Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-04-03
Marble Rock.

Marble Rock.
The Journal for years edited by H.
B. Mes, deceased. owned by the Mes
estate, was sold to Rev. BIO. Davis
of the NJ. E. church who will become
! preacher editor. filing both jobs.
Fort Dodge.
Fort Dodge for the second time this
season was the choice OF the schools
in the Boone Valley district as the
place for the holding Of the Boone VAL,
ley field meet. which is to be held May
16. 1t is estimated that over four thou
sand people will be brought to witness
the field events
Dubuque.
A jury in the district court here
Wednesday returned a verdict for
SO. 900 in the case of Louise Wilselmi,
administrative, against the Illinois Cen
trail railway. Negligence on the part
of the defendant was alleged as the
cause ofethe death of her son. brake
man. killed in 1910 in the local yards.
Mason City. -
workmen engaged In tearing out the
partitions and generally remodeling the
interior Of the Parker building. corner
of Sixth and Main. Mason City. re-
moved $50 dead rats. The building
has been standing over thirty years.
and it is presumed the rodents were
poisoned and died in the walls. Scores
Of people watched the uncovertng OF
the rat cemetery and many ideas were
advanced.
| Ogden. s
The Evangelical Lutheran Emmanuel
church trustees closed a deal last week
whereby they become the owners OF the
Van Meter property just south OF the
Methodist Church, formerly the Stream
| property. Soon as plans can be ar
ranged for and the preisininaries done
away with a new church will be erect
ed on this site. moving the dwelling
from its present location and locating
/ the church on the south and west cor
ner Of the lot.
Waterloo.
! After notifying his viz" thai n" was
about to end his life and kissing his
| 15-year-o old son. Leslie Bartlett. Arthur
Bartlett. aged 40 years. drank an ounce
tof laudanum at 1890 "Wednesday aft
ernoon at the Duncan weaving estab-
lishment at SIS Dane street The po-
lice were notified and Bartlett was
rushed to headquarters where two
physicians resuscitated him and al
though he is very sick from the effects
of the poison the physicians were con-
ndent that Bartlett would recover.
Cedar Falls.
| c. A Wise announced the sale OF one
Of his farms located six miles south
west Of this city for a cash price OF
s175 per acre. The farm consists OF
s2O acres and involved sum OF $40, 2oo.
The purchaser is Niels p. Oson who
has lived most Of his life on the ad-
Joining farm and has not only a kno"i-
| edge Of but a faith in the possibilities
offered by this rich soil. The present
tenants, Kollar Brothers. who came
here from Illinois. will remain for an
other year or until March 1915, upon
the farm.
Sioux City.
The funeral Of Frank Fulton. the
fireman who lost his life in the big
fire last Thursday morning, was held
at the Cathedral Of the Epiphany
on Tuesday morning at o'clock the
interment took place In Mt. Cavalry
cemetery. Rev. Edmond F. Casey. as
sistant to Bishop Phillip J. Garrigan
officiated. Mrs. Mary Willis. mother OF
Frank Fulton, arrived in the city from
J Minot. y. D. After a short visit With
| relatives %she came to the central fire
station to confer with Chief Kellogg
i Az soon as she entered the station
where he. son had made hisahome. and
\ saw the men with whom he had
worked. she broke down entirely. Ate,
AnH. - officers and men FOR a.!