Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-27
Northern Io1ua Items

members of the family When Officer
Jones arrived ,AfcAllister was alone in
the house. The sight of the policeman
Infatuated him and with the butcher
knife in his llapd he sprang at the Of
ficer. The policeman was prepared for
the assault, however, and used his club
SO effectively that McAllister soon sue
cumbed. His nose was broken and he
E1lad cash near an eye and another
on the head. He was sent to Jail for
thirty days.
Manchester.
AT the office of the county recorder
this week was registered one of the
largest real estate transactions in the
past few months, when the farm be-
longing to Henry Tietge, located in
North Fork township. was sold to
Bernard Schlarmann. The farm,
which is one of the most modern and
we'll equipped properties in Delaware
county, consisting of 1873 acres. brought
a price of $105 per acre. or a total Of
$16,5s0. Mr.. schlarmann will take pos
session in the spring.
oeeboIt.
1t is announced that the famous
Brookmont farm, owned by A. E. Cooa
on the line between Ida and Sac coun-
ties and five miles north of Odebot. is
to be broken up and most of it sol /
There are 1850 acres in the ranch and
1t is one of the very few remaining
ranches in Iowa worthy the name Mr.
Cook will retain four sections for his
| home place and Will sell twenty four
quarter sections. The ranch is one c1
the show places of northwest Iow.,
and everyone IN this section regrets
| to see it broken mp.
Woodbine.
William Wescot and neighbours. cas-
| of town, were witnesses to a.sight thai
made their eyes water A large deer
with antlers numerous and prongy
stood by the fence along the road cas-
Of Wescots only few rods from him
William couldn't believe his eyes. lie
pinched himself to see is he was rea,l,
/ awake. But it was a reality. The an.
imal upon being approached nearer
galloped off into g. field and out Of sight
Whether it was one of a herd in som,
park. and strayed away is not known
1t is reasonable to say that no wilt
animals of the kind are longer founs
in this state
Ida Grove.
! A petition is being circulated her.
addressed to Congressman Hubbard il
opposition to the proposed parcels pos
law. During the past two or thre
years the mail order houses have ha,
their business slowly but surely takel
away from them in this section and di
J ve1ted where it belongs-to the retail
stores in tie towns and cities of Iowa
and 1t is claimed that unless they sue
ceeded in getting this parcels post la,
J thru the coming session of congress
! they will soon have to abandon Iowa a
a field The petition is being general
signed by everybody to whom 1t is pre-
scented, and similar petitions are bein
circulated in every town in the Eley
a enth district.
! DEBORAH.
A case which Is attracting consid
cradle attention thru the county Is no,
on trial. in which Bishop John
Keane, is plaintiff and the Century In
surance Company, OF Des ,Moines. de
PENDANT. The Catholic church in Bluff
ton township. Winnexhiek county. wa
destroyed June 20. 1908, during tina
memorable storm which swept thru tn
county destroying hundreds of ttous
ands of dollars worth OF property. Th
plaintiffs in the case claim that til
, church was destroyed by wind storr
Or tornado and have so far ESTE blishe
their claim by many witnesses. Tn
defense contends that the church wa
destroyed by fire and lightnang.