Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-09
Northern Io1ua Items

kept up for more than month. Not
more than a third of the number who
passed thru Sioux City on their way
to the Dakotas are expected to return
this way.
Reinbeek.
Merwin Merrick met with quite a
| bad accident Monday forenoon. He
had gone on to the Erickson farm to
spend the day with the Erickson boys.
Threshers were at the farm that day
and Lawrence Erickson and Merwin
had been detailed to haul water to the
threshers and had hitched the old fam
lily driving horse to a buggy and while
in the act of hauling water one side
Of the thills dropped. This scared the
horse and it started to run. In the
mixup Merwin either jumped or he
was thrown from the buggy and he fell
in such a manner as to break his left
limb above the ankle, both bones be-
ing broken. He was brought to town
and later taken to his home in Wa
terloo.
Dubuque.
1t appeared that Dubuque is finally
to have an auditorium, a building
which will seat any convention or
may be brought to the city. A stock
company has been formed and will
have a capital stock of $4,000. AL
subscribed or spoken for and it seems
the project is a sure CO. The building
proposed will have a frontage OF
seventy feet on both Iowa and Clay
street and will have length of 235
RI cfro
tive plans for the building have not
been determined on but it is known
the building will be of fire proof con-
struction, with stone, brick or cement
walls and fire proof roof supported by
steel bridging and Orders.
Mason City.
Two bold holdups. on Friday night
and one Saturday night are reported,
concerning which the police say they
have no knowledge. Walter Van Horne,
whose son is makeup man for a local
newspaper, tells of being assaulted by
two men at the corner of State and
Adams streets by the armnrv. Satur-
day night. He says one man seized
him by the throat and went thru his
pockets, while the other pushed gun
against his ribs. He lost SIS. 1t is
also reported that when Howard
OLeary, accompanied by his sister
passed under the NJ. & st. L. viaduct
on East State street in his automobile
that he was accosted and stopped by
armed men. Friday evening. He is
understood to have made his getaway
from the highway man without los
ing anything.
Boone.
4 deal was closed Saturday after
noon whereby the Hotel Hoist changed
hands, Henry Seebers disposing of his
interests to J. Frank Wray, of Perry,
formerly Of this city Messrs Wray
and n. NJ. Basket. Of Perry, were Wis
itors in this city Saturday and while
here Mr.. Wray closed the DEAL This
has been hanging fire for some time
and the arrangements were completed
Saturday with all parties concerned.
Mr.. Wray will take possession Oct.
and will remove to this city probably
a short time before that date. He has
been a resident Of Perry since the
Pattee hotel was built and only re-
Gently disposed Of that popular hostel
ry. For some time some years ago he
was landlord of the Northwestern hotel
in this city, he being owner there at
the time the Hoist was built and
opened.
Pomeroy.
vern Weikert, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
F. E. Weikert. suffered injuries Mon
day evening from being thrown off
motorcycle. the effects OF which are
hard to determine at the present He
must have struck on his forehead. as
the only injuries were on his head and
face. There were several cuts in his
lips, his tongue was cut and his face
badly scratched. The accident oc-
CURED near the G. L. Drommer place
about 1880 o'clock. Apparently the
motorcycle struck some obstruction in
the road and the rider was thrown
headlong. The condition of the road
indicated that the wheel had slid thirty
feet, while the young man was still
ahead of the machine, which was not
damaged beyond the bending of a
guard and pedal though wild tales
passed quickly about town to the eff
fleet that an automobile was burning
UP near the Drommer place. Mr..
'Weikert is unable to explain what did
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