Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-07-17
Northern Io1ua Items

Z husbands heirs as soon as she could
legally. A couple Of weeks ago Mr.
Vipond received notice that he was
heir to $1,000 worth Of mortgages and
| notes of his uncle's estate. The widow
had fulfilled her promise.
Ida Grove.
Chris Bjalland. Of Eagle Grove, one
of the bridge crew Of sixty men who
erected the temporary bridge at Ma
pleton to take the place of the burned
structure. was brought to the Conn
hospital with a terribly injured knee.
He was struck In the knee with an
axe. cutting into the bone and muscles
and making a terrible wound. Walter
Willard. a member Of the same bridge
crew, was struck on the head by
IA ling timber. He was taken home to
Correctionville The burned bridge was
a span of 1870 feet with a trestle APP
proach of 1874 feet and was worth So
600 A steel span will take its place.
Boone.
Three insanity cases were up before
! tho insane commissioners Saturday
morning in Boone. The first was that
of Mrs. Mollie Wolf. of Ogden. and the
second was Mrs Ella Stotts. of Dodge
township. Tho third was man by
the name of Elmer Johnson who lived
in Boone about four years ago but
since resided in Duluth, MINI. He was
coming to Boone for visit with rela-
tiyes when he lost his reason at Cry
stall Lake where he changed cars. The
| insanity commission found him insane
but the question is one of location. and
nothing will be done with him until
the authorities in Minnesota are COM
| muncated with.
Patton.
The school board met Friday even
ing to open the bids and let the con-
tract for the new high school building.
There were eight or ten bids submit
| ted, and with but one exception were
not far apart. The contract was
awarded to Mayer 4 Jensen Company.
of Fort Dodge, for Sl3.725. that being
the lowest bid. The new school build
| ing will be one story, 61x130 feet. with
basement The basement will be fin
| ished in the future as room is needed
and until then will be used as a play
| room during stormy weather. The
main floor will contain six recitation
rooms. two office rooms. cloak rooms,
and large hall. 15x7s feet. leading from
the entrance to the rooms. Four OF the
rooms. including the primary, inter-
mediate and grammar rooms. will be
26x32 feet: the high school rooms 26x
40 and 12S2G feet Then there will be
| two 1Ox1O Office rooms. one at each
side of the entrance. and three large
cloak rooms al et,cil end G: the hail.
LsMars.
! ,Anthony Daugherty. one OF the old
est men in Plymouth county. and one
OF the very early settlers. died Friday
at his home in Seney at the great age
Of 90 years and months. The cause
of death was due to old age and fail
ing powers, his last Illness stretching
over period OF nine weeks when he
suffered a severe attack of heart
trouble. Anthony Daugherty was born
In the state Of Maryland on March 81.
| 1919. and his early years were spent IN
that state and later in New Jersey.
When a youth he followed a seafaring
life and was a sailor for several years
and sailed in many ships. to many
ports. Mr.. Daugherty was one OF the
very first settlers In Plymouth county.
coming here In 1856 and demonstrating
land about a mile from Seney. where
he lived until few years ago. when
he became too old to continue the
work and management Of the farm.
and moved to Seney to spend his de-
clining years and enjoy a well earned
rest after many years Of toll and
hardship