Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-29
Northern Io,ua Items

farm in Minnesota was taken il: ex-
change for the mill. The deal was
pending, for some time and, was closed
the latter par: of the week.
Maquoketa. szaes sa.l rs
Forty feet Of the Milwau
KEGS Huntsville branch bridge over
the Maquoketa river north OF town
was washed out by the hight water
and ice gorge here at 1880 O'CLOCK
Thursday and the ,,remainder of the
structure is likely to be torn out by
the water and ice at any time. The
water has spread over both banks OF
the river north of town. A half mile
above the railway bridge seven horses
are marooned on an island. The an
imals belong to- f., f. Beaton. They
started to swim out,but the ice drove
them back. They are standing in Is
inches of water and it is expected they
will be drowned. There appears TO be
no way to reach them now.
Waukon. -
County Auditor Skaters annual re-.
port shows that $2,3S6.50 was paid ont
for Widows pensions the past year and
$3,5S6.5O for wild animal bounties. For
bridge work $37,3S5.74 was paid out,
I,Of this amount s7,s05.39 was for cul-
verts and s15,O1S.S2 for new bridges.
For the road fund $20,S05.92 was ex-
pended; S2,125.S9 for dragging, and
lS7156.64 for permanent road work.
County Engineer Orr's record shows
that there are 1883 bridges i'm the
teounty whose total length reaches a.
029 feet To replace the entire number
of bridges with permanent concrete
structures would require $1,232, 11S.
Figuring at the rate of last years eX-.
penditures for new bridges the work
of permanent bridge construction in
Allamakee county will require over so
years for completion. ...g.
Waterloo. 500.
They went right out and turned
around and came right in again. This
is what the jury did in the appeal case
Of the city VS.. D. V. Stranahan charged
with owning house where disorderly
persons congregated. Receiving their
instruction from Judge Boies at 10:45
O'Clock Wednesday, morning, the jurors
left the court room but returned in
less than thirty minutes with a verdict
of guilty" This verdict sustains the,
decision of Police Judge Meyers. who
also found Stranahan guilty and sem
fenced him to pay fine Of $50 or
spend ten days in Jail. Libel and SLAM
der suits aggregating $4,000 hinge on
the district court verdict, tho the at
torney representing Stranahan Is said
to have declared his intention Of ap-
Epealing to the state supreme court.
The SANDER suits were instituted
against thirty eight people residing in
the vicinity Of Cherry and Glenwood
streets who had filed protests to the
city council regarding disorderly
houses said to exist in that locality.
RicevilIe.
The pioneer days Of Mitchell county
are recalled in the experience Mon.
day of Rev. E. Rodenham, pas,
tor of the Baptist churches at Rice
vile and McIntire. Mr.. Bohemian
breaches at Riceville In the morning
and is accustomed to drive in his au-s
tomobile to McIntire In the afternoon
Last Sunday his car was out Of COM,
mission and he decided to make his
Journey on foot. The Thermometer
registered considerably below zero and
wind that almost amounted to gale
was blowing from the northwest. The
preacher is plucky man, however,
and once he had started, refused to
turn back, but he says that he never
wishes to repeat the experience. There
are but few houses on the seven mile
stretch between the towns, and he
faced the wind and cold without a
pause. Several times he thought that
he would have to give up, but he
pushed forward by main force and fin.
ally arrived in McIntire at the point Of
[exhaustion. His face was badly frozen
and one leg was frozen SO completely
that the skin has since began to peel.