Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-02-20
Northern Io1ua Items

mittee was appointed to take the mat
ter up and the chautauqua is an as
sured fact 1t will be held in August.
1t was decided by the commercial club
that instead Of the people 0Dptributing
ktheir money to "a street carnival II
would be much more sat isfactory to
have chai1tauqua and OF much more
benefit to the community. hence the
| street carnival will mot flourish in
Napoleon this year.
Charles City.
Along with the announcement that
Charles City College Is to have a new
girls dor1nitory costing $4,000 comes
the further announcement that Prof. G.
G. Holm has been elected president of
the college to succeed DR.. Schaub. DR..
Schaub took the appointment a little
over year ago upon the condition that
successor should be elected as soon
as possible. Now that Mr.. Holm has
been elected 1t is quite probable that
DR.. schaub will retire temporarily at
least from school work. as his health
has been undermined. At least 1t is his
present plan to take long vacation.
Waueoma.
The Hotel waucoma was opened
with a large crowd in attendance. TWO
hundred forty-five people were served
at the $3.50 dinner and midnight sup
per. The hotel was built by the bust
ness men of Waucoma, being steam
heated and equipped with compressed
air and water works, and is great
credit to the town. A large number
Of travelling men We're present. The IN
terest Of the travelling public is greatly
NIL, foil
by dance in the new opera house.
which is also the finest In this part OF
the state.
correetionviIie.
When p. A. Edwards, Of this place,
was awakened at 1880 by the crying
of his 3-year- old daughter he found his
residence on fire and his bedroom filled
with smoke. Grasping his child in his
arms he found the stairway destroyed,
and by kicking a window out got out
on a small porch on the second story.
Leaving the child on the roof Of the
porch Mr.. Edwards slid to the ground.
He procured a board with which to
rescue his little daughter. who was cut
some by glaes The interior OF the
house was wrecked by fire and water.
| The building and contents We're Gov
cred by insurance.
Ricketts,.
Henry Mundt was the victim Of
| bad explosion in his shop in Ricketts,.
He was working at his forge. and near
by was gasoline engine that had been
brought in for repairing. He does not
know how it happened, and no one
else knows. but in flash he was COW
cred with fame from the gasoline tank.
A bystander who might have helped
him. ran away and left him to burn,
but Richard Engelking grabbed him
land wrapped him in a blanket ana then
rolled him in the snow and put the fire
ont. Mr.. Mundt was burned around his
legs. from his feet up to his body. He
Twill recover.
Sioux City.
| Because the high school boys arc
"pikers" and fail to take the
girls to the athletic contests the
! fair students have organized a Leap
Year Club and are taking steps to sec
that they no longer are obliged to go
in feminine groups or remain at home.
The club was organized upon sug-
ses.!on made at an assembly meeting
by ]. s. MCGOWAN. principal Of the
Sioux City high school. Take him
yourself" is the motto Of the new or
| xanization which ~ threatening to
drive the "pikers'' into retirement and
bring the bashful boy to the front Pro-
lessor MCGOWAN objects to the boys
going to games alone. especially when
there are hundreds of pretty girls Just
dying for the chance to g.