Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-22
Northern I01ua Items

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Woodstock.
Adolph Klaas. who resided east OF
this place, is dead. He was an early
settler Of Wright county, well-to-dc
and extensively known. Mr.. Klaas
had been in poor health for a year or
more.
Manson.
Miss Anna Crilly, who resides on a
farm near Manson, is suffering Of brok-
en- ribs. which she sustained in an ac-
cident with a fractions horse. In her
attempt to manage the horse it plunged
and threw the cutter against her with
the above result
/ LeMars.
! The accounts Of the farmers short
course held last month have been
audited by committee and show the
venture came out practically even
there being a deficit of IS. which was
paid by the LeMars Commercial Club
The total expenditure was $1,99O.99
and the total receipts $1,9S5.94.
Akron.
| Akron, with a population Of about
1.2CO, claims to lead any town Of its
size and many of those two and three
times larger In shipment of agricultur-
al products grown and produced In Its
trade territory. Summary of shipments
for past year: Tota! grain, $37S,277.70;
total stock, $477,S96; total mill stuff
s114,ss4.62; total poultry. $2,435 "a;
total eggs, s27,314.2O; total cream and
butter fat, s16,213.O4; total butter. H.
1896: total hides. s5,e9s,oS; total ship
ments, s1O4O.157.54.
Cedar Fails. -
Rev. E, Provenson. pastor Of the
Danish Nazareth church here. is lyins
at his hcnse suffering from a badly
fractured limb the result Of fall sus'
tanned Tuesday evening. while return
| ing .fromm down town. The ac'
cident occurred on Ninth street
and as soon as possible helr
was at the side Of the injured man. A
physician was summoned and arrange
ments were made for his removal tc
his home, where the fracture was re-
duced and the injured man made as
comfortable as posStbla
Cedar Falls.
J. 8. Leaman, who formerly con-
Quoted a racket store in the Phoenix
block. met with a severe accident a
| few days ago caused by a fall in when
he suffered several fractured ribs
which leaves the old gentlemen In bad
he suffered /. several fractured r1os
which leaves the old gentleman in oao
straits and his condition is regarded as
serious. This is the second serious IN
irry he sustained in the past re"
months. Several weeks ago. he suffered
n fractured collar bone and had scarce
Nv recovered from the effects OF thai
iniury when he met with his present
misfortune.
Dubuque.
A double elopement, in which MT
and Mrs. Harry Hill. of Clinton, are tne
prominent figures. has come to ils T.. mn
q former Dubuquer. was recently mar
ried at Clinton but on the first or tne
present month he came to this city az
a clerk for a wreckage sale frm. he
| fell in love with Mae Vanderbilt. Du'
bua1e girl, and the pair, on Monday
week ago eloped to Des Moines. Ihs
Clinton wife Of Hill arrived IN Du'
buoue Tuesday to learn OF Harry
whereabouts. Being told he was out on
the city for an indefinite period, Mrs
Hill suffered case OF love at 1rs'
SIGHT when she met William Mecker
of Dayton, o. They eloped to Daven'
port Tuesday night.
Lake City.
At a meeting this week the Lake
City board Of etmcatoin unanimously
re-elected Superintendent r. A. Griffith
for the fifth consecutive year. TN
no,iov Of extending the work OF thu
local schools that 90 enthusiastfcall!
wa. endorsed at the school election
week ago will be continued. The fol
lowing corps Of teachers was elected
Miss Anna Donnelly, high school prln
cipal. Misses Gertrude Parr. Maoe
Wrirht. Vera Jeffries, Marion Lee
Mary E1tschen, Nellie Chapman, Eaiz
abeth Bell, Mabel Bailey. Anna Mes
,eneer. Martha Campbell. Ruth Hub
hard. Adella Taylor. Jeanette Hotch
\ lice Grace Hendricks, and l.. Ma
str;n~. Il IL probable that all will &C
cent the positions rendered them.
Irston.
Emil Back, residing q few mile
| southeast Of Ireton, met with serfou
| accident. As he passed behind one Q
| the horses in the barn the anima
kicked and struck q pitchfork whicl
! he heiti iii Hi;s hand. The handle brok
| in two and the tines flew up and strucl
| him in the face. One tine penetrated
to quite q depth just below his lef
eye and another struck him just belos
his right eye. He Ii suffering con
siderably from, the injury, but It Il
thought no permanent injury will re
suit. . . John Affs, residing north
west Of town, met with quite . mishal
while returning home. He had . LOAF
Of coal on his sled and his team wa
trotting along at lively pace whel
the front hobs rdopped into = chucl
hole and broke down. Mr.. Alfs VA