Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-16

Fort Dodge.
The citizens of Fort Dodge will vote
March on the issuance of bonds TOT
$15O,0O0 for the construction of CEN
trail grade school building.
Wall Lake.
e. E. Carlson, the civil engineer from
Battle Creek who made a preliminary
survey in Wall Lake, finds that there Is
plenty of fall for a successful sewer
system. Mr. Carlson advised that the
septic tank be placed south of the old
creamery site He estimated the cost
of a complete system at about $1,000.
Dubuque.
Mrs Elizabeth Schueller, janitress at
the city hall. was the victim of q clever
female pickpocket while she was seat
ed in dry goods store Tuesday. The
thief stole her purse containing us
and some jewelry from her handbag
and got away with the stuff. The po-
lice believe they know the woman anu
her arrest is expected.
Lansing.
Bernie Luth, son OF Peter Luth of
Lafayette township. was terribly
burned Sunday morning when he used
gasoline to start fire in a stove. In
the explosion which followed pictures
We're torn from the wall and the house
caught fire. Luth was taken to a hos
pital, and 1t is reported his chances
| for recovery are slight.
Rolfe.
Mrs. Fac McEwen has offered to do
! nate to the ladies clubs of Role the
| former postoffice building, located or
! the corner south of her home, provided
! the clubs will remodel the building ano
arrange to carry out her ideas regard
! ing a social center If the gift is &C
] copied and her plans are carried out il
means that the building will be remod-
| eled into gymnasiums for the young
people and a club and rest room foi
the women.
Sanborn.
Little Beatrice Hutterer, elder dat h-
ter of DR.. and Mrs. L. G. Hutterer, SUI
fered a very painful accident last week
! She was picking up a crochet moor
from the floor and ran 1t into her lee
about an inch and n half. The HOOK
I caught so that it could not be pulleC
out and had to be pushed on thru hel
| leg and the hook cut off before 1t coulo
! be withdrawn. Beatrice has been a
pretty sick little girl since then but is
on the way to recovery at present.
New Hampton.
James Broadie. a well known either
of Fredericksburg died WEDNESDAYS
from injuries sustained in a fall Tues
/ day afternoon. He was standing up ir
a sled when the horses became fright
ened and gave quick start. Broadie
! lost his balance, fell over the end boarC
| onto his head and suffered fracture
! of the skull. Mr. BrOadie was born ir
I Canada, Sept. 26, 1S49, where he was
! married to Isabelle McKinnon. They
came to Iowa in 1882 and settled on &
| farm in Dresden township, near Fred
| ericksburg, where Mrs. Broadie dice
Feb. Is, 1890 About seven years age
| he moved into Fredericksburg. He was
a. member Of the Masonic lodge.
Sac City.
| With the enthusiastic backing Of ths
boys and girls of the public schoo
Principal Wallace has circulated pc
tition to the board OF directors OF the
Sac City school district asking on be
half of legal voters that an election bt
called and a proposition submitted
thereat to the voters OF the town fol
! issuing bonds in sum not to exceed
$4,000, the money derived from thu
sale Of bonds to be used Ito provide
and equip a playground and to cree
thereon and furnish a school building
to be used as gymnasium and recre
alton ground" Already moro thai
twice the required number OF voter
have signed the petition and doubtless
the directors will see At to submit tn,
proposition unless there II some lega
impediment.
Maplston.
J. A. Lamp. former resident o
Odebolt and later OF Mapleton. VIII,
recently sold out In Mapleton and pur
chased interests in Ainsworth, ha
had a series Of bad luck since goinl
to the latter place. The opera hous
and shoe store In which ne held par
ownership were destroyed by fire
with no insurance, and his household
goods were in q wreck while in colrs
OF transportation and badly damaged
Mr. M. Lamp !s not discouraged. however
4 He was nStown3 the past week on bust
lnasias and SAva stlIayc will, ntaft thu si1o