Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-10-18
Northern Io1ua Items

Smith was following the runeways as
fast as he could, and upon getting to
the lake, found the 4-year-oI in wa
ter up to her mouth, and bravely hold
ing the baby in her arms so the little
ones face was above the water. She
was in this predicament about fifteen
minutes. and proved her splendid
qualities by saving the baby's life.
Vinton-Kirk KEENAN,, a son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Tell KEENAN,, was crossing
the Rock Island tracks, about three
and a half miles west of town when
train No. "a, bound for Cedar Rapids,
hit the car he was driving. He was rem
dered unconscious and one leg was
broken. KEENAN, was taken to a Cedar
Rapids hospital. Two girls, Blanche
Kearns and Maybelle Grimm. were in
the party, but were not hurt as they
were opening the two gates leading to
a private crossing.
Zearing-Mrs. Jerome Hahan. a for
mer resident Of near Gearing, met with
a very tragic death at her home at
Minneapolis. having been fatally burn
ed while attempting to remove proper
ty from their burning home. She was
at home alone at the, time, Mr.. Hahan
being away. When the home was fired
she at first escaped but later rushed
back into the burning building and
before she was rescued from the frey
furnace she was so badly burned that
she died from the effects a short time
afterwards.
Webster City-Marion Whaley, a re-
turned soldier whose father Is said to
live in Sioux City and whose mother
Is somewhere in Nebraska, was found
guilty here by jury Of assault to
commit rape. Under the indeterminate
sentence law of the state conviction
on this charge carries with It a SEN
tence Of twenty years in the penlten-
tiary. The sentence may be committed
by the board of parole. The alleged
crime was committed in this city a
month ago on the person of Miss
Florence Browning.
FertiIe-A novel idea in road con-
construction is being worked out be-
s"SSi 'AhS RioSO ttho POicSI Nily,
where large force of county graders
have been at work the past three
weeks. Beginning one mile west Of
Fertile, the Scenic Route runs parallel
with the state drainage canal a dis
lance OF twelve miles into Forest City.
The high earth embankments on both
sides OF the canal are now being con-
verified into roadbed, the Scenic Route
on the right hand side and the PERISH
Ing Way on the left, with tho open
waterway between. .
Vinton - Four orchard demonstra
tons were held in Benton county and
as result, four spraying associations
were organized. Fifteen farmers or
ganize u neighborhood ring and pur-
chase power sprayer. Ono farmer
furnished team, another a driver, a
third a wagon and the farm bureau
someone to put on the spray, or help
train !ecce! wan &c &c the work. AS
a result Of the sixteen orchards
sprayed this year prospects are that
at least six or seven Of these spraying
rings will be formed and more than
100 orchards will be treated next year.
1eImond--Attorney G. r. Hill. of
Clarion, was in town recently with
twelve appraisers estimating the dam
age liable to be caused thru the in
stallation Of a dam in the Iowa river
by the Iowa Valley Sugar Company.
The company asks permission to In
stall four-foot dam in the river about
$50 feet below the Elder bridge, for
water storage purposes during the
operation OF their factory, three to four
months during the fall ana winter. The
proposed site Is below the outlet Of the
city sewerage system, which will have
- 70 sc &c :...!ca akc... zoe feat further down
the river. All land near by which
would DO overhowsd BY backwatsr IS
pasture land.