Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-10
Northern Io,ua Items

inzly bright Most Of the corn is up
to and past@the two-foot mark and Is
! growing fast. Nor lis corn 1.-The only
4 product that 10 coming fine. Oats are
up above the average and the other
small grains are OF the same stand
| ard Farmers near Dubuque have been
| sticking pretty tight to their farms
during the past three weeks. but sew
eral were in the city lately and all
were jubilant over the outlook.
ossian.
According to word received here J.
]. ,tSddManus will be Ossian's next post
master. President Wilson on July 80
having sent his nomination to the SEN
ate. There were four other aspirants
to the field: Editor T. F. Schmitz, Of
the Ossian Bee; j. E. Boyle, George
Cooper and A. C. Heck. The term Of
| the present nasby, John Moe, expires
in February. Mr.. McManus is one OF
Ossian's prominent business men, and
will serve the people of this town in
the best possible manner. His many
friends are congratulating him upon
his good fortune.
Cedar Falls.
The first company Of citizen soldiery
In Iowa, seventy-five strong. has been
| formed in Cedar Falls. It's members
include many prominent business men
of the city and several former militia
men. It required but six days to re-
cruit the. company. movement for
! which was started by Harry Peterson,
former guardsman. This company is
to constitute reserve force to be
used in case Of war with Mexico. the
| war department has agreed to furnish
guns and ammunition for rifle prac-
tice for the organization. The plans
of the company include two hours
military drill each week with consider
able rifle practice at stated periods.
Sioux City.
| Policeman Patrick Barrett Thursday
was ordered to the Fourth street via
duct where John Miller, a negro was
creating a disturbance. When Bar
rett told Miller he was under arrest,
the black felled the policeman with a
left hand uppercut. Barrett arose and
! finished the battle with his club after
which he learned that Miller had just
returned from Sioux Falls. S. D.. where
he won prize fight. When Barrett
returned to the station he was. detailed
+,
years old. who had been terrorizing his
family The policeman found Slider
in bed with a, shot gun at his side and
a razor In his hand AS Barrett entered
the door, Slider leveled the gun at him.
It was wrested from his grasp and
! found to be empty. IT'S all in days
work." the policeman remarked as he
mopped the perspiration from his
face.
Fort Dodge.
James E. Flaherty, secretary and
treasurer of the knight Motor Com
pany, was slightly injured. and Fred
Trotter. salesman for the knight COM
pany suffered serious body injuries
when the big Stearns "S" in which they
were riding made two complete revo-
buttons four miles south OF Huxley
about $780, Thursday afternoon. Fla
herty was at the wheel when the acci-
dent happened. He was driving at a
fast pace, probably fifty miles an hour,
when passing another car he is thought
to have applied the brakes too sudden
w. The result was that the back
wheels locked. the rear Of the car
swung sideways and the big car rolled
over twice, coming to standstill in
an upright position with the two oc-
cupants bruised and sore but neither
4 with fatal injuries After the acciden,
4 F7aferty was able to go to a nearby
! farmhouse and telephone to Huxley
for assistance. A car was sent and the
two injured men were taken to Huxley
and given medical treatment