Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-27
FROM ALL OVER IOWA
The DoingS of Your Friends in Iowa Towns
Your Old Home.

1r1gnt Wnlle MaTLln WAS on up VI liie
load and made a sudden start, throwing
him forward to the ground and then
kicking him. 1t required five stitches
to close up the wound on his scalp and
three on the ear.
PaIo.
J. G. Cain is exhibiting a curiosity in
the shape of an animal something like
an alligator. 1t was shipped to him by
his brother n-law, Mr. Jennings, of
Arizona. The name given to the ami
NAL in Arizona is "gila monster" 1t
was found in a hens nest sucking eggs.
1t is about foot and half in length
and they claim it is very poisonous.
OriIIa.
Austin Clark was thrown from a
horse Sunday, May II. his head and
shoulder striking a tree breaking the
two left upper ribs, displacing the collar
bone at the shoulder blade. and bruis-
ing his forehead. He was first thought
to be killed and physicians called. He
was confined to his bed until Saturday
last but is now walking about and i'm
proving rapidly.
SheIIsburg.
A caucus was held in the city hall to
place in nomination a man to act as
mayor of the town of Shellsburg, filling
out the remainder of the term left va
cant by the recent death OF Joseph Pen
rose. Henry Strawhecker was placed in
He has served on the
council number of terms. AT present
there are no other candidates. The
special election will be held May 81.
Bloomfield.
At the convention of the Davis coun-
ty republicans held here this afternoon,
Hon. B. f. Carroll, editor of the Bloom
field Republican and formerly state
senator from the Appanoose Davis SEN
atorial district, was unanimously en-
dorsed for the Office of state auditor.
Mr.. Carroll will make an active can
vass for the nomination by the state
convention from this time forward I'M
til the convention meets.
Davenport.
The telephone situation in Scott
county outside the city of Davenport is
almost as active as 1t was in Davenport
{. few months ago. From the plans and
preparations it la evident that the net
wrok of wires will be stretched over the
county at no distant date. The manner
of entering Davenport is being dis
cussed. The majority Of the rural lines
will be owned by farmers and 1t is ex-
pected they will enter the city over the
lines, negotiations having
been begun with that in mind.
Gienwood.
The sheriff from Rockport. Mo-, was
in Glenwood Friday and took away with
him a young man by the name Of
FRANKIE Bale who was wanted on the
charge of hog stealing. Bale had been
arrested on Wednesday by Sheriff Nor
gan at the farm, Of Charles Follett north
Of Malvern. When arrested he gave the
name of Frank Wright but he proved
to be the right man, when the Missouri
sheriff arrived Bale had been working
for various farmers near Malvern for
several months past.
Onawa.
Judge Hutchinson in the case Of Will
liam Lubins, who was arrested
charged with stealing a horse from
George Cook, of Turin, and selling 1t
near West Point, Neb., entered judment
that Lubins be discharged from GUS
tody and pay the costs of the case: that
he report once each six months 20 the
sheriff of Monona county for two years.
giving his residence, actions, conduct,
etc. Lubins is a boy 10 years OF age,
and has heretofore borne good char
acter. This is his first offense. and his
friends put up a strong appeal for him.
On failure to report a mittimus shall is
sue at once.
Charles City.
Not little excitement was caused by
the presence OF two mad dogs in the
city. One was g. stray dog and was OBJ
served by several people as he wand
cred about town acting peculiarly. He
finally went to the barn of C. P. Collins
and frightned the family. Mr. Coliirs
came up town for the marshall to shoot
the animal but when they arrived at the
barn the poor brute had died Of its own
accord.
The other was the pet dog of Mrs.
Gilbert, living on Spriggs street. The
dog was very old and Mrs. Gilbert no
ticed it's unusual actions and also that
1t was frothing at the mouth and hast
lily sent for the marshal and had it
killed.
Palmyra.
Inundated at his own actions and
crazed with liquor which some one had
given him, Archibald Payne, of Pal
myra, shot himself in the head Tuesday
and died next night at 10 o'clock from
the wound. Mr. Payne was between Is
and so years of age. Last Tuesday he
attended a party, and while engaged In
cutting up a cake, suddenly became
crazed and slashed the cake back and
forth and acted so strangely that friends
took the knife from him and secured
medical attendance. Payne somehow
had got hold of some liquor, and after
the affair had quieted down he secured
a revolver and ran out into the street
and shot himself. The funeral was held
burial taking place at Hart
ford. Services We're conducted by the
Masons, of which order Mr.. Payne had
been a member for many years.
WapeIlo.
A suit has been filed in court by the
town Of Columbus juno
ton against L. NJ. Samson. The petit
ton states that defendant is the owner
OF lot in Columbus Junction, and that
he had caused to be excavated In the
street and underneath the sidewalk in
front Of the lot cellar the full length
Of his lot and extending into the street
q distance of about ten feet, and eXca-
waited to the depth of eight feet, used as
a scuttle hole to get coal and wood to
the cellar. that the sidewalk above was
not securely propped and that on the