Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-29
Northern Io1ua Items

Dubuque.
A trip of five miles with heavy
traction engine on the ice Of the Mis-
s!ssippi river was made by Ed Evans,
local wood dealer and proprietor of a
travelling wood-cutting outfit
Oeiwein.
John Wolgamu and Charles Mealey.
Of Fairbank, have been bound over to
the grand jury on charge Of assault
with intent to commit great bodily in
jury on the person of Barney Dunn.
The case will come up at the next term
of court. MIR. Dunn was the victim Of
an assault recently. He was beaten
into Inconsistencies from which he
did not recover for two days.
Monticello.
Henry Matthews Of this city has just
received patents on his wire fence
stretcher. It is called the Kt-ki fence
stretcher. 1t is oeonstf teted that IT
pulls the pire pastsShS&eorner or end
posts that 1t may "b9 stapled ar tau,
manner to that post. It pulls all the
wires Of a woven fence at once. 1t is
strong and durabiecSbut easily taken
to pieces and put into a compact form
Annes.
President Stanton and Dean Curtis
have asked the commercial club to
Join them in an invitation to the Upper
Des Moines Editorial Association to
meet at Ames March 20 and %. This
time was suggested because of tho
spring vacation period. This is the
largest association In the state and as
100, or more will attend, it will be neo-
accommodated.
Waterloo.
I Tom, one Of the team Of grays used
on the aerial fire truck at station No l,
broke loose the other day and prompt
ly proceeded to investigate the second
story of the Peverill building on La
fayette street. 1t is presumed that he
would have entered living rooms in
the block II he could nave discovered
an open door at the top Of the landing
He was recaptured and gotten safely
to the street again, altho 1t was feared
he might break leg in descending the
stairs, which were damaged slightly.
vinton.
vinton Is contemplating the erection
of new brick power house, work 70
be commenced in the spring. Plans
have been drawn, and 1t is estimated
that the new structure will cost ap-
proximately $4,000, outside Of the light
and water machinery. The present
power house Is built of brick, but the
space is Inadequate and it is said that
owing to IT'S being built on the Cedar
river bank, tho building has settled
considerably and that II would be I'M
practical to permit more settling.
Barnes City.
Il begins to look like Barnes City
will have new elevator II reports that
have been circulating the past few
days are true. J. ]. Doonan, VIII
Doonan. George Babb. John Speas.
John Ferguson and many others are
promoting the new project and have
met with splendid success. Over $500
has been raised already and shares are
selling at $25 per. It Is the intention
Of the promoters to secure about 1875
members The new venture will be
known as the Farmers Elevator Com
paYiy. -,
GittIoton.
q Farm papers nave mao 30 U1uCu 10
say In regard to hens laying most when
eggs are cheap. and going on strike
when the price is worth WHILE that the
biddies on F. b. Camps Mapleside
farm. have undertaken to prove the
talsity of any such statements. Dur
ing the most severe winter weather
that Iowa has experienced for q long
time, the hens {Rhode Island Reds)
have laid several dozen eggs per day.
..and Sunday they laid forty" Mr..
Camp recently sold thirty six dozen
freshly laid eggs and the supply con-
tinues to grow rapidly.
Eje&ietsn. ~
while at work on the Ice field one Of
Mr.. Patten's grays proved that "a miss
IL - good as a mile" A snow fall dru-
~ the night prevented the men seeing
Ut whore the danger lines commenced.
AID one horses uddenly went down In
to the river. It's mate had . ftrmer
foothold, 4nd Mt. Patten succeeded In
holding the horses head above the
watef until team could be brought
ana the animal pulled from the river
shivering from It's Icy bath. Clint
Hults, while holding the Ice plow. had
slmiiar eApeT ioIist {. = n is;i,,sls ses:sssis5
tj144s tog1tate his. intaQetpe - anyone.
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