Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-05
Northern Io1ua Items

Oubuque-Purchase or erection Of a
municipal light and power plant for
Dubuque will probably be put to pop
ular vote at a school election to be
held March 10. Labor organizations
are back of the plan 20 establish a
city owned plant.
S'bley-Farmers and breeders Of
Osceola county are promoting a coun-
ty fair. A booster meeting is sche-
duled Thirty acres of ground adjoin-
ing the depot and ideally suited for
use as fair ground have been pros
cured by the Pioneer Agricultural So
ciety. The ground is valued at 5000
and all the Indebtedness on the tract
has been paid and the promoters as
sert that good fair is assured.
Rock Rarids-Rock Rapids icemen
art putting in all the time possible
these days to get cars loaded to ship
to other towns and are >sending o.t
cars every day. An order for 100 cars
of Rock river ice has been received
from packing house ct Sioux City.
but unless the cold weather contin-
ues for some time there will be 10
change of getting this order filled. Tbs
ice is now about eighteen inches thick
and is Of good quality.
ManIy-Plans are under way for the
installation in Manly of a Blue Lodge
of the Masonic fraternity, and lodse
hall Is being fitted up over Hurd's
store It is stated that there are close
to fifty members of the Masonic order
here and having to go to Northwood
and other towns to attend meetings
has been a serious handicap. 1t Is
probable that the charter will be
granted within five or six weeks and
the lodge will be fully equipped at the
start to put on the work in credit
able manner.
Boone-P. G. Campbell who has been
assistant superintendent of the East
Iowa division OF the Northwestern with
headquarters in Clinton, has been Civ
en- a promotion by the railway com"
pany. He is now assistant superin-
tendent of the Wisconsin division, with
headquarters IN Milwaukee. He has
assumed his new duties, going up from
Clinton this week. Mrs. Campbell and
the children will continue to make
their home in this city until the scnooI
year is closed, then they we'll remove
to Milwaukee.
sArnoIds Parx-Arnolds Park is at the
present time a very busy place, for
there is ice twenty inches thick on
Lake Okoboji to be harvested. Arnoids
Park Is one Of the most popular sum
ner resorts in Iowa. The ice harvest
here Is drawing people from may
miles around. FOR there are very few
p!aces in the state where such thick
ice has been formed About seventy
five cars of ice are being loaded eveiy
day. The Gibson hotel which is usu-
ally closed during the winter was
forced to open to accommodate the
people here to buy Ice.
Arlinston-A few days ago Miss
Lata Kellogg and a chum OF Arlington
were on their way to Elkader, when
Miss Kellogg slipped or the ice ana
fell on the frozen ground. 1t caused
no alarm at the time sand they con-
tinued on their way to Elkader where
they spent the afternoon. On return
ing home the young lady ate heartlv
and spent the rest Of the evening IN
singing and music In tine morning loi-
lowing >she complained of not feeiing
well, DR.. Miller was called but she did
not seem so Ill when he arrived. Fri
day morning she was not any better.
Again the docsor was summoned anu
her condition was considered serious
and her mother sister and brothers
were Immediately called. Before they
reached the home Of her sister, Ms.
Henry Nadin,, with whom the young
lady was staying, she was unconscious.
On Sunday morning she passed away.
internal injuries received from the fail
causing her depth.
Fort podga--Miss Anna Lund,
daughter of Or. Emil Lund, former
pastor OF the First Swedish Lutheran