Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-02-15
Northern Io1uu Items

I'D and his horses became frightened
and in some manner Dubois was
thrown under the wagon, the heavy
wheels Passing over his head and neck,
breaking his Jaw bone and severins
the jugular vein. A farmer working
in a nearby field was the only witness
to the accident A physician hurried
to the scene in an automobile, but
Dubois was dead before he arrived. Mr..
Dubois was young farmer living
about five miles outh of town. His par
ents moved to Minneapolis about one
wear ago. A sister, Mrs Brennan, lives
in Sloan. q ~
Waterloo.
Fire discovered at 6:15 a. m. Tues
day, caused a loss Of $4,000 TO the
Byvank storage house and contents at
S23 Lafayette street. When the ire
men arrived flames were sprinElng
from half a dozen different places on
the storage floor. The fire started from
an overheated stove pipe. connecting
the office stove with chimney some
feet distance in another part OF the
building. ARnumber of pianos house
hold goods and other valuable properly
stored in the warehouse was damaged
The fire had obtained such a start
when discovered that it was necessary
that considerable water be thrown De
fore It was subdued. Damage to the
contents of the structure was aug
mented by the singular jumping OF the
flames from one place to another. Hao
the danger not been discovered nntlt
a few minutes later the storage mouse
and the valuable goods therein woulo
have been a total loss.
Clinton.
John C.. Petersen, who resides near
the corner Of Sunnyside avenue ana
Seventeenth street, and who carrier M
life achieved fame and notoriety Wh'ie
sailing the arctic seas, is making an
enyious record now as a gardener. Ihls
year he raised few parsnips. 1t IS
well known fact that Iowa soil is es-
pecially adapted to parsnip culture and
kome Of the finest in the land are
raised in this state. But Mr.. Petersen
has raised some this year that un-
ouestionably will break the record.
They are so big that it has been found
IMPOSSIBLE to remove them from the
ground in their entirety without the
aid OF special digging machinery and
n.
ground. however, that are more than
three feet in length. How much deeper
they may have grown into the ground
has not been determined, but Judging
eron, their size at the point of separa-
ton it is safe to estimate at least two
feet more. Mr.. Petersen is just as
proud Of his big parsnips as he was on
the bonnie ships on which he former
~ sailed the northern seas.
Sioux City.
A Sioux City baby. laughing and COO
ing in the Florence Crittenton home,
caused a connection among telegra''
phers' force of the British army in
South Africa. The relatives OF the
baby were making frantic efforts TO
notify the father. who is engaged IN
engineering work in the interior or
Africa. The baby is the new daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Eggleston Smith Lord
Condrey. a British officer and personal
friend OF Mr.. Smith, heard OF the
search. He walked into the cable OF
flee to learn more of the details.
whats all this bally racket about, old
top?" he asked the operator. DO
those stupid Americans think we are
so clevah as to locate man in this
heather country when they address
him only Mr.. Smith. Africa? Perfect
Nv absurd" Hits for Eddie Smith.
me lord" said the operator. Is
HAmerican relatives say he Is a
pahpah" "My word, old top, you don't
say 500" said the lord. That's DIFF
ferent. I shall assist you. I shall as
sist YOU" The British military wires
were at once cleared Of other business
and the noblesman began searching for
his friends. Within few hours they
found him in the interior. He was
working with another engineer. There
in the jungles OF darkest Africa. the
elated father wrote return message
TO Sioux City. It read: "Hurrah for
. baby!"