Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-14
Northern Io1va Items

that Mrs. Ernest Adams of Fairbanks
came to Waterloo to see the young
man with whom she is said to be i'm
live. Mrs. Adams left her home last
Wednesday night and came to Water
loo. The husband came here next day
in search of the wife who preferred the
company of another to his love and
the care and attention of her three
children, and after Interviewing Coun
ty Attorney HoXie as to what action
should be taken. if any, the two Went
back to their home. Adams was given
course of treatment in the inebriate
hospital at Knoxville last summer.
Clarion.
Bennett & Sturgeon have disposed of
their lumber and coal business and the
buildings and the real estate oh which
the same are located to the Keve
Lumber Company, of Arlington. Iowa,
who will take possession the fore part
of January. Soon after closing the
above deal. r. C. Sturgeon purchased
Mr.. BENEFITS interest and will con-
tinue to carry on that business with
headquarters at the old stand and will
have his office in with the new lumber
company.
Ames.
Prof. B. w. Crossley, of the farm
crops department. has resigned He
will go to his home at Council Bluffs
February ! to take up active farm
work on his fathers farm The res
ignation is said to be prompted by the
illness of his father. The resignation
comes as a great surprise. Prof III. G.
Bell, also of the farm crops depart
ment, is another one of the corps of in
structors to resign. Professor Bell
goes to the agronomy department of
the Maine State Agricultural School
He will leave January L. His resig-
nation also created surprise.
Mason City.
The annual meeting of the county
medical society. one of the strongest
in this section of the state was marked
by clinic conducted by DR.. Peirring
of the Iowa university. Dr. Peirring
gave an interesting address and later
spoke at a banquet in the evening.
Among other speakers We're Drs. Os-
born, Of Hampton, Schilling of New
Hampton. and Wesley of Manly. The
officers elected We're: DR.. McGlone of
Mason City, president; Dr. Phillips of
Clear Lake, vice president; Dr. Ida
Rhodes of Mason City, secretary: DR..
Newcomer of Mason City. censor and
DR.. Swale of Mason City, delegate.
WaverIy.
David Lynch died at Mercy hospital
in this city as a result of burns he
had sustained several days ago while
suffering from an attack of delirium
tremens. when he went to Sheriff
Henry Knapp and asked that he be
given nights lodging he having spent
all of the money he had saved dur
/ ing the summer, about $40. The sher-
lift consented to harbor him for the
night. Instead Of shutting him up in
a cell, the sheriff gave him a room
| near his office in which there was a
stove. Shortly after Lynch had been
placed in this room he had AN attack
of delirium tremens, and in his de-
lirium Invested himself of his cloth
ing and mounted on top of the hot
stove in his bare feet, burning them tc
the bone. The sheriff's wife heard
Lynch raving and at once summoned
help. Before the help arrived Lynch
had dism ounted from the stove/ but
had grasped 1t in his arms and was
| hugging it when help arrived. 1t tool
four men to overpower the victim. He
was taken to the hospital, but the
burns proved fatal. Lynch came t
Waverly several months ago and had
been employed on cement gang. The
whereabouts % his relatives !: he ia:
any, is not known.