Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-05-25
Northern Io1ua Items

has employed a force of men who are
busily engaged in building fine new
exhibition horse barn for the use of the
fair society for fancy draft horses. The
new barn being erected will be 40X176
feet in size and is a very much needed
addition and Improvement. The
grounds We're never in better shape and
Secretary Martin states that the pros
pect for a good fair in September Is
very good. An appropriation of $1,000
comes to the society from the county
and this amount with the state appro-
priation and good weather will help
the fair association very materially and
the fair in 1909 are Sept IA, Is, 16 and
II.
| Mechanicsville.
Earnest Brown, the man who was
found in an unconscious condition
alongside a railway crossing west OF
Mechanicsyiue, died at the county
farm. 1t. isSbelieved, that Brown fell or
was thrown, from No. 1, which passed
the crossing a few hours before he
was discovered. He had evidently
struck upon his head, as it was ter
ribly cut and bruised, and his spine
was also injured. He was taken to the
depot at Mechanicsville and medical
! attention was given him. Later he was
removed to the Page Hotel and DR..
Baker. the company physician, was
summoned from Stanwood. Brown
partially recovered consciousness, and
related that he was beating his way
on the train, but was unable to give
further information as to the cause of
his injuries.
Charles City.
The authorities Of Chickasaw coun-
ty. east of here, are investigating the
alleged poisoning of Mrs. Hanson, a
married woman who died of convul-
sions following childbirth. She died a
couple of months ago. and people in
the vicinity of Saude, near which town
the parties lived, began to suspect all
was not right. Accordingly Mrs. Han
sons body was exhumed and the stom-
ach, liver and intestines sent to q
chemist at Northwestern University al
Chicago for examination for traces OF
arsenical or strychnine poisoning
Pending the report from the chemist
the matter is in allegiance. Mr.. Han
son has not been arrested. He is 6
wealthy citizen and is allowed to go or
his own recognizance pending pre-
liminary hearing. The county attor-
ney and the coroner of Chickasaw
county went out to the place recently
and made an investigation
Waterloo.
Sheriff Shores returned from Sum
ner with Matte Corliss, escaped de-
pendant from the county home. ir
charge. She left the home last Tuesday
night on pretext of wanting to go to
the barn and with the image of Charley
Dale in her mind and thinking of how
good he was to her. she kept going
Wednesday the clipping couple arrive,
in Sumner over the interurban ant
learning that they had purchased tick
cts for there Sheriff Shores 'phoned tc
the officers there to apprehend tn,
fleeing couple. They were arrested ant
held until the sheriff could go afteu
them. For forty-one years. Matte Cor.
liss has remained at the home, goine
there when a mere girl, only IA year.
OF age. because she had no relatives OF
any one who manifested any interes
in her welfare. Being additionally un.
fortunate in not having the usual pol
ish OF an education and deprived o
school facilities she is lacking in man,
faculties. So the opportunity to rid,
, on a train or street car and see tn.
outer world was grasped with alacrity
: Charley Dale was not arrested and wa!
allowed to proceed on his way to Du.
h,snme