Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-31
Northern I01ua Items

DEBORAH.
The Deoora Rod and Gun club will
support State Game. Warden Hinshaw
in the Sight started against him by the
county auditors at their recent corven-
ton. The organization has more than
100 members.
Rockwell City.
A special election will be held in
Rockwell City on Monday Sept. IA, to
decide the question of granting Il
twenty-year franchise to the Calhoun
County Public Service Company for the
use of streets and alleys Tor the cree :
ton of electric tight poles. Under the
sumers of electricity will be consider
ably lower.
Ames.
Wednesday afternoon about $50
Frank Arnold, an extra conductor on
the college line. slipped on the pave
ment while attempting to board the
street car in the middle of the block
and fell with his feet beneath the car.
the left one being cut off about three
inches above the ankle. He was
picked up and .takensto Dr. Bush's of.
flee where he was given attention and
hospital i'll Boone. where the les was
amputated.
Dows.
Last week zeal was made in which
F. NJ. MCKINNEY s. Co traded their
general merchandise store to ~ r.
Julander. of Boxholm, for a well i'm
proved ,120acre farm near Charles
City, possession to be given about Oct.
20. The McElhinneys have been in the
general merchandise business in Bows
for ten years. having purchased in 1901
the Miller Cash Grocery, which they
soon enlarged. by adding complete
line of dry goods. Later on they pur-
and moved into the Meister store, their
present location.
Livermore.
A big barn, 5Ox5O feet. burned to the
ground on the S. Stevenson place six
miles south Of Livermore last week.
T.. e. Norris is renting and living on
the place. The barn. four tons Of hay.
all the harness and one calf are among
the losses. and very little insurance on
anything. Mr.. Norris was away
threshing at the time and only his wife
ard children were at home. His wife
released and saved a team of horses.
Two tareshing gangs saw the fire AMI
fastened to their assistance with their
tanks of water. and saved the other
buildings. The cause Of the fire is IN
known.
Ogden.
The barn of e. A. Rundberg, OF Og-
den, caught fire Wednesday afternoon
and completely burned down. Mrs.
Rundherg was the only person Il. home
at the time and before any assistance
could arrive the fire had gained com
plete Roadway There was at the time
several tons of hay and some harness
all of which was DESTROYED. There was
also hearse that Mr.. RundberS mad
made himself and which used while IN
the furniture and undertaking business
in Ogden. This was highly priced by
the family and was complete loss by
the fire.
Clinton.
A dig taxation fght is on tap here
ewing to the acton of the city CJI;iCll
in ievying the full 10 per cent special
sewer assessment voted by the pecpie
aft, 1t had been pointed ou' BY ths
mayor that increasing taxable values IN
tsthe city had made a 8 per cent levy
sufficient to pay OF all sewer bonds
The tax was voted for Strengthening
"a water course" the cost Of which was
several hundred thousand dollars. The
council proposes to use the extra money
for other sewer work. Property. own
crs are protesting against the councils
action.
Le Mars. =
Some thief tempered with the lock
OF the safe in the office of the Farmers
Elevator Company and succeeded in
prying open the safe and got away
with about $35 in cash, leaving checks
and papers untouched. The robbery
was discovered Wednesday mornins
when the Office. was opened for bust
mess for the day. The doors and win