Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-16
Northern Io1ua Items

heels OF the first car were still on
the main line, while the rear trucks
of the fourth car remained on the sid
ing, the other two cars being thrown
at an angle, between the two tracks.
Practically one 90 Of the grain cars
which was bound thru to st. Louis will
be lost Inside ofsthirty minutes after
the accident the NJ, & st. l.. wrecker
WAS in thea yards with aFgang Of thirty
men at wdrk clearing the track. No
ene was injured In the accident
Z The current from the Upper Iowa
power plant at DEBORAH has been
turned on and the MtGregor Light and
Power Company is row bringing 13.200
volts of electricity from Postville over
its lines to McGregor and North Nc
Gregor. The towns of Luana and
Monona and farmers along the trans
mission line are-receiving electricity
from the same source. An interesting
feature is the use OF the current at the
rewIy completed rural consolidated
school at Luana. Every manner Of
electrical device has been installed in
the building and five motors are In
operation Water is pumped by cleo
tr,city to supply drinking fountains
and boys and girls lavatories and
toilets in connection with every school,
room. The domestic science depart
ment has electric stoves and many
kinds of electric utensils. The manual
training department is fully equipped
with electric power Vacuum cleaners
will clean the whole building and an
electric operated air washing system
will render every bit Of air germless
before it enters the school rooms.
Cedar Rapids.
Paul White the sonNof Mr.. and Mrs.
Homer F. White, 1923 Bever avenue
fell Thursday on the floor Of his room
in dormtory at Dartmouth college,
Hanover, N. H., and suffered broken
right leg, according to information re-
ceived here by his parents. He was
taken to hospital at once, where the
bone was set. The attending physician
announces that the break is not
serious one, but that he will be con-
fined to his bed a few days. He then
iii be permitted to walk on crutches
The news of Whites accident became
generally known about the Coo cam
pus Thursday night and caused some
excitement. White, before entering
Dartmouth college this fall, had been
power in athletics at Coe, having
played on the basketball team and on
the tennis team. He is state inter-col-
legiate champion in tennis. When he
announced that he was going to enter
Dartmouth, Coe studets made efforts
to retain his registration at Coe, but
increased opportunity at the Hanover
college made him look with favor on
the change.
Sioux City.
The Sioux City Real Estate Assocla-
ton has reported the result of an in
vestigation that discloses the local
public library Is conducted with great
than any other library Of the same
class in the middle west. The probe
was decided upon recently with a view
to ascertaining facts concerning the
library management. Miss Jeanette
Drake, librarian, recently was attacked
by W. L. steele, member OF the board
Of library trustees. who accused her
OF discharging help without proper
cause and with general mismanaSe-
ment Miss Drake was cleared of the
charges and later the real estate as
sociation decided to take up the library
question from the cost standpoint. It's
report makes favorable comparison
with the libraries Of Des Moines, Cedar
Rapids, Lincoln. Dubuque and St
Joseph. According to the report, the
circulation Of books per capita in
Sioux City is ~ and the average cir
culation OF each book Is 5.35. The
number Of volumes per capita Is. 81,
and the cost Of salary for each book
circulated Is Is cents.