Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-12-07
Nort1e,-ns Io1ua Items

Mason. City.
f. A bullet accidently discharged from
rifle which c. F. Schmitz. a. farmer
residing near this city. was cleaning
cut the hoop on a washtub in which
his wife was bathing the baby and
DETECTED, killing house cat understhe
stove. The tub collapsed, letting water
over the floor.
Waterloo. saEk
Upon the order Of Chief Of Police
Carl. Of Cedar Rapids, Carl Richards
I22 years Of age, was arrested Wed
nesday morning as he stepped from a
northbound Rock Island train. Rich
ards stole blue serge suit and assuit
case out of a hotel in Cedar Rapids.
The prisoner was taken back to that
city by an officer.
Dubuque.
Charles Peterson, the man who
threw a brick thru one of the Hopkins
& Witty display windows, was ar
raigned before Judge Buckley Tuesday
charged with malicious mischief. The
prisoner waived preliminary examina-
ton. and his bond was fixed at $500. In
the absence of bail, he was remanded
to Jail to await his arraignment. before
the grand jury. =
Rock Rapids. X
It became known that an effort Is. to
be made in Lyon county to remove two
members of the board of supervisors
for alleged misconduct in the letting OF
bridge contracts. James CregloW. or
Rock Rapids, called on Governor Car
roll with view to getting him to start
proceedings of that kind Mr.. Creglow
insists there are grave Irregularities
in bridge matters in the county.
Cedar Falls.
One of the biggest attractions Of the
college lecture course this winter IS
the first extra number. no less per-
sonage than Alfred Tennyson Dickens.
a son of the famous English author.
Those having the course IN charge 1eei
particularly elated in being able TO
secure talent of THIS class as MT. DICK
ems has been top-liner thruout the
east and in Canada. He Will denver
a lecture on the career and wrltlng#oi
his distinguished father
Cedar Falls.
The exaggerated stories in regard to
the typhoid situation here have Aad
no effect whatever upon the attend
ance at the Iowa State Teachers Col
leee. It was circulated that few. II
any. of the students would return 70
school after the weeks vacation for the
THANKSGIVING period, but contradac-
tion to such wild statements Is the
fact that every incoming train Tues
dav was loaded with returning stu
dents. Many new students nave
matriculater in the school.
Remsen.
John Ritz. with number OF otners'
was at charivari given on a newly
married couple at Remsen. me pohce
were summoned, as some Of the sere
naders were too demonstrative inatneir
actions. The crowd startedtto run ana
Ritz fell over a rubbish pile, break
ing his leg at the hip Joint. He lay
there until his groans attracted .ne
wedding party. He was carried to the
house and his injuries attended to ana
then was taken to the hosPftal az Lee
Mars. .
Rolfs.. H
tNels johnson, who lives east OF the
II. HAYWARD place in -Rolfe, set q mark
that 1t il not likely will be blotted
out or over jumped by any ;of. the men
in Rolfe To, begin with, Nj Johnson
is almost Sc years old and las lived in
sRolfe for perhaps thirty Years Z Re-
Gently he wished to transact some bus
mess at Pocahontas, thirteen miles
from Rolee. He arose and left home at
81 O'clock In the morning. and Was at
Pocnhontss. a Httie aHtsr 81 hacking the
distance on foot. whensit came to the
time for returning home. Mr. Johnson
feared he could not make the Instance
ron foot, 20 ne came homs Train.