locust streets earl!
Monday morning. The articles wer'
the property Of man named Kelly
who rooms at the Tri-State hotel, 2s:
Main street, and had been stolen from
his room during the night. Kelly
claimed that there was more than 81
in the trousers. There is no clue to tn
thief.
Sioux City.
Charles F.. Crawford. aged IS years
sol West Twenty-seventh street, diet
suddenly OF heart disease near Yves
Seventh and Sioux streets at 10: 81
O'Clock Monday morning Mr.. Crawford
was walking east on West Seventh
street with Charles Little when HI
tainted. Crawford was dead when fire
men from hose house No. 2, across TIL
street. reached him. After an examina
ton Coroner J. E. Carver ordered thu
body sent to the Westoott morgue
Crawford according to his son Elmer
had had trouble with his heart for sew
eral years.
Mason City.
The Mason City Robe and Tannin,
Company have decided to locate herr
and have secured quarters for thei
tannery in the large building situated
In the rear Of the Mason City Hide ant
Fur Company's building at 537-54
East Seventh street. The new concer1
is stock company capitalized at $50