Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-11-24
Northern Io1ua Items

/, shaped and decidedly handsome. TIL
carcass has been disposed OF to . loca
butcher
Dubuque.
The case of the state Of Iowa versu
Henry Hutter. charging the defendan
with murder, was resumed again Mon
day, and from present indications will
! rot be concluded until Friday. Both thu
prosecution and defense are using tn
Utmost discretion in handling the case
which has attracted considerable in
terest DR.. ]. H. Green gave exper
testimony on the witness stand Monda!
and the verdict of the jury Will un'
doubtedly hinge on the testimony O.
the physicians examined.
Independence.
Colonel Jed Lake, the veteran attor'
ney Of this city. celebrated his Sotf
birthday anniversary a few days ago
with an immense gathering at the Lake
home. Mr.. Lake was born in Virgil
Courtland county, N. Y. and came te
Iowa in 1855 He has since been 6
resident of Independence. In 1851. HI
was elected to the state legislature. He
served during the war as lieutenant
colonel of the Twenty-seventh Iowa
ana was colonel when the regiment was
mustered out Despite his advanced
age he ia on duty at his office daily and
is as strong and robust as most men OF
60 years OF age.
Fort Dodge.
Letting the skeleton in the closet out
OF It is not such serious matter az
ter all, as is demonstrated by an an
cident of the Houston damage proceed
ings heard here in district court. A
skeleton was paraded in court Monday
but it was not that OF the plaintiff, no1
yet the defendants. Marsh ana Helle-
man, but the property OF kindly dis
posed doctor who loaned the skeleton
closet and all. to the counsel for the
plaintiff, in order to better show the
Jury the extent of the injuries for
which damages is asked.
Sioux City.
With his head and face covered with
blood and cash extending from his
forehead 10 the back Of his head. Nels
Neis Peterson. looked anything but the
defendant when he was arralgned IN
police court on the charge OF assault
with intent to do great bodily injury
But William Case, who filed the charge
walked with an effort because of i've
inch slash in his right side. Case found
Peterson. raving drunk and hrandish-
ing a long knife. in his front yard al
G:30 a m, with which he slashed case
when he approached him. The fact
that the knife struck a rib is probably
all that saved Cases life. Case stag
gered to the house. and, clutching a
pitchfork. returned to the fray. dealt
Peterson a crushing blow and then
'phoned the police.
Sioux City.
There is one sneak thief in Sioux
City who did not get value received in
robbery committed by him SUNDAY
right He got what he went after all
right. but he lost some money which
more than paid for the articles he stole.
Sreakins stealthiiy into the back yard
Of the residence Of John Mckennis. the
unknown man cut clothes line at no'n
enes. Then taking the clothes line ana
all. the man left. But it IS Thought that
in making 2 getaway with the goods ne
fell At least marks discovered on the
ground the next morning Indicated as
mich. Going out into the yard to get
her clothes Monday morning. Mrs. Nc
kennis noticed that they were missing
As the line had been stretched between
iwo trees she thought the line might
have broken and fallen behind one OF
the trees. AS she was approaching one
tree she found Il silver dollar lying on
the ground Looking behind some
shrubberv. where it is thought the thief
FAN she found five more silver dol