Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-03-14
Northern I01ua Items

Waterloo.
Negotiations are under way for the
erection Of a ten story building on a
piece Of property 60xsO feet owned by
DR.. Joseph f. Ridenour. The site is
now occupied by residence in which
Dr. Pidenour lives and has his Office.
Dubuque.
Archbishop Keane while conducting
a retreat for the students Of Divinity
hall at the univerity in Washington.
D. c.. received word of the death OF
his mother in the family home in Pine
Island, Neb, and left Immediately for
that place.
Humboidt.
r. F. Nordstrum, veterinary,
brought suit against the H. X. Null
ford company Of Pennsylvania for
1892. He claims that the company
thru it's Fort Dodge agent, sold him
some hog cholera serum that was not
OF the strength represented and tha- g.
per cent Of the hogs inoculated with it
died He wants 1892 he says he paid
for the serum and $1,000 damages.
Waterloo.
Strenuous efforts are being made by
candidates for city offices for union Ia
Dor support There Is social demo-
cratic ticket, headed by Roy Beed'
Mayor Thompson, candidate for re-
election, is a member of the Typo
graphical union and is appealing for
the labor votes. This union. which has
two candidates on the social-demo-
cratic ticket, has. voted to remain neu-
trail.
N an chester.
George E. Nelson. who was formerly
in the lumber business in Manchester,
died suddenly Of apoplexy, Monday
night In 1885 Mr.. Nelson and his faith
er disposed Of their lumber yard to the
Manchester Lumber company, and Mr..
Nelson and his wife took up their res
idence in aFairbanks. After "a two
years residence in Fairbanks he re-
turned to Manchester. During the
past seven years he has been in the
employ of the Eclipse Lumber Com
pany.'
Manchester.
At a meeting Of the directors of the
First National: bank Of this city. Allen
r. Leroy, who has been active vice
president for nearly year. was eject
ed president, to succeed his father, the
late M. F. Leroy, whose sudden death
occurred few weeks ago. Mr.. Leroy
is believed to be the youngest banker
in the state Of Iowa to hold 80 respon-
.sible a position as president OF a Ma
tional bank. After finishing his college
work at Beloit. Wis, few years ago
he went to Germany and France and
studied economic and financial cues
lions and since his return he has been
a most careful student Of the money
question in this country.
jefferson.
a conr,e Of Jefferson young men.
Rem Jackson and Mahlon Head. ~.
upset with car mile this sac VI
clidden Wednesday forenoon. They
were going at minimum speed. lo.-
lowing another car ahead OF them.
when both tires on one size suneIeu
h,owouts. Jackson was driving, the
car turning over to the right and
throwing jackson clear OF the wreck.
Parties who say the misnap say .ns
car turned over twice. Mahlon was
unconscious when picked up: ne mus
hava been thrown under the car IN
&c. u,av. He suffered a badly scratch
pa Zoo and is seriously injured In the
,,..o,- IN much SO that he suffered ex-
o.,,ns, t,n9 main upon the trip home.
u ha. one rib torn loose. severe con-
tusions upon his body. ana ms 49,
,ss a. useless. DR.. Dean thinks from
.nn,e measure on the large nerve com
,,mn;c.tin~ with the backbone. FREQ
ma..n. went up from here after the
,,rscLed car. and brought the boys
home. arriving here about o,,;.e
Yesterday afternoon. The car was au'.e
badly smashed. ~
The hrst step toward the establish
mont Of another muaiclpaI banning
beach in Cedar Rapids has been taken:
A Gang OF men under the direction u
street Commissioners Kennedy OF the
denartment OF public Improvements -
husv clearing away brush and stuoolc
~, the east shore OF IN: Cedar RIVER
in.. below the sixteenth s"erle t..dse'
rr.naratory to the building of the hsth
hon.e p-omised for that location py
the river front Improvement commis
sion. when the city proposed to estao-
I,sh a park in this district. providing
the comm, sssion would turn the groand
over to the municipality. the commis-
ZION decided that 1t would be more ad-
yisable for that body to erect Its own
hath house, providing the city would
clear tine proposed site =. H. Slm-
mons. chairman Of the commission.
now il engaged in looking up the DIFF
ferent plans for bath houses with an
idea OF determining whether the hoat'