Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-16
Northern Io1ua Items

Jewell.
Miss Julia Olson aunt of Mr.. Mag
nus Johnson, fell last Saturday while
carrying out a pan Of ashes to scatter
on the ice-covered sidewalk. She fell
| upon her right arm, breaking several
small bones of the wrist.
; cartersviIIe.
Fire totally destroyed the general
merchandise store of H. J. Callahan
here Saturday evening, and sparks
! from the building also are believed to
have caused the fire in the Clark pool
and billiard hall. which was burned
to the ground Sunday morning. The
loss of the Callahan and Clark build
ings is estimated at $4,000.
Sioux City.
| Douglas Bruce. aged 90, son Of Mr..
and Mrs. w. G. Bruce. is dead, the re-
suit Of coasting accident. Steering a
bob sled down steep hill, he collideu
with another The muscles around his
heart were torn. Death occurred at
the st. Joseph's hospital where he, was
taken after the accident.
Jewell.
Friday morning Mrs. Hans Lilland,
while going out to feed the chickens
at her home in Jewell. slipped on the
icy steps Of the back porch and fell.
breaking two bones Of the wrist. She
was badly shaken up and bruised.
Miss Ragna Hanson, who attends col
llege and rooms at the Mrs. Lilland
home, has been caring for her with
the help of several OF the ladies Of the
vicinity. Her son, Henry Lilland.
came home Saturday night to help
take care Of his mother.
Fort Dodge.
Coasting proved disastrous for sew
eral Fort Dodge young people Sunday.
Helen Malady, south Twelfth street,
broke her leg when her sled crashed
into the tree at the foot OF the his
toric Duncombe hill. The little son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Steinmetz. West
Fort Dodge, Is suffering from broken
law, received when he bumped into
foot bridge across q ravine in Yves.
Fort Dodge, A broken collarbone Was
the result Of another sliding accident,
to the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Felix Nc
Carthy.
Greene.
Elder John F. Eikenberry, so well
and favorably known by the people
Of Greene, where he has been = prom
inent figure since the early days. Is
now at his son, Ed Eikenberry's home,
south of town, suffering with q frac-
tured hip. Last Friday morning Eo
! E!L esherry had some hogs loaded
ready to take to town and the old
gentleman stepped out the door to
see them and fell on the ice, sus-
tanning the injury mentioned above.
AS he is So years old his condition IL
very serious.
Charles City.
Fire caused by an overheated fur
mace, burned the interior OF the Eng
lish Methodist church here Sunday
morning and for time threatened to
destroy the entire building. The deco
rations in the building were DESTROYED
| BY the fire and water and the loss Is
estimated at $1,000. The hre was dis
covered at 1915 O'clock o'clock by
several persons that had entered the
building to attend the morning SER
vices. An alarm was turned In and
following the arrival OF the are depart
ment the men soon estiDguished the
blaze.
Clarence.
CHS Peterson cobbled the shoes Of
/ local residents more than fifty, years.
Chris was good cobbler and he was
lthrifty-"be frugal" was his motto
and when he died folks said, "well, old
chris must have left quits Z piece Of
money he 7did. Tine estate OF rms
late cobbier was recent1y 1ppraised At
$3.50. 900. It was found tos consist u
several tracts Of valua6l4 kAsrn land
I1,.nk stock and outetnnd ~ f0snn Tf0