Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-12
Northern Io1ua Items

oubtedly go to the Harrabin Paw
ing company of Iowa City. This firm,
according to figures obtained from the
city engineer are low bidders on this
form of construction.
Vinton-The formal opening Of the
Vin1on country club, for the spring
and summer season was one of the
most delightful social affairs given in
Nlnlon during, the past two years.
During the war the only affairs at the
club were informal events, as the
m embers were devoting their attention
to war work. The event was a dinner
at = o'clock, followed by dancing the
music being furnished by the overseas
orchestra of Clinton, which is an or
ganization of men returned from for
eign service and one of the best or
chestras in the state. The club house
was beautiful in its new permanent
decorations with an added touch of
| freshness from the branches of bios
SONS and spring flowers.
Spirit Lake.
The First National bank of Terrill
has just been purchased by j. Z. Kirby
of Estherville. Possession will be given
at once. This is one of the strongest
banks in the county. 1t was established
twenty years ago and has reached its
present state Of prosperity under the
management of c. c. Gravatt. from
whom Mr.. Kirby bought it. The pur-
chase of this bank gives the owner the
controlling interest in nine banks in
this region. At the meeting of group
No. of the Iowa Bankers association
here May 20 a special feature will be
an address by Capt. Edward Dupont,
banker of Paris, whose former home
was at Chateau Therry. a big fish
dinner at the lake is also contemplated.
| Nevada-Mr and Mrs Harry Hud-
| dleston, of Nevada, at Colfax saw at a
moving picture house in that city the
! face Of their deceased soldier son.
Glen Huddleston on the screen. The
scene in which Glen was eassy dis
tinguished was in a Pathe Weekly.
! The title was Doughboys Enjoy
Themselves While Waiting the Trans
Ports Home ana was probably taken
in the camp at Harricour. Glen was
standing behind group seated at a
card table. They had heard of the
picture and upon inquiry learned that
Pathe No. 10 was to be shown there
that night. The proprietor of the
show house called them up the morn
! ing that he received the film and gave
| them a private showing Of the reel,
running very slowly Private Glen
! Huddleston died in a hospital in
France some months ago.
Peterson-A near serious accident
occurred on Main street on the cross
ing between the State Bank and Hunt
ress restaurant, when car driven BY
Ray Williams struck Miss Marie Hyl-
Tested, who was crossing the street.
throwing her some distance. 1t al
happened SO quickly that it is diff =
cult to say just how it occurred, but it
is said. that another car standing in
the street, prevented Miss Hyllested
from seeing the on-coming car. She
was picked up and resolved medical
| attention at once, ana very ivi tunatc!y
| herinjuries do not seem to be serious.
A rather deep cash on one side of the
head and the muscles Of the back be-
| ing strained together with a number
of bruises being the result of the ac-
| cident, which is indeed a lucky ending
| to what might have been easily fatal.
Miss Hyllested is able to be up aud
around tho still very sore and
| bruised.
[! Fort Dadge-M-s. T. c. Jorgenson, a
former resident of Fort Dodge, COM
mitted suicide at her home in Cedar
Falls, going to the bathroom, closing
the door and turning on the gas. The
PROSTATE form OF the mother was
found by her Is year old son, Harry,
upon returning from school. Mrs.
Jorgenson was 35 years old. She
LEAVES a husband and three children.
Mr.. Jorgenson was for seven years
photographer at Baldwins in this city,
The family moved to Cedar Falls four
years ago; where Mr.. Jorgenson has
been in business by himself. Friends
of Mrs. Jorgenson in this city were un-
able to give any motive for the suicide
other than thaAseveral members ot
the J6rgenson family had suffered with
1.-THE influenza and 1t Is thought per-
|haps worry over this together with
worry over the loss suffered by fire
in her husbands place OF business re-
Gently may have caused her to take