Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-24

Dubuque.
John Slater, one-legged Dubuque
newsboy, fell and broke his sound leg
Dubuque.
Lois Birds, 70 years old, a resident OF
Peosta, was found lying beside the
road. half way between this city ano
Peosta Friday Examination proved
the old man to be dead. Coroner Full
lerton stated that the aged man hac
died from heart disease.
Sioux City.
The cattle auction sale record foI
feeders in the United States was pro-
ken in the Sioux City yards Wednes-
day. A total Of 1874 carloads were auc-
toned off in the four and one-half-
hour period. Prices ran high. over
100000 being realized from the sale
Fort Dodge.
One sweet potato, weight ~ pounds,
was on exhibition at the Northwestern
National bank. 1t was raised on the
Enneskillen farm of Joseph Chapman,
vice president Of the bank, at Orono
Lake Minnesota. Mr.. Chapman har-
vested twenty bushels Of sweet pota-
toes this year.
Humboldt.
The organizing Of Republican l.
Meredith club which has been under
way here for the last few days was
perfected Saturday. A strenuous cam
paign is to be waged from now until
election day among the republicans in
Humboldt county to get their support
for Mr.. Meredith.
Charles City.
The S-year-old daughter of Fred
Gardner was run over and killed near
Elma, small town fourteen miles
from here Wednesday afternoon. A
garage keeper at New Hampton was
driving the car. The child ran around
one car and got i9 the path of Sec
ond one. s---.....
Vinton. g
The city Of vinton, owning it's own
lighting and water plants, is making
improvements in the water plant. A
Gardner fire pump with a capacity OF
1900 gallons per minute and ll0
pounds pressure has been purchased at
cost of &1,04o. The pump will not be
installed until the new water tank is
completed which will probably be
about the middle Of December. The
capacity Of the tank Is 10000 gallons.
This pump will be used for fires only.
Bellevue.
River traffic for the 1916 season has
been more profitable than for some
years past. The government boats
David Upton and Elinor are busy car
rying supplies for the making OF dams
Passenger traffic on the upper Miss
issippi river has ended for this season
and the steamers Quincy, Sydney and
st. Paul are now undergoing their an
|nual overhauling in the st. Louis dry
docks. During the winter months the
Sydney is chartered by wealthy New
Orleans parties and clubs for. house
parties and other society functions.
Clinton.
Patrick Kenney Is dead at his home
here at the age Of 81 years. He was q
native of ireland but came to America
Iowa since the early ffties. His wife
died eleven years ego. The funeral
was held from ST. Irenaeus church
Monday, with burial in Holy Cross
cemetery. He is survived by the fol
lowing children: William and Andrew
Kenney, Remsen: Sister Mary Elean-
or, Chicago; Sister Mary Emilian, Lin.
coin, Neb.; and Mrs. George B. Tuck
Ing, C. w. Kenney and Miss Ella Ken
ney Of Clinton.
Fort Dodge.
Four hundred republicans in Web
ster county have already been enrolled
in the Republican -iMeretfitf county
club which was recently organized, ac.
cording to Frank Nelson, secretary Of
the club Saturday. Mr.. Nelson said
that he had not received any late re.
turns from the surrounding towns il