Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-01
Northern Ioua Items

the we'll. A piece OF the log is on ex-
hibition and it is we'll preserved
| piece Of wood. How the log happened
to be so far beneath the surface is a
mystery.
Waterloo.
When Mrs. Pearl Kliebenstein. with
5-year-oid daughter in her arms,
stepped on the lower step Of Chicago
Great Western passenger train at
Reinbeck July 10 last. the conductor
said there We're no vacant seats in the
car, Before she could reach a place
OF security the train started and she
was thrown upon the station platform,
inJurlng her hip and right leg These
are allegations in a suit for $500 dam
age against the company.
Sioux City.
J. z. Englecke. who was a trick rider
on the kind Of bicycles they had thirty
years ago, would not be convinced that
motorcycle riding constitutes a new
problem. He undertook to perform on
gas machine. but accidentally turned
or more fuel when he meant TO shu. /.
off. He was picked up, badly hurt,
near the tree against which the mo-
ScICy CIe Ildu "IcChcu ILSGlI. t1nSleEkS
is an undertakers employe, and is 60
years old.
churdan.
Little Mildred Clipperton met with
quite an accident Monday. She had
been making a new dress for her doll
and dropped her work on the floor.
In a few minutes the doll dress was
forgotten and Mildred stepped on it,
running the needle into her foot. Mrs.
Clipperton tried to pull the needle out
but IL broke off and a physician was
called at once It was necessary 70
chlorotorrn her before the needle could
be pulled out She will probably have
very sore foot for few days.
Patton
Dean L. Fowler assistant cashier Of
the Farmers State Bank, has resigned
his position to take effect on Monday
of this week The bank filed the
vacancy by eiecting John Miller, OF
Ruthven, who came down Monday 20
begin work Mr.. Miller will not come
to Patton as a stranger. He served for
more than a year as agent for the VI.
& ST. l. railway at this place and it
was his business ability in handling
the railroads affairs here that attract
ed the banks attention
Fort Dodge.
One hundred thousand dollars ii
freshly printed currency has just been
received by the First National Bank
from The government printing and en-
craving plant. This is one Of the
largest single shipments ever received
in Fort Dodge. The greatest possible
secrecy is maintained in the shipment
of a large sum of money like this. It
was taken from the express company
10 the bank by an employee followed by
two other employees armed with re-
volvers.
Clinton.
Clinton needs modern road machin-
cry for the repair and improvement Of
its dirt surfaced streets, declared
Clinton good roads enthusiast. ''By the
expenditure of few hundreds Of dol
lars even as much as $1,000" he d =
clared. the city could accomplish
much more in the repair Of it's streets
than under the present antiquated
methods of working with shovels and
picks. BY spending $1,000 Of the 49,
900 which is available annually for The
repair and improvement OF streets AMI
alleys, in the purchase OF machinery"
he continued. the $4,000 remaining
would accomplish several times as
much in road improvement as under
the present conditions. Clinton couil
also well afford to spend $1,000 or more
annually for oil to be used in oiIin.
the dirt streets and roads leading into
the city. IT Is the modern method Of
surfacing dirt roads and greatly re-
duces the cost for nnkeen"