Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-26
Northern Io1ua Items

on the city streets or walks. Wednes-
day Street Commissioner HaSzlett in
formed the police department that he
did not require the services Of addi
tional men. Judge Caldwell, who
! tramped to the station thru inches Of
slush and soft snow, was of the opinion
| that the services of not only ten but
100 men could be utilized to advantage
in cleaning up the walks and crossings.
So peeved became the court that he
ordered the ten prisoners released.
Hawardsn.
The First Congregational church OF
HaWarden held it's annual meeting at
the church here The year just closed
has been a very prosperous one foS
the church. 1t has expended during
the year over $4,000, has received thir-
ty-eight new members, has member
ship of 164. has a church property val
ued at $4,000 and free from debt, and
has constantly growing congr, ga ton
The prospect for the future OF the
church is most excellent.
Fort Dodge.
Because a cartridge was of rim fire
make and the revolver from which it
was shot was center fire model A. II.
Williams. proprietor Of the American
house, this city, is alive, and William
Purdy. who assaulted him, escapes a
lie sentence In the penitentiary. Purdy
confessed his intent to kill Williams
Wednesday before his trial, and Judge
r. NJ. Wright sentenced him to a five
year term in the penitnetiaryI Purdy,
while drunk and creating disturbance
in the hotel, assaulted the proprietor.
Sioux City.
A municipal potato patch. on which
to, work the hoboes who come to town
in summer, will be proposed to the
city council by Police Chief J. B. Rich
ard. He would have the council ar
range to get the use OF vacant lots and
cultivate garden produce instead Of
weeds; turning the product over to
charity or to pay police costs. He
argues that 1t would at once keep the
real hoboes away and provide work
for those in temporary need and will
ing to accept employment.
Sioux City,
Richard E. Burdick. brakeman on
the Northwestern railroad. who re-
sides in this city, met with distress
ing accident at Auburn Wednesday
evening, which cost him one leg and a
portion OF his other foot. Details re-
garding the accident are meager, but
two cars passed over him, completely
severing one leg and crushing his res.
naming foot. He was hurried to a
hospital at Carroll, where his injuries
were attended to. Auburn Is a short
distance east OF Wall Lake on the line
running from that place to Jewell.
Bancroft.
Mysterious visits from spirit world
are said to be causing CONSERVATION
among the community just west Of
Bancroft. and unexplained and weird
manifestations Of departed residents
ate declared to be frequent. A ghost
is said to appear each night at or near
the home OF William Hoeck. three
miles west Of here Strange rappings,
poundings and noises are heard night
.ly, and no solution Of the phenomena
has been found. Interested by the
fumors Of ghost visitor. large par
ty of young people spent Sunday night
At the Hoeck home and nearly every
member Of the group reports hearing
the strange noises. They are con-
WINGED the demonstrations are super
natural. n has been Drought 10 mind
that there was an accidental death at
nat place last summer.