Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-02-22

Boone-Boone may have district
fair this summer or fall. The board
of directors at recent meeting opened
bids for the sale of the local fair
grounds, but all were rejected the
directors then discussed the fea sibiiity
of holding another. fair and all were
favora BILE to the project. although no
official action was taken.
Cedar FaIIs-Edmund Burke. who
has been manager of the local branch
OF the International Harvester Com
pany for three years, has been made
general agent of the company with
headquarters at Fort Dodge. l.. w.
Suits, who came here year ago from
Mason City to become assistant agent
is made manager and Wells Levens.
Winona, Mimi, becomes assistant
here.
Elkader-Clarence Meisner and Les
ter Connors. a pair Of school boys, dis
covered a den of skunks on the Meis-
ner farm, few miles west of this city,
| and at once proceeded to make raid.
| The result was fifteen skunks. The
| boys at once relieved thefanimals OF
! their valuable pelts and disposed OF
them to a local fur dealer. the same
day securing a check for $50 FOR their
days hunt.
Webster City-The local members OF
| the Womens Christian Temperance
| Union will hold ratification meeting
| at st. Pauls Universalist church at, the
vesper hour Sunday afternoon. The
meeting will be in observance Of the
| recent ratification of the national pro-
hihitiOn amendment. The new work OF
the union about to be unGerta ken will
be thoroughly discussed by Miss
| CHRISTINA Callison Of Britt. who Is a
| statewide worker. She will make the
principal: address Of the afternoon. DR..
Effie McCollum Jones. pastor Of the
church. will also speak at the unusual
gathering. Other special features are
also being prepared.
Mason DISQUALIFICATION threat
ened the home Of I. Clausen at 142
First street Southwest. When Mr..
CIausen arose early in the morning he
walked but few steps when he
pitched headlong across the head of
the stairs. Having sufficient presence
Of mind to arouse the others Of the
family. Mr.. Clausen proceeded to the
bed Of his son Tom and awakened him.
Tom arose and likewise was over
come falling to the floor also. Both
Mrs. Clausen and grand daughter,
| Margaret Hedges. were overcome and
fell to the floor when awakened. The
son Tom is in high school and the
granddaughter is s years old.
Ham Pton-County Auditor E. D.
Hacker Is at the Hampton hospital
recovering from injuries received in
an accident which happened at his
Office in the court house. It seems
that he was assisting in mqning a lot
of books and records from the vault on
the main floor to the storage vault in
the basement and was using the ele-
vator installed for the purpose some
time ago. Stepping on the platform of
the elevator Mr.. Hacker took hold OF
the ropes by which it IL operated and
1.-THE contrivance instead Of descending
kslowy took sudden drop to the bot
tom Of the shaft. a distance of fourteen
feet. In the fall Mr.. Hacker received
q cut three inches long on the top OF
his head, and thru the skull,
West Union-The trial Of the state
OF Iowa vs.. George Briggs and James
Briggs ended when Judge w. j.
Springer, directed "a verdict for the de-
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