Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-14

Spencer.
The Spencer hospital, under the con-
troll of woman's board Of managers,
was formally opened with reception
to the public. About 1000 persons in
spected the building. The hospital Is
equipped with ali the latest devices
and is completely modern in every re-
spect.
Maquoketa.
| The directors Of the Jackson County
Fair association held meeting yester-
day afternoon In the American, sSav-
jings bank and reelected NJ, Pc Nc
Caferty, secretary, and NJ. Mahoney,
treasurer Henry Joiner was elected a
director in place of Melvin w. Joiner.
No date for the 1915 fair was set.
Primghar.
Much interest is being shown in the
week short course to be held here for
the county by the Ames extension de-
partment the first week in February.
There will be nine men and women
here from Ames. 1t is expected, that
! 500 regular students will be enrolled In
the February course.
Fort Dodge.
An addition to the power plant at
\
100000 and the building of $4,000
concrete and steel bridge across the
Des Moines river, have been announced
by the Fort Dodge. Des Moines &
Southern railroad. The sale of electric
power by the Central Iowa Light 4
Power Co. subsidiary concern. mas
already taxed the capacity of the pres
ent power plant. The bridge will re-
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the road was constructed
Sioux City.
| All Shaffer, who was arrested when
he alighted from a Northwestern train
Sunday night, and confined in the city
| jail. Is under the care of physician
1t was discovered that both feet had
been frozen. Shaffer boarded the sec
ond blind" of the fast Northwestern
train at Mankato and did not leave
his place Of concealment until he ar
rived in Sioux City. when he was ar
rested. His feet were swollen to three
times their normal size.
Fort Dodge.
/, Jim and Jake, the two old fire horses
that have served the city so we'll for
the last fourteen years nearly lost their
lives in q fire at the reserve fire station
between Sixth and Seventh streets or
First avenue south. Some careless
smoker had evidently thrown either a
Lighted match or cigar stub into the
rear of the barn where there was q
deal of bailed hay. The hay was ig-
nited and the blaze was not discov-
cred until the barn was completely
filed with smoke. Old Jim and Jake
were prancing around eager to gel
away to the fire when the fire men go,
to them.
Mason City.
Two fires, one of them Enthusiastically
Of incendiary origin, have threatened
the Washington school recently. The
information has been withheld by the
school authorities for some time e
enable them to seek for clues. The
work was either that OF school pupil.
or OF some parent dissatisfied with the
building in which their children were
being educated, It Is believed. Boti
fires gained little Roadway. The frs
was extinguished by the janitor
Charles Shepard and the second. which
was probably started at night, burne<
itself out before any damage haA beer
done to the school.
Sioux Gle.
The first building owned by thu
Sioux City school district will be per
manently located in Stone park. where
II will stand as relic Of early days ir
this city. Plans for the removal Of thu
building from its present location II
the rear of the Allison home. Eight
land Douglas streets. have been takeI
up by members OF the city council. i
was erected as a home for the Sherwit
Family. The original location was OF
the corner Just north Of the presen
Eiks. clubhouse. Here y stood nnti
1850, when It was moved to It's present
location. The building. which II IKE.
fleet In Dimensions. was purchased