Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-27
Northern Io1va Items

addition to this sum, the Clinton man
at one time found a purse containing
$780, He advertised i'm the papers, but
the money was never claimed. This
makes a total sum of $3.50 found by
one man during the past fifteen years
AIgona.
State Dairy and Food Inspector T.
A. Clark was in this county last week
and at Lone Rock caused the arrest of
Sam Harr, the hotel man.. 1t appears
that Nir. Harr returnad some ice cream
cans without first washing them,
which IS in violation of the pure food
laws. Mr.. Harr paid a fine Of $40 in
S. W. Crowell's court for the offense.
This will probably be warning to
others who have been in the habit Of
doing the same thing. (.
Britt. =
Bert Vickermarl, of Clear Lake, S.
D., is visiting relatives in Britt. Bert
is the old time hardware man who
used to ride the bicycle against Fred
Corey's running horse, Dick Turpin
and pulled down the $25 by being
paced by a running horse in road
cart where the driver sat on a whip
anu Del tooN lilC lip "a tilC "ilip pc-
tween his teeth on the back stretch
and let the PAGER tow him at about a
mile minute clip. OF course Bert
tainted when he won the race and Fred
near tainted when he found out how
Bert did it.
North MeGresor.
The work OF launching the new Mil
waukee railway pontoon bridge built
in the Prairie du Chen, Wis, boat
yards for-the North AIcGregor channel
of the mississippi river was begun at
Prairie du Ohien Thursday. When the
big craft is iii the water the finishing
touches will be given it, then it will be
towed across the river to North Nc
Gregor and placed in position. thus
making the west end of the Prairie du
Chen division of the Milwaukee road,
which is also the across the river part
OF the track, safe for the new big en-
gines they will then use on that di-
vision.
Waterloo.
Tag, you're it, The police have a
new game and its object is to stop vio-
was successful altho only half the au-
tagged appeared In police court Red
tags are used in arresting violators Of
traffic regulations. Officers carry
supply OF tags. Wherever an operator
is violating the law and is not with his
car a tag is placed on conspicuous
place on the machine. 1t notifies the
owner to appear at police headquarters
at a. m. next day. A check mark in
dicates what section Of the law has
been violated. After attaching the tag
the officer removes a coupon, or stub,
nils In the license number and leaves
it at headquarters. II the owner fails
to report a warrant rs issued.
iMcGrsgor. a.,4g.
The new county. road at North Nc
Gregor has become an attraction for
all the country round. The road wind
ing aroundshigh up on the side Of the
hill on the way to the west yards az
lords comprehensive view OF the Inn
mense improvements that the Milwau-
kee railroad company Il making on the
fiat and swamp swept land below. Two
steam shovels are constantly at work.
one excavating, the new channel for
Bloody Run In the hills on the south,
the other cutting down hills on the
north, side OF the nat for the round
house, and shops. Trains OF dump carr
are filing in the fat for switching
yards. gradually working from the
east The big new turntable Is in
course OF construction and the first ce-
ment for the foundation OF the round
house was poured, this week.