Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-02
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Parkersburg.

lFarkerS0uF9s ~ e'&StHS .
Charles City surveyors under the di-
reetion of. c.. F. Melehers have been
surveying the territory between Park,
I:ersburg and Waterloo; over: which an
linterurban line smay be built. it is
said. s..,.
Sioux City.
j. w. Gray, city assessor, was Sc
yerely cut about the head and j; =
Budke was pinioned in the mud and
nearly suffocated before being rescued
whenf'the car in which they were ridins
skidded into a ditch ana went down q
1S-foot embankment near Jackson
New Hampton. ~
The riding horse belonging to Miss
Gertrude Kezar, daughter Of Sheriff
Kezar became frightened at something
| it saw and lurched at the electrolier
to which.it was tied. 1t pulled the cleo
trolier to the ground. smashing the
lights and globes and then breaking
the iron post into four pieces.
| Boone.
Edwin Southamel} living in the north
eastern part of the city, was arrested
| for speeding and fined IS Southamel
put up the plea he was hurrying for
doctor and the fine was about to be
suspended when it was learned that he
was after horse doctor to minister
to colt which had received wire cut
four days before.
SIOUX City.
Tenants, who have planted gardens
| that show an intention of good faith
may not be elected by the landlord UNI
| til the garden has ripened and ample
time for harvesting has elapsed In JUS
tice court before Justice D. c. Brown
| ing, a jury refused to eject Frank F.
Ross from a, home he had rented from
Alath Sather. His only defense was
that he would lose his garden if he va
Gated the grounds.
Sioux City.
The Sioux City police discovered the
moisture was extracted by the raiding
squad. Beneath potatoes peas, toma-
toes and turnips were planted 1874 half
pint bottles of whisky and four gallon
jugs Of whisky. The garden is at s12
West Ninth street, the home Of Max
Rezenk. The police are undecided as to
exactly what charge will be placed
against Rezenk, but it will be either
keeping a disorderiy house or disor-
derby garden.
Clinton.
Officer Falle Foged, for over TWEEN
| ty-five continuous years member Of
the Clinton police department was re-
tired and placed on the pension list
Wednesday. He made application last
week for retirement on the grounds
of service and age as well as health
City Attorney Hayes and Chief Of Po-
lice Kamer, the two members Of the
police board in the city at the present
time, acted favorably on the matter AT
once and 1t became effective Aug. l.
At present there will be no successor
named.
Boone.
Good news was brought to this city
when the local coal operators returned
from Des Moines after securing con-
tracts for many thousands Of tons OF
coal for the state institutions. An an
nouncement was made that the coal
mines which have been running on
an average Of day or so week would
resume work at once, giving all Of the
miners usually. employed work. This
! means that hundreds Of local men. u.s.
ually out of work during July and
August, will be placed back in the mine
and work six days per week.
Mason City.
R. Dunlap, rs years old, and an en-
ploye on the 100000 plant for the
Northern Sugar corporation north OF
the city, was seriously injured Monday
afternoon when he was struck in the
head with piece Of iron which crush
ed his skull. He was taken to local
hospital where the wounds were dress-