Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-02
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ItnBs,, Jnrao,
the question Of tincation. Miss
Hamilton and her two sisters are quite
positive that Mr.. Smiti, ls the man that
broke into their home, altho there were.
some slight discrepancies In their st0r-
les. One Interesting point OF Identifies
ton ID that Mr.. Smith is Jamaican
negro and his voice has the French
accent SO prevalent In the French West
indies II 10 partly by his voice that
the Hamilton glrls are enabled to ident-
aify him.
Red Oat.
Sherin Thomas has temporary
lboarder who ID quite q puzzle to the au-.
thorities. He dropped into town satur-S
day, and his strange actions soon got
him before the insane commission. He
seems to be in constant fear OF enemies.
for whom he ID continually on the look
out. He says his name is Smith, but
further than that nothing definite can
be learned from him. AS his case under
the law properly belongs to the state
board OF control. he is detained in the
county Jail until action in taken by that
body.
Glenwood.
The old Barbee place which Ed Dalton
has occupied has been rented by Ed
Anderson OF Mineola who paid $500
cash down for the rent Of the 200 acres
of Barbee land from March LIST, 1901,
to March list. 1902. = !. !. Harry E. john
son, who has had charge of the can
making department Of the canning fac
tory left Tuesday morning for his home
at Baltimore. Maryland. Mr.. johnson
has been favorite here and his splen-
did voice will be missed from the choir
of the Baptist church. The canning
company has manufactured 1900, 900
cans this season.
Conrad.
his eyes treated by a doctor in Mar
shalltown the past Ave weeks, was a
caller in town Wednesday. In CONVEX
sation he told the Record Of the singu-
lar way in which his eyes were injured
He says that in carrying some milk to
the house one evening after dark some
object struck him inthe eyes, filling them
with some substance which caused a
much attention to it at the time, but
when his eyes kept getting worse he
decided to see doctor. which was none
too soon. He thinks it was a bat that
Struck him in the eyes, but is not cer-
tain.
Mason City.
Globe-Gazette: Judge Sherwin, who
left yesterday for Des Moines, has been
the busiest member OF the supreme
court this year. He has already written
slxty-seven opinions and will before the
close Of the year write at least thirty
three more making total of 100 This
Is Just about twice as many as a SUI
preme Judge ought to write, but the
work on the Iowa bench is very heavy
and judges are kept very busy. Judge
Sherwin will have rendered probably a
dozen more opinions at the end OF the
year than his associates because Of the
opinions left for him by his predecessor.
However, the judge is strong and Wig
orous and is capable of great deal OF
hard work.
colfax.
NJ. f. Elicit, a journeyman painter in
the employ Of Mr.. James Marquis, was
last w SuHssudya evening ARRESTED upon
a warrant sworn out before Mayor
Cragan ny a woman who arrived here
on the afternoon train from Des Moines,
accompanied by her 5-year-old son, who
claimed to be Ellett's wife. The arrest
was made by City Marshal Cline, and in
default OF $500 bonds demanded by May
or Cragan the prisoner was committed
to the Newton jail to await the action
I OF the grand jury. The charge against
Elicit is adultery and the evidence
against him seems strong. He has been
living with Creston woman named
Minnie Fewsom. who disappeared as
soon as indications denoted trouble. and
who has been made a co-defendant by
Mrs. Elicit In the charge against her
husband.
he Owes His Life to the Forethought
ola Companions.
While on camping trip in Webster
county, Mr.. s. I. Stump. Of Norman