Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-24
Northern Io1ua Items

Waukon.
Miss L. A. Christopherson, OF near
Iowa River died at Home hospital from
burns sustained a few weeks ago. She
was carrying a lighted lamp and a
celluloid comb in her hair caught fire.
| Buck Grove.
Of the heaviest for many wears. while
report the biggest yield for years, and
We always have a good crop.
Buck Grove.
Tuesday Mike Speck fell a short dis
lance and injured a knee, dislocatins
the semilunar cartilage, serious, in
jury. as T. will prevent his working
for a long time. He has large corn
crop to be husked. a.
EsthsrviiIs.
A great haul Of fish was made at
Spirit lake. The men who are engaged
in seining the undesirable fish out OF
the lake. pulled in a net laden with
600 pounds Of soft fish. in addition
to great number Of game fish. One
buffalo weighed seventy pounds.
Waterloo.
Death closed the career of the Rev
Elisha Bovee. for more than fifty years
a minister and evangelist, in the United
Brethren church. His ministry began
in Richland. Wis. His career as an
evangelist gained him a wide acquaint-
ance. Cancer Of the stomach was the
cause of death. 't
Dubuque.
A jury has just returned a verdict OF
$4,000 damages in the case OF Gale T.
Parry against 3. F. Richardson. shoe
manufacturer. Parry fell down an e;c-
vator shaft in the Richardson factory
and was permanently injured The
entrance to the shaft. he alleged was
insufficiently guarded. He sued fol-
$4,000.
Sioux City.
Sioux City seems to have the right
kind Of a police Judge. H. X Oliver,
vagrant, was given year In jail al
Sioux City. He came to the town with
woman from Kansas City. She led
life of shame and he lived on her
earnings. He had been an insurance
solicitor in Kansas City. The judge
regretted that he could not send Oliver
to the penitentiary.
Clinton.
Pictures Of wives and ,sweethearts
on the crystals Of watches of employees
in the operating department Of the IL
linois Central road. are today being
soaked or scraped off as result OF a
general order issued Monday from the
headquarters in Chicago Officials OF
the company have decided that such
pictures distract the attention Of en-
ployes and are liable to cause acct
dents.
Cedar Rapids.
AS the result Of a scouting expedi-
tom along the Iowa river In Johnson
county by Deputy Came Wardena
Hollingsworth and O'Brien Sunday
three violators Of the state game laws
were arrested and flned SIS and costs
each by Justice Horak at Iowa City
They were Fred Kloubec and Louis
vc.e!, fined for hunting without q H.
cense, and Wesley Novotny. who wal
caught with dead ruffed grouse In his
possession.
Manchester.
A friendless, homeless man sue
cumbed to tho rigors Of exposure
hunger and disease at Parkview hos
pital in Manchester Saturday morn
ing. The unfortunate man gave his
name az Frank Howard. and also stat
ed that he had no near relatives, ex-
cept cousins who resided at some point
in California. the exact place he did
not know. Pedestrians noticed the man
on the strects Thursday night, thihly
clad and shivering from the cold and
rain. He was given the price Of Z
warm meal and directed TO the city
calaboose where he could sleep ana b