Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-02-03
Iowa Mews Items

Harlan-,About sixty cases of "flu"
have developed here within the past
two weeks and about twenty fam
lilies are under quarantine. In gen
eral the epidemic Is in q mild form,
only ono case developing into pneu-
monia-
aurlnaton-A total Of $16,s41.s6 is
the money to be paid ninety-three
residents Of Des Moines county on
the shipment Of WOOL which was
sent In and. has now been graded.
This announcement was made by
County Agent Harley Walker and he
says that the average is good ono.
Charles clty.-There have been
1888 hunterS licenses issued at the
court house for Floyd county this
season. One was q nonresident IL
cense which cost SO and four were
issued to women. This il 200 more
than have been issued any year for
the past five years. At the Floyd
county rate there are 400 licensed
women hunters In Iowa
Fose Madlson--While playing In
the rear Of his home, Elmer Burk-
holder, II years old, bad his right
eve shot out BY an atr-gun held by
his brother Leonard. The sun was
pointed at Z target but tho small
shot went amiss and pierced the ball
OF the elder Burkholder's eye. 1t was
found necessary to remove the IN
jured optic to SAVE the left eye.
Oakland Dehart is recov-
erinr from tho effects of q peculiar
accident In which he narrowly es-
capped death. He was knocked down
by a frightened COW and the ami
mails horn penetrated his neck be-
meath the jaw. He was carried a
considerable distance by the animal
before the horn was torn loose. It
entered between the jugular vein
and windpipe.
Burlington - Women in various
townships Of Des Moines county
have been organized under the direo-
ton Of Miss Helen Burling, home
demonstration agent, whose work in
the county has been OF great SER
vice in the time she has been here.
The organization is one Of co-opera-
ton and In formed to assist IN
school. health, food and other prob
lens which may arise.
Independence Prospects for hold
Ing q Buchanan county fair next fall
are bright. The Live Stock Assooia-
ton plans to capitalize the enter
prise ct $4,000 and sell stock 1T $25
q share. A report Of the ground and
building committee shows that there
is much lumber that can be used in
remodelins and the owners of the
ground have made the association a
much lower offer than they could
obtain from outside parties. Bust
ness men show q willingness to buy
stock.
Cedar Raplds-January with a to-
tai of seventy-five fires has set the
record for the greatest number of
fires in any one month in the his
tory Of the paid fire department in
Cedar Rapids, according to records
available at the central station. This
months record exceeds that Of a
year ego January when only fifty
three alarms were responded to, 1t
being also the highest record for any
one month OF the last year. The
highest number In any one month
previous 70 this month was seventy
two fires.
Storm laks-,According to the re-
port Of County Engineer A. H. Cum
ninsham. Buena Vista county fin
ished the year Of 1919 with total
Indebtedness of $S16.Se5.55, but with
her roads In excellent condition. The
small amount paid out for repairs,
and the excellent condition Of the
permanent roads shows that the
money expended has not been vast
ed. The largest amount spent on the
roads Of the county was $41,S31.84
for permanent road construction. It
ii work well done that will not re-
quire q continual expenditure.
Atlanslo-Mrs Meta Zellmer lost
her $4,000 damage suit against the
Rock Island railroad. based on the
accidental death Of her husband, Ed
ward zellmer. Judge Woodruff, in
the Cass county district court di-
rooted verdict for the defendant
road 1t the conclusion Of the plain
tiffs testimony. Mrs. Zellmer was
suing as Administrative Of her h3s-
bands estate. Zellmer and John
O'Connor were killed and Edward
McNierny seriously injured when
Zellmer's automobile was struck in
the railroad yards here by q Rock
Island train. AZ O result OF his in