Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-02
Northern Io,ua Items

l. Mars.
Mrs. John Gales, one Of the oldest
| residents of Plymouth county. is dead.
She lacked only a few days Of being
| ninety-four years old.
Esthsrvills.
BY a unanimous vote Of the church
membership. Rev. II. c. Hurd, of the
Christian church. was retained as pas
| tor for another year with a nandsome
! increase in salary.
Clinton.
! Clinton Is confronted by the ser.
! ious problem Of whether or not she
shall adopt commission form Of gov
| ernment A sufficient number OF sisns-
lures has been obtained Wednesday af-
ternoon to require Mayor Howes to call
| an election on the question, according
to statements made by leaders l.. the
| local movement to bring about submits
sion Of the proposition to the Clinton
electors.
Fort Dodge.
! Eighty thousand dollars alone fox
| transformers will be paid because the
Fort Dodge Gas and Electric company
will. after January 1, purchase its
electricity from the Fort Dodge. Des
Moines & Southern and the current
will be changed from so cycle and 25
cycle. Every motor in Fort Dodge
must be replaced. The gas and electric
company will stand the expense of the
| change. 80
Waterloo.
For sixteen years Judge Franklin c.
Plat has presided at sessions Of court
In the Tenth district, and he considers
he has occupied the bench long enough.
He will not be candidate for re-elec-
ton. Fred S. Merriau, referee in bank
ruptcy. has been urged to seek the
place that Judge Plat will vacate.,
Judge c. w. Mullan, appointed a
third judge. and Judge G. w. Durham
of Manchester. appointed when Judge
Ransier resigned, will be a candidate;
for reelection.
Clinton.
Monday evening Henry Hammer.
who lives on the Mrs. Matthew Koran
farm, had q narrow escape from acci-
dent. First his team got too close TO-
the sewer bitches in front Of the Can
non residence, driving in among the
red lantern danger signals, and almost
stalling the wagon in the loose earth,
and in escaping from this difficulty
drove on the railroad track and mar
rowly escaped being struck by train.
the shouts and screams OF bystanders
warning Mr. Hammer barely in time
Cedar Falls.
DR.. J. E. Snowden. pastor emeritus
of the First Congregational church OF
this city. has announced to some Of
his intimate friends that one week ago
Sunday, Dec. Fl, was the first Sunday
in fifty years that he has been detained
from church services by aickness or|
from any other cause. At that time he
was suffering from q severe cold but is
again quite himself and ready to ex-
tend New Year greetings to his hosts
Of friends. The reverend gentleman
holds q big place In the hearts Of Cedar
Falls people, as he does throughout
Iowa.
Cedar Rapids.
Hynek Kyselka, Of 1928 South
Fourth street, a teamster for the ce-
dar Rapids Gas Company. was seri-
ously injured when the wagon he was
driving collided with a street car at
Fourteenth street and Bever avenue.
Kyselka was hauling coke to . house
on Fourteenth street and A avenue.
and was returning to his home when
he was struck. He was thrown from
his wagon. and received injuries to his
head when he hit the ground. He was
unconscious when picked up. He was
taken Immediately to the hospital and
the company surgeon summoned. IT.
will take some time to determine tne
extent Of Kyselka's injuries. Probably
his skull Is fractured.
Cedar Rapids.
Roadmaster Cornelius Linehan, 1907
Fifth avenue this city. has been
awarded the annual prize Of 800 Offer
ed by the Rock island rnaaa to the
raodmasters showing the, Ereatest
track Improvement on Nh division for
the year 1918. This contest was iiHitsd
to the roadmastess ! on the Cedar