Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-23
Northern Io1Ua Items

I Storm lake-Wyatt johnson of this
| city Will be business manager of Du-
| buque college. He has sold his general
merchandising business here to +. W.
Nelson and Will take up his duties in
| the Presbyterian institution at Du-
| buque, May :. Mr.. Johnson came to
| Storm Lake from Oldham. S. D., Ave
| year ago.
Grundy Center-W. A. Patterlo. a
| plumber. was BADLY burned and two
| others slightly hurt in . fire caused
| by an explosion of gasolene solder
| ing pot at the store of Pcttitt 4 Nor
rson. Fl. c. rettitt head of the firm,
| and a travelling man. were slightly in
| jured The fire loss of $1,000 was COW
cred by insurance.
| Humboldt Northern Iowa Gas
| Il Electric company has arranged to
| extend it's wires from Ruthven to Lost
| Island Park. This will probably be an
| attractive place this summer as Mr..
Tishenbanner is tearing down the old
cottages to replace them with new.
| The old topo2Gan and bath house
! have been removed and new ones viii
be built. Se:eral piers will be placed
along the park front and a roller
| coaster will be guilt.
Emmetsburg-Tw young men,, who
| gave their names as Charles and Frank
| Seldto, stole an automobile from Chris
| Jrnsen OF TelIili. They tried to dis
| pose of it at kiLGstead but were un-
| a. Bile to do so. They were finally ar
rested in pool hall al Armstrong.
| They claim their home is at Detroit.
Mich They are Il and Is years OF
| age. They were given a hearing be-
| fore Judge Lee of Estherville ana
were sentenced to terms in the Iowa
reform school at Eldora.
! lndependence-Ano gold star has
| be- en- added 10 the service flag of this
county. Word was received here that
Private Richard f. Mortenson of the
| l39th infantry, Company X. had died
Of wounds received in action on sept.
| 3d. He left this city for Camp Dodge
in February, 1918. He went to the
front line trenches on Sept. -. On
Dec. Is word was received here that ne
had been severely wounded and one
day last week came the news that he
| had succumEed to his wounds.
Storm Iake-W. r. Roc lou, 90 years
old, prosperous farmer, killed himsel.
He had finished reading letter from
| his son, who IS in the American army
overseas, and went to his corncrip'
where he blew the top of his head OH
with q shotgun. No reason Is known
for the deed. His wife and daugh-
| for and two sols besides the soldier IN
| Franco survive. His family was away
from home and on returning several
| bours later search was made and the
| bodv OF the farmer was found by>one
| Of the sons.
Charles City-D. L. Jolly, who has
been with the naval aviation service
and stationed at Pauliliac. France, LOT
| the past fifteen months. has retnlheu
here and resumed his former position
| at the Hart farr. Fauiiis@c "as "aS'
for the distribution Of hydroplanes TO
| other western ports OF France. MI
| Jo,,y WAS at first attached to the
| ground service but later was permit
| ted to fly. The hydroplanes we're de-
| signed for coast defense ana SUP
chasing and. barring accidents, aiish'-
| ed only on the water ,
Aiaona-Kossuth county hasapaid 10
the estate of John Knapp JrI OF BAN
| croft $1,000 in full settlement OF 'ha
| damage suit brought for his accidentai
death In January Of las; year. Inc
dad man was killed "hen his car
| pulnSed of the approach TO d
small bridge Ii Seneca township as
he was returning from swea CITY wa
medicine for his father, who was very
| III at the time. 1t was clalmeo '"a'
the county was negligent in not nav
| ing posted stop" signs t" warn OF tho
dangerous bridge. The suit was i0r
900 900 and the settlement vas maze
out OF court.
GaIva-Mrs. Maude I. Shaffer, ai'e'
living with her husband. A. !. shaiier,
a wealthy farmer. for ~ years supu
him for divorce, alleging cruelty. ne a
neti,ion alleges he is worth 'i-o,o"V.
The petition alleges shaffer wronstully
accused her OF killing their iniah'
child out OF spite. Jacob e aies
q, cen. Mrs. SKATERS attorney. SAID TO-
- r,,sr.. h,a accused his WIG VI