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

Dixie.
]. H. Cook, living near Dixie, re-
Gently sold a car of potatoes for 81 a
bushel. The potatoes have been sold
to a dealer at Spirit Lake.
Remsen.
Caspar Niehaus, the young man who
shot and nearly killed Miss Anna
Wengler two weeks ago, was taken be-
fore the grand jury and will have his
trial at this term of court, which now
is in session at LeMars. The young
woman is progressing nicely, and all
indications point to complete recoy-
| cry.
Grundy Center.
The automobile owners of Grundy
county will form an association for
the benefit of themselves and for
the safety and benefit of the public.
The meeting is called to be held at
the court house in Grundy Center
on Friday evening". May Z, at 1880. All
automobile owners of the county are
asked to come to this meeting There
are now about sixty automobiles in
the county.
Clarion.
| August Hoffman Of Luni escaped
with slight injuries from an accident
which might have proved fatal one day
last week He was disking and had got
off to clean the disk when the horses
started. He was in such position that
the machine rolled onto him. Luckily
he had hold Of the lines and stopped
the horses but he couldn't lift the ma
chine and was forced to dig his way
out with his hands.
Charles City.
Mrs. August schmoldt. woman
past so years old, was arrested for
shoplifting. She was just passing out
Of the racket store of w. w. Malone
and had a large number of articles
concealed in a cloak especially con-
structed with several deep pockets. A
search of her home revealed nearly
of which were identified by merchants
of the city,
| Arthur.
| A meeting Of the new hall commit
tee was held on a recent evening, and
it now looks as if the Highlanders
of Arthur would have one of the fin
est lodge buildings in this section.
About $1,000 is in sight, and the boost
ers who are pushing things feel that
if everybody will do just little bit
more the building can be secured. If
built the hall will be of cement blocks
and 1t is hoped to make it two stories
high.
Manson.
| William Wellington, of Dubuque, was
in town looking after financial matters
Mr.. Wellington is one of the solid cit
liens Of Dubuque. Some years ago he
owned a large tract of land just over
in Pocahontas county, north of Pome-
roy On this farm was a huge granite
boulder, weighing nearly 20 TONS He
had this huge rock shipped to Dubuque
and the face of it polished and the
name of Wellington placed thereon. II
rests upon his grave lot, and will be
there when a thousand generations
have faded away.
Holmes.
| Mr.. Worra, the hardware merchant
at Holmes died quite suddenly at his
home. He had looked after his bust
ness as usual the week previous and
attended church services both morning
and evening on the day Of his death
Upon retiring that night he suddenly
fell to the floor. He was assisted to his
bed and soon stated that he felt ali
right. Later, however, he was taken
with another spell and before doctor
could be secured he had expired, death
being due to the rupture Of a blood
vessel over the heart
WeiIsburs.
H. D. Rant was taken to Grundy
Center by Sheriff Black. His family
fled information against him charging
him with habitual drunkenness. Judge
Platte sentenced him to the inebriate
asylum at Knoxville but the sentence
was withheld during good behavior
and he was permitted to return home
The sentence may be enforced at any
time when 1t is shown that the defend
ant has been using Intoxicating liquor
..... The two and a-half year old child