Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-18
Northern Io,ua Items

| Traer.
| While butchering a hog Alfred Hoist,
southeast Of Traer, cut a cash upon his
arm, four !nc!:es long, seyering an
Nartery.
Waukon.
| The commercial club is raising a
| fund of 5000 to finance it's first CONS
i munity Christmas tree. A real live
santa Claus will disbense candy to
every child Son Spring avenue on Dec.
| o6. On, Dec. % a sband concert and
fireworks will be held at the tree
vinton. J .
The seventh annual declamatory con-
test of the Iowa College for the Blind
will be held in the college auditorium
this evening" The contest is divided in
to three classes, oratorical. dramatic.
and humorous, with three students
competing for the prize in the orator. :
cal, four in the dramatic. and three in
the humorous. 4
Sheldon.
Peter wolfr, Of Matlock. sustained a
considerable loss when his building
burned to- the ground slast week. The
Ibuilding housed the Matlock meat
market and had recently been leased
| to O. NJ Bartlett. who for time work
led in the Geckler market in Sheldon
several years ago. We understand that
Mr.. wolff had no insurance on the
structure and the property was total
loss.
lFairbank.
The parochiali SCHOOL building fat
Fairbank was burned Thnrsd aSs after-
noon. The building ssWasssa new one,
three stories in height and constructed
of pressed brck.5 IT. was one OF the
finest school buildings Of it's size in
this part of Iowa. vt is reported that
fire caught in the store room, but just
how is not known This is aaserious
loss and Of course the Shuilding can
not be replaced before ,another fall,
1t was insured.
vinton. ,
William Arnold. the second Oldest
resident in point Of years in the city,
celebrated his goth; birthday anniver.
sary Sunday at his home in this city,
friends and neighbors calling on him
and wishing him good cheer and cons
tinued long life. Mr.. Arnold came to
vinton sixty years. ago last May and
was one oi,~the active men who have
helped in the pioneer work Of building
yinton. For several years he has been
unable to leave his home 4on account
Of failing eyesight but his mind is keen
and alert and he is optimistic.
lreton. IL
Sheriff Kinds, under instruction Of r
N. Schoenberger. deputy game warden
arrested Thomas G. Olson. Anton Rust
and Aubrey Baker this week on the
charge of killing muskrats. They were
taken before Police Justice H. Hanson
and after hearing the evidence were
fined. Olson drew fine Of $116.3O:
Rust, a minor, killed seventeen mus
rats and one mink out of season and
was fined 500. Baker killed seventy
nine muskrats and one mink. He.drew
fine of $500 and costs and thirty days
| in fail. The boys had q lot OF fun, but
it came pretty high for killing this
kind Of game this season.
Spencer.
The new standpipe at the city light
plant was to be installed Sunday. The
city had secured A. p. Nelson to dc
| the work, and all was going we'll. wher
ono OF the ropes had to break, and lei
the pipe fall breaking 1t in three
pieces. The only recourse left was t
patch up the old pipe and use as much
Of It a. they could, and have the new
ono repaired. The new pipe costs
around 1926. and It is quite likely Il
will be ready for installation soon
When the new plant il built, the coun-
ell will have brick chimney laid, and
do away with the bother Of having t.
put up a new flue every four or Ave
years.
DEBORAH. 4.
A gang Of fifteen I. w. WIS descended
on North McGregor last Thursday and
carried the idea that they would rul
the town. They demanded Of tho ferry
man that he take them across tho rive
to the Island saloon. and he refused
Then they set nre to the ferry oil shant!
ON the river bank. and said: III Thu
bunch can't handle things here, Their,
are more coming tomorrow" Jus
about that time the town officials go
busy, too Jailed the leaders, and the!
are finding the work they didn't want
On the stone pile at tho county seat
where they will work hard for boart
for thirty days. A. promised, the othe
bunch arrived Friday, but soon left OF
learning OF the boarding house appor
toned to their fellows.
Strawberry Point.
Jesse Gray and George Huggins, tw,
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