Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-25
Northern Io,ua Items

thru the ice, going three times below
~water above his head. He held a rake
in his hand which helped him in saving
his life. Another young lad, by the
name Of Brimmer, who was on the
scene giving help also received an icy
bath. The whistle at the waterworks
was sounded, more help arrived and all
were soon brought to dry land, none
the worse ortheir experience, !
Waterloo.
Industrial Workers Of the World are
coming here sinsly, in pairs and in
groups Of five and six, according to in
formation received by the police. The
invasion really. began a month ago. but
drastic action served to check it tenn
porarily. Tuesday six /. w. w. men
arrived. According to the police one
of them started trouble in less than an
hour after securing employment. He
started fight with fellow workman
in cement gang. We was in the act
Of menacing the workman with a pick
when the foreman interfered. 1t is re-
ported the l. w. w. man dropped his
pick and drew gun. The matter was
reported to the police. but when they
reached the scene the man had fled.
Vinton.
The boys and girls of Vinton re-
sponded to the generous offer of Mana
ger A. G.S Stolte, Of the Palace theater.
and the results OF last Saturdays gift
was six bushels Of potatoes and one
bushel OF apples, besides scattering
Of onions, carrots, beets and other veg
of To- or, oil a6
ted 10 the theater Saturday with the
price of admission fixed at two potatoes,
or any fruit or vegetable. More than
100 tots saw the show in the afternoon
Manager Stolte will make the same Of
fer to the children next Saturday aft
ernoon, and will give the proceeds Of
the two shows to the poor of the city
on Thanksgiving day with the aid Of
the Boy Scouts to distribute the fruit
and vegetables.
MeGresor.
Elmer Pullen. a iMcGregor farmer
who has gained considerable fame the
last few years in northwestern Iowa as
a wolf hunter. has returned from Fort
Atkinson with two wolf hides and a
fox skin as trophies Of few days hunt
The farmers near Fort Atkinson and
Calmar have been losing hundreds Of
turkeys and chickens and good many
pigs this fall by wolves. Word was
sent Mr.. Pullen and q week ago he
went to Fort Atkinson with two Of his
wolf hounds. He reports a number Of
exciting experiences and tho capturing
only two wolves, shot third and was
close on the trail Of two others. One
of the latter was huge in size. His
dogs chased it for miles. were nearly
on it several times but in the end were
outrun.
Fort Dodge.
Virgil Heast, baby bandit, and regu-
lar bad man Of Webster City, was ar
rested at the Fort Dodge police station.
Virgil is years old and had big ideas
Of robbing a department store In Web
ster City and taking a trip to foreign
lands on the money gained from the
haul. he broke into a department
store in his home town and, after the
city marshal had made threats Of ar
resting him and putting him in Jail. he
boarded train and came to Fort
Dodge. In the wee hours Of the night
hC oPpiiCo " t1iS pOAAS0 oSAItOu Luz pIo-
lection. He was afraid of being Ear
rested, he said. He told the police his
trouble and then he was arrested. He
slept On two chairs in the corner Of the
sergeant's OFFICE, and told him all about
his plans for living the life Of Long
John Silver and Jim Hawkins. II just
thought It would be grand to do some
once in my life" he lisp
ed. Alone and smiling. he was shipped
back to Webster City. where he will
reign quietly in the home harbor for
some time to come. ~ ~