Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-07-18
Northern Io1ua Items

Mason City.
At the preliminary hearing Monday
Louis K. Prescott. held for wife MUIR
der. waived preliminary examination,
and was bound over to the grand Jury
on charge Of murder, without bond.
AIsena.
Last winter fellow named William
Wilson, at one Of the local livery barns,
sold bottle Of beer to an Iowa Falls
man named Hanson or Nelson. The
latter gave a check for 81 in payment,
drawn on an Iowa Falls bank. Wilson
raised it to 800. cashsd it and skipped
out. Now he is in the county Jail,
Sheriff Brunson having nabbed him
last week at Mason City.
Pauliina.
About $50 relatives and friends as
sembled Tuesday at the Andrew Melt
vedt home to celebrate the 60th we'd
ding anniversary of Mr.. and Mrs.
Krud Meltvedt. Mr.. Meltvedt is IS
years of age and his wife 81. They
have been residents Of this vicinity for
many years and received warm con-
gratulations on reaching an unusual
period in marital affairs.
sanhorn.
Suit has been brought in district
court by a hardware firm In Hartley
against ]. c. Beane. of Sanborn. for
breach Of warranty. and claim as dam
ages. $1,000. A short. time ago Beane
traded a piece Of Minnesota land for a
stock Of hardware in Hartley. The
plaintiff claims that the land was mis-
represented in the deal and has there
fore brought suit. An attachment has
been levied on the stock at Hartley.
Clinton.
A woman passenger on the Mil
waukee railway passenger train be-
tween Clinton and Savannah was the
victim Of a peculiar accident as the
train was crossing the bridge attSabula.
In the top OF her hate she had pinned $50
In bills and the hat was placed in the
rack above her seat. Suddenly a gust
Of. wind lifted the hat from the rack
carried 1t thru the window and dropped
1t in the river.
Manly.
Travelling at a speed Of about thirty
miles an hour the Short Line train Of
the Great Western rails petween here
mile from the latter station Tuesday
evening at about $3.50. Both passenger
coaches were thrown on their sides.
the baggage car suffered similar fate.
with the engine alone withstanding the
disaster. No one was seriously injured.
Coon Rapids.
The commission for the insane last
week ordered that A. L. Pierson. OF
Coon Rapids, be sent to Clarinda FOR
treatment Plerson was the man who
was found unconscious IN a Des Motncs
house with John Heater the time the
latter died of asphyxiation. He Is 20
years old. This week Henry Evers, OF
Manning. aged SO. was ordered to Clar-
linda. This man has been in poor
health and has been in the local hos
pitaI for some time.
Bayard.
The little city Of Bayard voted to
install an electric light plant last week.
and bonds for $4,000 were passed by
the people to defray expenses. The
women participated in the election,
the vote being divided as follows: Men
for IS; men against. 70: women for.
~: women against. "a. That shows
that the women of Bayard are more
progressive than the men, in the fact
that they had majority of 90 for the
lighting plant. while the men had
only 4.
vinton.
A young boy named Morgan who Is
working for Mr.. Capper on the Town
Canning Company farm west os town
had the misfortune to have his horse
run away while coming down the hill
west OF Everett Tilson's. He wa 3
thrown from the buggy and struck on
a nail which penetrated his chase caus-
Ing a severe wound. Tho horse
plunged into ditch at the foot OF the
hill breaking one OF It's legs. It had
to be shot. He was on his way home
for Sunday. He lives near Center
Point.
Clarion.
Rev. Father M. 3. Murray, for Is
years pastor Of the Sacred Heart
church OF this city. has been trans
ferred to the church at Cokgon. II. He
viii say mass for the last time here
next, Sunday. Father Murray has done
a great work in this city and has
welded a wide influence. Since COM
ing here he has put IN considerable