Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-13
Northern Io,ua Items

Later he became unconscious He was
taken to his home on Duff avenue, and
came out of the stupor later only to
find his mind wandering. Next morn
ing he was much better and Dr. Bulge
thinks he will be able to leave his bed
in q day or so.
Sioux City.
This city may have a municipal
lodging house. The prospect that the
city detention hospital will be located
in the Sawyer bluff property recently
purchased by the county, has led to
be utilized for {, municipal lodging
house., Such plan already has been
adopted in Des Moines and Is declared
by Horace Hollingsworth, secretary of
the Des Moines associated charity
work, to be one Of the most practical
and effective relief enterprises ever
undertaken there The building, while
perhaps little small for this purpose.
would afford ample relief in many
emergency needs
Manchester.
Mrs. Edith Fox Morton. evangelistic
singer, and who has been spending a
few days in this city. the guest of her
mother. Mrs. T. ]. Jacobs. left this
week for the east. joining her husband
at Garry, Ind, from which place they
go to New York City. On Jan. 20. Mr..
and Mrs. Norton will sail from New
York City for Naples. where they will
Join the Chapman Alexander evan
gelistic party. From Naples the party
will sail for Australia for tour of
that country Mrs. Norton was born
in Manchester, and when not engaged
in a series Of evangelistlc meetings
with the Chapman party. visits her old
home and associates in this city.
Sac City.
B. F. Larson and his carpenters. OF
Ida Grove, have just finished fine
$1,000 barn for Ira Conger for his
farm in Douglass township, Sac Coun-
ty. The barn is eighty feet square and
eighteen feet high. The entire floor is
used for stock. The mows will hold
over 300 tons Of hay. The foundations
and floors are all cement. Over 900
sacks Of cement were used in them.
Three carloads Of the lumber was
sawed at Mr.. Conger's own lumber
mill in Louisiana: but all the south
ern lumber, over 10000 feet, had to
be ripped to size. This ripping Mr..
Larson did with gasoline engine and
circular saw 1t Is one of the most
commodious barns in Sac county.
Dubuque.
Fire, probably caused by an over
heated stove on the second floor Of the
three story brick structure occupied by
Duggan & Gotta and William Hanson
& Co, at 1870 Main street, resulted In a
damage Of close to $1,000 shortly at
ter midnight Tuesday. The principal
loss was suffered by the latter firm.
were destroyed. The Duggan & Gotta
Co. suffered by water and smoke to
the extent Of several hundred dollars.
while the remaining damage was con-
fined to the elevator shaft and the
floor of the building, which rs the prop
erty Of the p O. Sullivan estate. The
loss in all three cases is partly COW
cred by insurance.
Fort Dodge.
After looking for three days for a
big leak in the gas mains. the Fort
Dodge Light and Power Company dis
covered the big waste not twenty feet
away from the main ant. In repair
ing the leak. three workmen were
overcome by. gas but after much la
Dor. the repair was effected. One
fourth Of the amount Of gas made by
the local plant was leaking thru the
break caused by the frost but as 1t was
so near the main plant where the smell
OF gas Is prevalent at all times. the
leak could notTbe detected by the odor.
When 1t was finally located by the aid
Lof charts OF thesgas mains and specu :
lation az to where q leak would prob
ably be found the workmen had to dig
thru six feet OF frozen ground. The
gas lamps thruout the town were shut
off for the evening, to help conserve
the supply for the use of household
ers. Everything IL now repaired. how
sc.,e: nesA the street. lamps are ODerat-
ing as usual.