Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-02-25
CALENDAR IS EXCITED
The Mysterious Case Of Dahl
Has Aroused the Whole
Neishborhood.
All the known Facts and Cir
cumstances Point TO .
Murder.
On His Way to See Divorced
Wife When Crime Was
Committed.
cial to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Fort Dodge, Feb. 25.-The mysterious
death of Peter Dahl, of Calender, con-
tinues to be The topic Of conversation at
the little town of Calender, eighteen
miles south of this city. Coroner Rose
empaneled q Jury Saturday morning
and, after a thorough investigation, the
verdict brought in was that the de-
ceased came to his death by foul or un-
known means. There are many eviden-
ces that bear out the theory of foul
play. Dahl had been visited by Gabriel
AlilkelsOn, in whose house he lived at
Calender. on Thursday morning, who.
lshnd asked him to pay HE rent. Dahl.
Explained that he was unable to do so,
and later agreed that some of his furni-
lture should be taken in lieu of the mon
ey, and as he was going to leave the
next day for Minnesota, Mikkleson ex-
TENDED him an invitation to spend the
night with him at his home, four miles.
southeast of Calender. About II o'clock
| the same night Dahl declared that he
must return to town and see his wife,
iSfrom whom he had been separated for
some time, before leaving the locality.
| That Was the last seen of him until his
frozen body was found in the barnyard
|. of Andrew Swanson, four miles north
east of Calender, at 10 O'Clock the fol-
flowing morning. Tibet peculiar fact OF
the matter is that Dahl appeared TO
have gone in exactly the opposite direc-
ton to that which he should have taken
| to reach Calender. One mile north of
lsAlikkelson's house the road branches
and instead of taking the western
branch, which leads to Calender. he
apparently turned to the east In the OPP
lposite direction. From all appearances
Dahl had been taken in a wagon az far
as Swanson = house. as wagon tracks
can easily be followed along the road,
1 which turn in at the wire fence just at
swanson's door yard. AT the point
4 where the wagon tracks turn In are the.
marks of a suffIe, and the footprints of
4 three men are seen leading thru the
wire fence to the barnyard where the.
| body of Dahl was found. The body OF
| the dead man bore the marks of vio-
ence, tho the injuries We're not suffi-
4 3cient to cause death, which it is believed
Iicame from exposure. He had long
Jagged cut on the top of his head and
Y his nose was badly cut and crushed. as
tho from some heavy blow. His right
wrist plainly showed the frozen I'm
prints of an index finger and thumb.
where i had apparently been clasped
Isby some person dragging the body.
There We're numerous other superficial
lscuts and bruises. indicating rough
4 treatment. The suposition is that Dab!
was picked up by persons in a wagon,
who carried him as far as Swanson's
house, where either thru accident, or
purposely, Dahl received the injuries,
and the persons with him PLACID the
body in the barnyard at a place where
lit was least likely to be observed and
4 drove away The mtater 10 now in the
hands of the proper authorities, who
are making further investigation.