Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-23
Northern Io1ua Items
Dubuque.

Dubuque.
Rev. ]. 7. Berger. B. D. pastor of the
Westlyn Methodist Episcopal church.
mas been elected president OF Albert
Lea College at Albert Lea, MINI. He
will assume his new duties on March
l. He came here from Holland and
has been minister here for five years.
Mason City.
Alexander T. Cooper, who is said to
have been a roommate Of Andrew Car
negie during their school days in
Scotland, died at his home here at the
age Of 81 years. Cooper was a ma
chinist in the Scotland ship yards dur
ing the Crimean war. He had been
a resident of Iowa for thirty years.
Sheffield.
Cullen Barney. son Of ". B. Barney,
state dairy commissioner, is in a criti-
cal condition at the family home from
the effects Of an attack of a bull. The
animal gored him. causing internal in
juries. He had entered the stall of
the animal when attacked. His cries
called farm hands, who rescued him.
but not until he was seriously injured.
ida Grove.
The lowest temperature ever known
in Ida county was recorded Friday
morning when the government tested
thermometer at the plant Of the Ida
Grove Electric Company registered AZ
degrees below zero. Private thermo-
meters in all parts Of the county reg
istered as low as IS and IS below.
Dubuque.
Sergeant Frank ]. Fincel. Jr, who
enjoys a national reputation as a
marksman in national guard circles,
was chosen first lieutenant Of Company
A. Fifty-third regiment Of this city.
Fincel succeeds Lieutenant Clyde l..
Ellsworth, resigned, who has been con-
spicuous in the state militia organiza-
ton Of Boone and Dubuque for many
years.
Sheldon.
During the time that the Milwa ukee
section crew who were unloading coal
into the union depot were at dinner,
Henry Just, an old employe. secured a
quart of White Rose whisky and drank
the same in thirty minutes. When the
section boss returned he told him that
he was drunk and to lie down in the
boiler room. where he was found dead
a couple Of hours later.
Charles City.
L. w. Elliott, a detective employed
by the state anti-saloon league, fur
nished evidence which convicted q
number Of parties here Of selling intox-
icating liquors and keeping public
nuisance. Afterwards information was
filed against the detective Of having
given intoxicating liquor to a 13-year-
old boy. Elliott was bound over &c
the grand jury and put up 5000 bond
Dubuque.
Marie, the 10-year-old daughter OF
A. NJ. Keppler, bookkeeper at the Mar
tin Strelau Company, was painfully in
jured when she fell on an fey walk
near the corner Of West Fourteenth
and Bluff streets. The little girl fel
downward. and her nose was split opes
it's entire length A physician dressed
the injury and stated that the bone
in the nose was not fractured The
accident caused the unfortunate victim
much pain.
Dubuque.
The police are searching for two
| thugs who sIugged Frank Goehlen, {
saloonkeeper of this city. at 10 O'clock
Friday night and robbed him OF $75 ir
cash and a check for $40. Guehler
| lives in flat over the saloon and after
locking up for the night went around
the side OF the building to ascend thu
rear steps leading to the second story
When he neared the steps two mel
\ emerged from the darkness and as
saulted him. One Of them struck hin
a blow on the head and he went down
The pair went thru his pockets. Sc
cured his money bag and escaped.
| Waterloo.
The persistent effort Of the postoffic
department to deliver mail II agai
manifested by a much postmarked &c:
ter Just received In Waterloo. It wa
written by Louis Jensen. Lodgepolt
lS. D., and the stamp bears the dat
Of March 81. 1910. It was addresse
to q brother, Martin, ia CARA, OF : III
Herman consulate at Buenos Ayre,
lS.A. For nearly two years the fette
has gone several times half way ar0un
the world, back and forth, unit, ther
4 is left no further blank space Oh whic
to impress q stamp. James Jensen,