Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-06-11
Northern Io1ua Items

price is understood to be $4,000. The
deal includes three lots, one occupied
by the coal sheds, and the other two
by the grain office and barn. The new
company will take charge about the
21st of the month. The deal is con-
sidered quite advantageous to the new
company, as the lots thus secured will
make valuable location for the lum-
Der yards Of the company.
AIgona.
Adjutant General Guy Logan, whose
ability runs towards military affairs
rather than oratory, has declined an
invitation to deliver the Fourth of July
speech at Algona, where monster cell
ebratioh is being planned. The people
OF Algona are arraigning for a military
tournament on July 4. A sham battle
Is on the program, and General Logan
VIII probably be on hand, even tho he
VIII not make the eagle scream as re-
quested. The Algona company hopes
to pay for new arinory with the re-
ceipts from the sham battle.
Sioux City.
Only eleven men compose the tury
which in federal court is hearing the
case Of the government against Wilt
lam c. Smith. formerly at the head of
the Globe Realty Company, who is on
I Trial on a charge of using the mails to
defraud. Twelve men are required by
law to form jury. After the jury in
the Smith case was impaneled, Juror
John Gustlin, of Fort Dodge. received
message bearing news of the death of
his father. He asked to be excused,
and attorneys on both sides agreed to
try the case to jury of eleven men.
and the defense agreed that in case the
jury convicts this irregularity will not
be made the ground for a new trial nor
for an appeal.
Manning.
The shower Tuesday evening was
| accompanied by large amount of
electricity. James Signal had a horse
killed and while Fred Haupt and his
hired man. Ben Halford. were milking
the cows they were both struck and
+, both killed. The boys were both
stunned. Ben quite badly, and was un-
conscious for some time but now he
seems to be about all right again. This
was surely a miraculous escape for
the boys and one they will long re-
member. Peter Stoker. living on the
III. L. Hall farm southeast of Botna,
had his barn struck. killing four good
horses and two colts and set fire to
the barn and Mr.. Stoker had no in
surance on his stock so it will be a
total loss ito him.
Orange City.
Mayor E. S. Thayer of Rock Valley
brought over an assorted lot of juve-
miles for the attention of the court
tDpon complaint of County Attorney
|Hospers. Judge Hutchinson gave Harr,
and Orville Griffin into custody OF
j. II. Schipperus as probation officer
who is TO report upon their conduc,
each Saturday The boys were charg.
i led with breaking into box car a,
Rock Valley, April 20. At the same
time Harry and John DeYong. Of Rocl
VALLEY, were sent to the reform scfoo
at Eldora and their father was com.
mitted to the inebriate asylum a.
Knoxville. Cecil Warren and Osca,
Anderson, of Rock Valley. two yount
boys were bound over to the grant
Jury for breaking into the Nymeyel
store over there.
s.
u Mars.
!! A large number Of priests and lay
men visited LeMars Tuesday ITO wit
ness the investiture Of Rev. F. X
Feuerstein, pastor of ST. Joseph
church and dean OF the Sioux City do
cese, as a prelate OF the Papal house
hold. Right Rev. p. H. Garrigan, bish
Top Of the diocese. and other note,
/ priests in northwest Iowa were in at
tendance. Pontif1cial high mass wa
celebrated in St. Joseph's church a
10:30. Bishop Garrigan officiating. ]
banquet was served at IL o'clock I
1.-THE visiting priests in st. Joseph's l1ai
prior to the celebration OF mass pro
cession was formed in which Bisho
land Rev. Father Feuerstein, all tn
memhers OF the church societies an
1.-THE school children marched from tn
priests house to the church.