Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-09
Northern Io1ua Items

Durango.
This town, which was recently added
| to the list of incorporated towns in Du-
! buque county, held its first election
and chose the following officials:
NJ r. John Hohmann: clerk, r. r.
Richardson; treasurer, Robert Hob
mann: aldermen, Joseph Walling,
Thomas Riedel. George Holman,
Jesse Whitehead and Steve Barton.
! Aekley.
Mrs. Mary e. Mobiles is asking that
judgment secured by her in the courts
at Sioux Falls S. D., be transferred to
this county. 1t is against Robert Fred
erick, who lives at Eldora and is quite
comfortably fixed. The Judgment was
secured in litigation for breach of
effort at collection.
Lake City.
Two Of the pioneers Of Calhoun
county died in Lake City during last
week in the persons of William E.
Bradley and Norman H. Hutchinson.
Mr.. Bradley was 80 years old and Mr..
Hutchinson 80 years old. Both had
been prominent in the development Of
| this part Of the county and Mr.. Hutch
inson had served the county as auditor
for seven years.
| Aureiia.
Fire which started at O'clock D. m.
completely destroyed Andrew Jonn-
sons big general store. also the tele-
phone exchange. With the mercury at
20 below it was hard work for the
firemen, who put up good fight and
saved other buildings in close prox-
unity. Johnson's loss is partly COW
cred by insurance, = The town has no
| telephone communication whatever.
Gilbert. ~
John P. Harnden, one OF the pioneer
! farmers and stockmen of the northern
in Gilbert Friday Mr.. Harnden was
20 years old and leaves wife. one
son, E. H. Harnden, who lives on the
old homestead, and two daughters,
Mesdames John Hill and H. P. Saw
4 yer. both Of Gilbert. Mr. Harnden came
to the county in an early day. settling
on farm in northwestern Milford
and lived there until, a few years ago.
when he moved to Gilbert.
Monticello.
Several months ago Patrick Caul-
| field wrote from Denver to the clerk OF
Dubuque county asking for information
concerning his relatives, descendants
of one Richard Pendergast. who for
merly lived near Temple Hill. The let
ter was published in the Cascade Pio-
neer and recently H. N. Carpenter
cashier Of the Monticello State Bank,
wrote to a friend in Denver asking
him to notify Caulfield that the only
survivor Of the Pendergast family IS
Thomas Fender, who resides here. HIS
ancestors two or three generations
back dropped the last syllable to the
name. Mr.. Pender remembers hearing
his father speak Of Caulfield. Caulheld
wet away over forty-six years ago
Sioux City.
1 A comprehensive building program
is to be launched soon by Morningsids
i College. The first hint Of It was made
4 public during the discussion on the
| Morning side paving before the city
\ council when Dean Chandler stated
that beginning with this year, the
trustees expected to erect a building e
year for seven years, The buildings
erected first will be an adequate dormi
tory for the women's Co ordinate col
lege. a fine gymnasium, q library ana
an independent academy building The
program includes the feconstruction OF
the science hall along the most modern
i lines It is understood that the demand
4 for rooms by girl students win Result
\ in the erection OF q Aorniitory as the
first new building.
4 8slIvus. t.t
Gus Schubert.:a 19syear-old Galena
boy, was arrested here charged with
committing numerous robberiesass or
camps along the Mississippi river
Schubert was suspected and a search
Of the garnet OF his home revealed the
stolen articles Thu Had finally con-
fessed to having entered and burg
4 larized eight camps within the past
few months: 1t is said that some OF
\ the camps presented sorry sight, the
bedding, being cut. dishes! and flrni-
4 ture broken and other .depredattons
Il committed. Schubert implicated az, :
| other young fellow IN the robberies
Schubert waived preliminary hearing
4 ana was bound over5to avail the &C
fion OF. the grand jury under bonds: 81
| sso0. being unable ia, furnish bond
The Was taken to. the county JAIL
e|ce 1ae Gaiis. III. \ b. q, as
- IL - s41es ted thaA ever 100 trained
stnursep Nere on duty here 4nrine fne
~ y yphoid ptder1sie apubu-
que, Cedar Rapids. Minneapolis. Des
4 Moines and Waterloo were drawn up
I on 60 supplement the ss;s>!e. az cc-.ss at
shons nurses Il = estimated that on
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