Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-23
Northern Ioaua Items

which they used for housekeeping pur-
poses. at SM jackson street. The rent
was in arrears this week, when Mrs.
Schafer explained that her husband
was gone, the landlord according to
police clerk Joe Young, took charge Of
the trunk-in which the little dresses
and the shawls Of the baby were being
kept. MRS. .Schafer appeared at the
| police station and wore to a warrant
charging her husband with desertion.
Mason City.
Blinded by the lights Of an approach
ing car, Harry Hinkman, an employee
Of the P. G. & E.. accompanied by two
other passengers collided head-on
with another auto driven by a farmer
living near Maniey Wednesday night.
Hickman attempted to pass the car
but ran into it, instead, not knowing
the position of the approaching auto.
His car was not thrown into a ditch,
but Hickman received several cuts
about the fact and other minor bruises
when thrown from the car The other
passengers escaped uninjured. Hick-
man lives at the home Of w. r. Wise,
1928 West Second street N. w. Both
cars were slightly damaged as the re-
suit of the collision.
Fort Dodge.
In order to give the Fort Dodge foot
ball team foemen worthy Of their steel
the members of the school board have
organized themselves into an opposi-
ton eleven. The school board has sew
eral gridiron stars and although they
are a few years out Of practice, they
expect soon to be invincible. The Fort
Dodge high school team won the Iowa
championship last year. The board
wants them to live up to their reputa-
ton. The tentative lineup for the
board Is as follows: Rice. center:
Files. fullback; Hilsell, left half: Min,
KEEL, right half; G~ustafson. quarter
back: Blakely, right guard: Nelson,
left guard: Busby, left tackle: Nc
credgh. right tackle; Thompson. right
end: Beresford, left end.
Atsona.
Algona boasts the largest and best
supported, commercial club in the state
in proportion to tho size Of the town.
Algona has q population Of 1000. and
a well organized club Of 147 members,
and an income OF $500 per year. This
organization has a paid secretary.
Since Its organization, July 1, 1t has
provided a FREQ hitch barn for the
farmers, q we'll apportioned rest room
where the women from the country,
tourists and townspeople feel free to
come and visit and rest. Signs have
been put on the approaches to town
welcoming all incoming traffic instead
of giving them the customary greet:
Ing: SLOW down to twelve miles an
hours" and bidding them. Good 'uck,
goodbye" when they leave.
Fort Dodge.
A fire In the barn In the alley be-
tween First and Second avenue south,
west Of Sixth street, threatened that
whole section Of the city at noon
Thursday. The barn was In flames
when the department arrived and near
adjoining frame buildings seemed in |
Immediate danger. The high wind made
the work Of fire fighting difricult. The
fire however, was confined 70 the
barn. Max Spoon was the owner OIL
the barn. He estimates the loss. which
Is in harness. hay and feed, at about
$500. which Is at least partially COW
cred by insurance. The horses were in
the barn but saved. spoon said
It started from burning old
papers in the alley. Stories have been
general that the IRE was set. FIRE
Trusty said this afternoon that
there would be an investigation.