Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-01

age Of $22S.50 each. The highest price
obtained for any one horse, was $4S2 so,
for the fine grey gelding owned by H.
p. Barber This price we believe
! breaks the state record as the highest
ever received for any single gelding.
This animal was certainly as near u
perfect specimen of a horse as we ever
expect to see. He weighed nearly 2,1OO,
stood nineteen hands in height and
with a handsome form and good action,
he was very attractive animal. The
highest price received for any team was
s670 for a team of fine black mares,
evenly matched, good form and action
and weighing nearly $500 pounds each.
Mr.. Larkey's fine chestnut sorrel single
driver sold for the handsome sum of
s4O2.50. A number, of teams sold for
over $500, and number of animals
sold separately for over $500.
Mt. Pleasant.
AS Mr.. Charles A. Rogers, editor of
the News, was on his way home this
noon he met Mr. F.. K. Stall, proprietor
of the Brazelton House, who made an
attack on the editor as he was, about
to enter one of the stores An undig-
arrived in time to prevent casualties.
Mr.. Stalls attack was no doubt
brought on by the article in The News
recently in which the criticism of John
Kendrick Bangs onrthe management of
the hotel was printed. Mr., Stall must
certainly have been in an irresponsible
state of mind or he would not have
started any kind Of an argument in
such way and place. Both parties APP
peared before the mayor this afternoon
and were fined SIS and costs each.
Knoxville. a
Henry NJ. Baker, the owner and
operator of a gasoline wood-sawing
outfit, died at the James ]. Cham
bers place. near Attica, at II o'clock
Saturday from the effects of an in
jury in the groin, received while he
was engaged in saving stove wood
at the Chambers place on Tuesday of
last week. Two men were working with
Mr.. Baker at the time he was hurt,
Chambron Chambers and Clark Rankin.
From what we have been able to learn
of the accident as told by the witness
es, Mr.. Baker was standing in front Of
the saw, when a forked stick caught
on the teeth and was thrown violent
ly against the victim. He was removed
to the house and DIR. Finarty was sum-
moned but peritonitis set in almost
Immediately and the man was soon be-
yond human aid.
Des Moines.
Mysterious burials, around which
considerable scandal is attaching, have
become so numerous, and complaints
concerning them so frequent, that Sec
rotary Sumner of the state board of
health issued orders that all doctors,
undertakers and sections must abso-
lutely comply with every phase Of the
Iowa law regarding the issuance of
burial permits and the filing of vital
statistics with the state registrar or
face prosecution at the hands of the
state board. The situation is getting
to be something awful" said DIR. Sum-
.ner in discussing his order. 'Informa-
tion comes to the registrar of vital
statistics that in many instances bur-
ials are being made without so much
as the services of an undertaken. Mys-
terious burials are becoming altogether
too numerous, and in many cases not
even report of any character is being
made to the registrar of vital statistics.
These cases, which are numerous, are
being investigated by this department,
and prosecutions will follow unless
conditions are Immediately improved"