Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-04
Northern Iowa Items

safe blowers entered the postoffice and
made two attempts to crack the safe.
They used nitro -glycerine. the first
charge doing little damage and the
second did not explode. The Claussen
blacksmith shop was also entered and
numerous tools stolen. At Greenville,
just south Of Spencer, the postoffice
was entered and small safe broken
open. Here the thieves secured selout
forty dollars in cash. Some stamps
taken were realty wrapped UP ana leIi
at the railroad station. Other stamps
in the safe were damaged to the ex-
tent Of about eighty dollars.
Northwood.
Manual training has been introduced
this year for the first time, and the
course will include the seventh,
eighth. ninth and tenth grades. Pupils
entering the ninth grade or first year
Of the high school, will be expected
to choose whether they will study
Latin. German Norwegian or manual
training. as these four subjects are
elective in the ninth grade. Each
study must be continued for two years
at least and in the case Of Latin four
years are offered. The manual train
ing in tine seventh and eighth grades
is offered to boys only, and is not
elective.
stratford.
While driving across a small bridge
over the dreGge ditch near his home
south Of town Hans Knuth met with
quite an unfortunate accident. The
tongue on the wagon came down.
frightening the horses. and breaking
the tongue. pulling Mr.. Knuth off the
wagon. He fell onto the bridge. sus-
| tanning a disiocation Of the bone at the
elbow of the right arm and slight
fracture of the wrist bone. The horses
ran into a wire fence and sustained
a few wire scratches. Mr.. Knuth came
to town at once and had his injuries
attended to and is now getting along
nicely, altho he will be unable to do
any farm work for some time.
jefferson.
The paving gang will land in JEFF
ferson some time during the coming
| week, and the local contract will be
gotten under way for quick finish
The gong will start with about fifty
men from abroad, and the foreman
who will be here the latter part Of this
week, wants to hire every Jefferson
man who wants job. He will open
headquarters in few days for en-
! ploying men up to q sufficiency that
will enable them to complete the Job
before winter sets in. Excavation Of
streets aTi laying CURLING and cutters
will be the first move on The program.
! after which the big mixing machines.
for putting II the cement foundation.
will be in evidence. Two hundred
| workmen will be necessary to COM
piete the work as quickly as desired.
LeMars.
The dry goods store of the Kehr-
berg Schneider Company on Sixth
street was burglarized some time on
\ last Friday night or early Saturday
morning. The fact that the store had
been robbed was discovered when the
place was opened for business at the
1 usual hour on Saturday morning when
it was found that several hundred
dollars worth OF silk had been taken.
An examination OF the premises
showed that the thieves had gained ac-
cess to the dry goods department from
upstairs. At the head of the stairs
where is located the office of Rose
+, berry,! Rossbcrry there is closet. The
robbers went into the closet and broke
thru window which admitted them
Ito the upstairs show room of the
{ kenrDerg SCHNEIDER ssoTe and they
then had free access to the store