Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-27
Cedar. Rapjds,

Cedar Rapids.
Thirty minutes after he had Secured
work here as switchman on the Rock
Island road. Harry Beemer, SO years
old, Of Clinton, fell from a. box car and
was instantly killed.
Sioux City.
Proprietors of a number of the
smaller restaurants Of the city who
during the past have, been serving
meals for Is cents have decided to
boost the price 5 cents a meal. No
more decent meals will be served.
Dow City,
A.. H. Rudd, for twenty years past
editor and publisher Of the Dow City
Enterprise. died Saturday morning
after a protracted illness. He was one
of the best known newspaper men in
the weekly field Of southwest Iowa.
Mason City.
Mason City led all the cities in the
state ssthe past veal in the matter OF
public improvements. The total value
Of the buildings erected reached the
huge sum of $5..426, 900. Des Moines
was second with building improve
ments estimated at $4,600,000.
Grssns.
There has been a person here the
past few days, who, with the as
sistance OF Homer Woodling, has been
hunting along the river for turtles,
which are found under drift wood
along the bank and buried in the mud,
Quite a number have been secured,
and are being shipped east to be used
in making terra min som 49,
Strawberry Point.
While Wesley, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Gus Dillon, and Claud Newton were
engaged in saving down trees, one OF
the trees did not fall in the direction
the boys expected 1t to and in run
ming to get Tout of the way, Dillon
'tripped and fell, the tree striking him
breaking his left leg in two places
below the knee, d%islocating the ankle,
injuring his hip and cutting a severe
cash in the head.
DysrsviIIe.
G%oetzinger brothers, Of Luxemburg,
have been induced to locate here by
the commercial club. 1t Is G~oetzinger
brothers intention to get closer to A
railroad. and erect a modernly ar
ranged factory building. The output
of the factory will be not only wagons,
but also other wood work. such as
handles for tools, etc. A good force OF
men will be employed. According to
the plans outlined several acres will be
necessary for the factory buildings,
warehouse and ground room.
Cedar Rapids.
Another name was added to the list
Of Observation-Disclosures in Cedar Rapids
within the last week when Christ
Bjornsen, 80, 1915 North First street,
west, died at Mercy hospital at 1880
Saturday afternoon from shock and a
compound fracture OF the right leg,
the result Ct or accident at the KIM
ball building at 1:45 when a heavy
iron column fell, striking Bjornsen on
the back Of the neck. carrying him TO
the floor below. His leg was crushed
literally to a bag OF bones. In the
opinion Of the doctors. it was the
blow oi The back e the reel. NTH the
attendant shock to the sympathetic
system that caused Bjornsen's death.
DEBORAH.
After fifteen months Of work. which,
has been handicapped in many ways.
the DEBORAH eve system has finally
been completed. Altho it has taken q
long time, one must go and investkr
gate the whole works to appreciate
what a large Undertaking it is. To
walk around the sep tank. the four
fitterers. each Of which is 55esi5a feet
and the sludge bed alone a easily
{ esz..:a. !tasts &little nanre@Ahan an
ordinary system. The Ayphons which