Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-03
Northern Io1ua Items

Monticello.
The board Of education has adver-
tised for bids for the labor and ma
terial necessary in the erection of a
building to be used as a gymnasium
and class rooms. The cost Of the
building is estimated at $4,000, which
amount was voted to be raised some
time ago.
Clinton.
Ed Breen, travelling cigar man.
while out hunting near Dewitt recent
~, killed large red fox. 1t took sew
eral shots to kill the animal. but Mr..
Breen finally landed him. He left same
with his brother IN law, John Hogan,
at Dewitt, who will have the animal
mounted.
Sioux City.
The Commercial Club at noon We'd
nesday adopted resolution asking the
treasury department at Washington to
make Sioux City one Of the reserve
cities under the new currency bill. The
claim was made on geographical To-
cation and the club and the clearing
house will make a fight for it.
Monticello.
Leonard Van Kirk. house painter, fell
twenty feet from the roof Of the new
house of Michael Hogan, to the ground
without receiving any more serious
hurt than a shaking up. The scaffold-
ing on which Mr.. Van Kirk was stand
ing gave way. The other workmen
were much surprised when Mr.. Van
Kirk got up and walked away.
Manchester.
o. {vpct
tutes is planned by Delaware county
to be held here Jan. Fl. q and %.
Among the speakers are Professor
Pearson. president Of Ames college.
Prof. w. ]. Kennedy. of the Ames ex-
pertinent station, Mrs. Scott Durand
Of Lake Forest, ILL.,, the foremost dairy
woman Of the middle west, DR.. q. n.
Sumner. secretary Of the Iowa state
equal prominence
William Kruger and Ed Banks. two
boys about IA years of age, who live
near Floyd, had a terrible experience
Tuesday when they drank wood all
cohol, mistaking 1t for grain alcohol
The two boys were in attendance at
the farm sale Of Tom Leslie. hve
miles west of the town. and were In
vestigatins things for themselves when
they discovered bottle OF liquid IN
the cellar Of the Leslie residence which
they took for grain alcohol The lads
proceeded to have a high old time. but
after q time began to feel queer. They
were rushed to Floyd and put under
the care OF a physician. who admin
.stered proper antidotes ecr the pol
son.
Waterloo.
Two boys. Harold Pratt. aged Is.
and Phillip Hedeman, aged IL. We're
taken into custody by Detectives Nc
Sweeny and Morris on charges OF lar
ceny shortly before noon Thursday.
The boys admitted stealing two VAL
liable bicycles and also confessed to
stealing pigeons from the Miller barn
on Randolph street. The boys stole
the bicycles which they rode to the
pigeon retreat Wednesday night. A
stolen bicycle reported at police head
quarters furnished the clue which led
to the boys arrest. The parents Of
the youths are anxious to have both
sent to the reform school as they adj
nit that they are unable to control the
boys.
Sioux City.
Thomas Green. formerly president
and manager Of the Sioux City Brick
and Tile works, q pioneer resident Of
Sioux CITY. Il seriously III ct Tampa.
Fla, and little hope 10 held for his re-
covery.S Mr.. Green recently suffered an
attack Of heart trouble. superinduced
by hardening OF the arteries. HIS chill
dren In Sioux City were notified Thurs
day that he was much weaker and
were summoned to his side. 6. Frank
Green left Thursday night for Florida.
Mr.. Green 10 shout q yeaRo old ,and.;
at 4his advanced are has; but sltehf
chaAce 70 survive. Olr. ana 0drs: