Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-05
Northern Io1ua Items

Charles City.
! The local knights Of Pythias lodge
will have the 1912 district convention,
the date Of which has been set for Jan.
IL. The district consists Of six counties,
Howard, Chickasaw, Mitchell, Cerro
Gordo. Floyd and Worth.
EIdora.
| Figures just submitted by Clerk of
Courts Fred A. Burlingame indicate
that Dan Cupid has been working over
time in the county the last twelve
months. One hundred and sixty sever
marriage licenses were issued.
Forest City.
| Receiving part Of charge Of shot
in the face. John B. Johnson, aged II,
was badly hurt when he got in range
Of the guns Of some hunters, one of
whom shot at rabbit. The boy was
hurried to town and physician dress
ed his wounds.
Fort Dodge.
Mrs. Jack Stafford burned herself
badly when she upset a kettle contain
| ing scalding water in her lap. She is
seriously injured. When her husband
| heard her cries he was on a staircase
and was 80 startled he fell, bruising
and otherwise injuring himself.
Mason City.
Frightened or demented, John Nor
rie, a young man here, dashed headlons
thru a window Of the c. A. White
residence at 4 O'clock IN the morning
causing panic among the members Of
the family. Morris is unable to give a
reason for his act. He was sent to
Jail.
Dubuque.
A team of horses owned by Trexler
Brothers, liverymen. took fright on the
corner Of Fifteenth and Clay streets
| when the two-seated cutter to which
they were attached, capsized. The driver
Of the rig was thrown out and the an
imals turned down onto Jackson street
and crashed into a string of box cars
near Ninth street. One of the horses
was so badly injured it had to be
killed, while the sleigh was demolished.
crundy Center.
Jack Heffelfnger OF this city. state
deputy game warden, has received
from Wallace Evans OF Oak Park, ILL.,.
| thru G. "A. Lincoln, state game warden.
thirty-six Hungarian partridges These
birds will be taken to the L. NJ. Halves
| farm, three miles east Of this city, and
turned loose in the timber. They will
| be cared for during the winter. The
penalty for killing one OF these birds
| before Jan. l, 1915, is 500.
Waukon.
William Robbins may be crippled for
life as result of starting fire with
gasoline. Robbins, who is an employe
Of the Upper Iowa Electric Light &
| Power Company poured gasoline on
kindlng in the stove and then. while
holding three gallon can Of the iquld
in one hand. touched a mtach to the
material in the stove. In the explosion
which followed his face was burned
and his hands cooked so seriously he
may not recover. In the resulting fire
his new residence and household goods
were damaged badly.
AIsona.
Louis Heintz, living nine miles
| northwest Of town. met with severe
accident that may cost him the loss o.
several fingers Of one hand. While en-
gagged in saving wool on the Wetze
farm, with a horsepower machine. Mr.
Heintz's right hand came IN contact
with the saw, cutting large cash or
the back Of the hand, ripping open the
whole length Of the first and SECOND
fingers, cutting away the bone of the
first finger between the first and Sec
ond joints and making a cash across
the third finger. Medical attendance
was soon on the ground and the in
jured mans wounds were given The
best Of care. An attempt Is being made
to avoid amputating the fingers.
Waucoma.
| Waucoma's second financial institu.
ton, the First State Savings Bank, OPP
ened its doors for business Wednesda,
and started with capital stock Of SIS.
900. The company was organized ant
Incorporated last October and 1t wa!
| expected then that business would b.
begun on Dec. I, but the time necessar,
| TO get building In shape and get tn
material and fixtures necessary to start
] WAS 30 much longer than expected thai