Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-20
Northern Io,ua Items

residents of'that place are now in Du-
buque interesting local capitalists in
the proposition. 1t is said the town
will guarantee close to a half million
tons Of freight yearly. The road pro-
posed will run due south and connect
with the Chicago, Milwaukee, and st
Paul road at a, point just six and one
half miles from Autograph City.
Ernmetsburs.
J. F. Umbarger who resides in IN
dependence township met with bad
accident. He was using a corn picker
and the machine became clogged and
he was using his hand to pull out the
stuff and his hand got caught in the
machine. and every bone in his fingers
were crushed. The flesh was also rolled
back from the knuckles of the hand to
the wrist. Efforts were made to save
the hand and the fingers but it was
necessary to amputate one finger ana
more may have to be taken off. 1t is
hoped, however that the rest OF the
fingers can be saved. 1t is certainly al,
unfortunate accident as he had not fin
ished picklG his corn and is laid up
from using his hand perhaps for the
entire WINTER
Dinsdale.
The school house in District No.
Grant, north of Dinsdale, burned down
about 10 o'clock Tuesday. The fire evil
IDENTIFY caught from the chimney, as II
started beneath the roof. The school
taught by Thomas Keith, was in SEES
sion, but all pupils had time to get out
safely with their clothing and books
The furniture burned. 1t was an ole
building, which was soon to have been
put up at auction and would have not
brought more than $3.50. No insurance
was carried, as Grant has not been in
surfing her school houses. A new brick
building. only few feet away, is al
| most complete and it will be opened
Monday next, hence less than a week
of school will be lost. The new build
ing was damaged to the extent OF SOC
doubtless have burned.
Cedar Rapids.
Within few hours Of each other
three of the city's Oldest and best
known women passed away. Each
had lived here for many years, one
Mrs. Mary Jane Irwin being perhaps
the Oldest woman in the city. Mrs
|1rvin had reached almost the century
mark, being Sc years and six months
OF age. She was a neighbor, livine
just block from Mrs. T. III. Shaver
who died at the age Of SO years, the
death of Mrs. Shaver taking place a,
p. m. Saturday and that OF Mrs
Irwin the following morning at $3.50
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thirty eight years, Mrs. Shaver fol
fifty-two years. On Saturday also oc-
Cured the death Of another woman
Mrs. A. r. West, who of the trio, had
lived here the longest period Of time
nearly sixty years. Her age was SO.
Amos.
G. d. knight, who resides in the
north part Of the city and who raiser
Shetland ponies, had one 60 to death
az the result Of the viciousness Of q
bull dog. while two others were badly
mangled. The family had left the
home and were not present when the
dog began his round Of slaughter. The
dog had been raised with the ponies
and had shown no indication of ever
molesting them. When the family re-
turned they found one of the best
ponies dead from the wounds received
while two others had been bitten and
are still In a bad condition. To add to
the misfortune three ponies had sought
shelter Under q. straw stack. That
night the stack collapsed and. this three
ponies were smothered to death. The
ponies were worth in the neighborhood
of 800 each. Bob" the bull dog, was
shot.