Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-02-29
Northern Io1va Items

Lamont.
The new high school building is now
completed and Is being occupied by
the pupils Of the Independent district
of Lamont. The new school building
is thoroughly modern and besides large
and commodious class rooms. Is equip
ped with gymnasium.
Dubuque.
There is now at work in the city o.
Dubuque, a regular city forester. II
will be his special business. to take
care of the trees on the streets Of the
city. of Dubuque. The name of this
man is Leroy Reynoldson, and he Is
working for the park board.
Whiting.
Active preparations are now under
way for the erection Of the new Odd
Fellows building here; The cement
blocks, from which the building will be
constructed, are being unloaded upon
the building site. The contractor. w. j.
Hutchinson. has the window frames
and castings about completed.
Dubuque.
,Mistaking gasolene for coal oil
which he sprinkled liberaNy over the
contents Of coal and wood In the kitch-
en- stove Of his home, 1854 Bluff street
preparatory to starting the fire for
supper, Paul Fitzpatrick, aged IA, was
painfully burned about the face as
the lighted match caused the force OF
the explosion to catch him squarely.
Onawa.
A mass meeting of the citizens OF the
town was held In the court house for
the purpose Of organizing civic i'm
provement league for Onawa. The
meeting was largely attended and a
permanent organization was perfected
The purpose Of the league is for the
Improvement and beautifting Of the
city.
Sioux City.
campaign to raise $4,000. prom
ised to the New Franciscan Boys Col
lege by the Catholic churches OF this
city, was planned at meetings in the
various churches Of the city. The com
mercial club has given $4,000 guar
antee toward the school and. with the
SIC, 900 to be given by the Catholics In
this city, the college will be a GER
tainty.
Dubuque.
Persons who are acquainted with the
action Of the river when the ice breaks
up in the spring are fearful that when
it goes out this spring there will be
great damage done to-. bridges and
boats that are not properly protected
They give as their reasons for this
that the ice is uncommonly thick and
will undoubtedly easily form in great
Jams.
Mason City.
The organization Of a Pan-Hellenic
union was perfected here Tuesday with
a. membership Of $50 and with aspend-
ing membership Of 800. Gust Skondras
the leading Greek merchant OF this city
and for many years resident OF
America. is president. This society in
cludes III ;ts membership Greek ma
tiyes and in the country numbers over
800, 900. The large Greek population
here makes the society a thriving one
LeMars.
Henry Mems, a young man who has
worked on farms in the west part OF
the county, was arrested by Sheriff
Arendt and is held on q charge Of ut
tering worthless check. Mems
bought an automobile from w: A.
Janicke. a farmer. last summer and
gave a check for $500 in payment. 1he
bank Of Chatsworth, on which the
check was drawn. returned 1t marked
mo funds" Mems had but recently
returned to this county.
Dana.
Walter Everett, q fireman son the
Minneapolis and st. Louis railroad,
was killed at this place ssehen he step
ped back from in front Of his own en-