Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-07-15
Northern Io1ua Items

Clinton.
w. A. Collins, r. 8. Nigg and P. H.
| Sherman, Of Rochester, N. T.. arrived
in Clinton Saturday, walking across
the country to San Francisco. They
are carrying 300 pounds Of camp
equipment in push cart
West Union.
(, Ed Ostrander sold his eighty acre
farm last week to c. c. Sands. OF STAN
i ley. for $155 an acre. Mr.. Ostrander
bought the place three years ago at
$S5 an acre. The farm Is about two
miles from West Union.
Deeorah.
Jess Schoonmaker, a farm hand,
came near losing his life when team
of horses ran away with mower. He
was severely cut up by the sickle. He
was brought to DEBORAH In an automo-
bile for medical attention.
osIwein.
On Wednesday afternoon the -FOUR
baggagemen at the Chicago Great
Western depot demanded higher pay
for one Of their number and threatened
walkout If their demand was not
granted. Officials Of the road we're
soon notified and a new set OF men
was hired to take their place.
LsMars.
The LeMars Country Club has been
Organized and will file articles OF In
4 CORPORATION with the secretary Of state.
The directors are E. A. Dillon, Ed
Thomarson, G. A. Wernil, G. F..
: Flaugher, and c. G. Bradley hand
some club house has been built and Is
rapidly nearing completion. and the
grounds are being laid out.
Sioux City. 49,,
The city council has taken up the
question Of constructing concrete
bridge at North Riverside over the Biz
Sioux river in conjunction with Union
county. South Dakota. The CONNER
cial club has made representations IN
favor of this move, in case 1t shall oe-
yelop. that the city Is responsible TOT
the Improvement. The present bridge
has been called unsafe.
Spencer.
, thru a bridge Ave miles west OF Town
The bridge was put out OF business
the auto damaged and considerable
loss Of oil sustained. Supervisor Mills
went out to inspect the wreck ana IN
returning had his attention diverted
and ran off the high grade. HIS car
, turned over, crushing the top ana
breaking the wind shield, but ne es-
capped unhurt.
A Cedar Falls.
The biggest rural school conference
ever held in Iowa will take place al
. teachers college here, July ~. WIN
more than 1900 teachers here attend
. ing summer school, and fully l'oot
I more from all parts OF the state ex
pected for this forward movement II
rural education. there will be RECORD
breaking gathering. The rural schoo
as a social center will be discussed by
Miss Mabel Carney. rural scnooi sPe
cialist Of Bloomington, III.
N Manchester. ~,
Thieves broke a Yale spring loci
. and gained entrance to the study o.
= Rev. J. F. Moore, pastor OF the F1rs
: CONGREGATIONAL church Of this city. ihs
: rev. MIR. Moore has his study IN q par
of the church building especially Dull
f for that purpose. and has the larger
: norton OF his library in this room
l 'rhe desk and bookcases were thor
ouehly ransacked. leaving things IN
e decidedly unsettled condition yea
: a1o this same minister Of the gospe
Z wa. relieved Of his new bicycle. which
Y ho had only used short time.
Waterloo.
! - =. Glenny closed deal Frida!
afternoon whereby he becomes IN
owner of valuable farm property
Grundy county, west OF HUDSON. nea
Dixie. He purchased the Kisgins Iarn
from the Higgins estate. the 1arn
o comnrises a half section Of land an
: very good buildings. The place WI
e ha leased and operated, altho MI
Glenny made the purchase as an IN
vestment. Charles o. Ryan. presiden
. of the Iowa Investment COMPANY .
Eldora, negotiated the sale and 1t !
8 understood that the farm sold 10
: about $4,000,
!. Logan. ~
= man. was badly injured here sunda
afternoon in a motorcycle accident
He was travelling at pretty goo
rate OF speed at the head Of Hog Cree
:, hill. getting ready to turn the corne
" to 70 west, just AZ D. c. Fofde turne
the corner coming towards Logar
M. Forde and the motorcyclist SAY
. each other at about the same mo
= ment when quite close together. MI
!. Eorie turned to the left to let tn
. Young man go around close to tn
= bank. but he couldn't make 1t 30 tn
). motorcycle crashed into the front G
. itha automobile. The rider was throw
;. clear over the front end or the car int
= the road and suffered some sever
Lbruises on hands, arms l1gs and bod,