Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-05-20
Northern Io1ua Items

producing water power for his plant
This dam went out several times, in
volving the miller in lawsuits, and the
mill finally burned down, and when
he left here fourteen years ago his
one time competence was pretty we'll
used up. He was the father of w. A.
Cornell, formerly engineer at the brick
plant here, but now engineer of
Meeker's Grove mine, Cuba City, Wis.
Death came while he was in the act of
mailing a letter in the postoffice lobby.
He fell over backwards, gave one gasp
and expired without an utterance.
Carroll.
Rev. H. specht, of Gladbrook. and a
Mr.. Northdorf of Tripoli have been in
Carroll interviewing business men and
members of the Citizens Club in re-
gard to the location in this city of
Lutheran college. Details have not been
gone over very carefully, but it is pro-
posed to purchase of DIR. Dwight the
old hospital and grounds, which were
originally designed for college. The
synod. which takes in the four states
of Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska and
South Dakota, will meet at Gladbrook
in June, when the matter will be def
initely decided.
Sibley.
Citizens are highly indignant over
week there was a wholesale poisoning
of dogs and this week some one bored
inch holes into twenty-four beautiful
shade and fruit trees in front of DR..
Lawrence's residence and filled the
holes with muriatic acid, and 1t is
thought that the entire lot of trees are
destroyed. DR. Lawrence planted the
trees about thirty years ago and they
were highly priced not only by the
doctor but by the people of Sibley.
There is now talk of offering $1,000 re-
ward for the arrest and conviction OF
the perpetrator of this crime, the
amount being raised by subscription.
Waterloo.
Believing that the formation Of a
civic society would help greatly to-
wards law enforcement and the man.
agement of municipal affairs from a
humanitarian standpoint, number of
church workers gathered at the Y. NJ.
e. A. building and made plans for the
formation of a civic league for Water
100. committee was appointed 10
draft bylaws and place officers in
nomination for the organization which
will be held next Friday evening at the
Y. M. c. A. building The committee
was also authorized to get the mem
bership out for the meeting Friday. 1t
is hoped to start with a. membership
of 500 while 1000 Is the objective in
point of permanent membership.
Eagle Grove.
Mrs. Carmen Shreve, worn out by
the death and burial of her mother, Law
In a trance for three days, a period of
seventy-tWo hours, at her home here.
Her sleep was as peaceful as that of
death and she resisted every effort of
physicians and relatives to awaken
her. When she did finally awaken her
mind was clear and her body per-
fectly rested. Mrs. Shreve had been
called to Ridgeway, Wis. to attend her
mother. who was taken i'll while at
the funeral Of her sister. Mrs. S.
Moon. The shock and the worry
incident to bringing the mothers
body back to Eagle Grove for burial
completely wore out Mrs. Shreve and
was the cause Of her long sleep.
Webster City.
One Of the most peculiar cases Of in
sanity every known in Hamilton coun-
ty. was the case of Miss Annie Bas-
ssett. which came before the insanity
commission Monday morning. Miss
Bassett, the daughter OF prominent
Freedom township farmer. Jacob Bas-
Bsett, Is a handsome young woman 81
years Of age. we'll educated, and pos
isessed of high order of intelligence.
She has taught school for number
OF years. About two years ago she
became possessed Of the hallucination
that Roosevelt. Taft, and other prom
inent public men were pursuing her.
trying to accomplish her destruction.
She could not shake 1t OFF and realiz-
ing that her mind was affected. she
voluntarily came before the insanity
commission and was committed to the
hospital for the insane at Cherokee.