Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-02-14
Northern Io1ua Items

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Charles City.
Ross Covey. aged % years, died here
Sunday night from burns received sew
eral weeks ago. When lighting fire
he mistook gasoline fora kerosene.
Logan.
At the meeting of the Commercial
Club the proposition to erect a stand
pipe was endorsed. and according to
members Of the council, the matter will
be pushed thru to completion as soon
as the weather will admit
Sac City. -,
Justice ]. NJ. Highland, Of this place.
has made an offer, in order to help
those wishing to take advantage of the
leap year. Mr.. Highland offers to marry
any couple free Of charge that comes
to him during the year. where the girl
did the proposing.
/ Waterloo. -.
| One of the largest public sales ever
held in this part Of the state was at
the William Glasener farm recently.
The value Of personal property sold by
the auctioneer was close to $4,000.
Fully 1000 people were at the auc-
ton.
Elkader.
During the last year Clayton county
paid bounties to the amount Of ST.
729.45 for the extermination;o of rattle
snakes, gophers and groundhogs. Elev-
en- hundred and six ratt1esnake boun-
ties cost $3.50. 1.164 gopher bounties:
cost $1.164. and 6,7E grounding claims
cost s1.o12.O5.
Cedar Falls.
! Jeppe Slifsgard, a well known resi-
dent Of this county. Is dead at his
home in this city, aged s. years. Mr..
Slifsgard had the distinction Of i'm
porting the first cream separator into
America from Denmark in the early
sixties. He was on visit to his ma
tive country and found the separator
! in operation. -
sehailer.
E. r. Smell. prominent citizen Of
Denison. died at this place Sunday ev-
ening. He and his wife were attending
the dedicatory services Of the new
Methodist Episcopal church.. He was
stricken with apoplexy as he started
to leave the building and died while
being removed to the parsonage adj
joining. He was brother of City
Recorder H. N. Smell, Of this place. 4
Waterloo.
One Of the largest public sales ever
held In this part Of the state was at
the William Glasener farm The value
Of the personal property SOLD by AUG.
toineer William Holland was close TO
$4,000. Fully 1000 people were at the
auction. At the close or the sale of
personal property. Mr.. Holland sold
farm for DR.. Conner to A. RI Cum
mings, OF Reinbeck. for s143 an acre.
1t required only ten minutes to con-
vert the farm into cash at public
auction. nj T.
GAINESVILLE. H.
Fire Of mysterious origin DESTROYED
the home of A Carlson and family.
three miles southwest Of here. Robert
Barker. 70 years old. the. grandfather
Of Mr.. Cnrlson. was the only person at
home at the time. While he was ait
ting in the kitchen the room suddenly
! flied with smoke and he fed to a
neighbor to give the alarm. Before
| help was available the home and all
its contents were destroyed. The how're
was valued at $500, and the furniture
at 81 900, Including a hne new piano.
There was little. II any. insurance.
| Elkadsr. n
The city council has granted a per-
NIT to James HunphreyPto conduct the
one saloon to which Elkader is ems
titled under the Moon law. beginning
operation April I. At present there IRE
twenty -seven saloons and two agencies
in Clayton county. At the expiration
Of the present petition: OF consent.
March 26. all these permits will'expiFe
and II all the city councils will grant
permits where saloons are now con-
Quoted under the new petition for con :
sent becoming effective March AZ 1t
will reduce the number OF saloons In
this county to fifteen. L
'Montiesllo.
Monticello people were greatly sur
prised and shocked to bar Of the sud-
lien death Of Mrs. Robert HendAeson,
sr., early Saturday morning. sAltho
Mrs. Henderson was 50 years Old in
January she was apparently as well as
usual Friday morning. During the
forenoon she attended to her housshold
duties as usual, but ab0Gt 3 o'clock she
complained OF not feeling well aud
from that time grew rapidly Worse.
Physicians were hastily, summonedn vt
could do nothing for hdf. shessi, e
fered two severe chills an died ats3: SD
Saturday morning. Mras enders0H IL
manned conscious up % sthe ting II
her death. Mrs. Hendef1o n. had -
lrstrious line of ancestry. Her ttlef