Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-06-10
Northern Io1ua Items

j sacked. The solid silverware was TAX
en- and the plated-warej left. showing
| whoever the burglar was he kew the
value OF HE articles taken. A small
hand grir, is also gone After the lower
rooms had been pilfered they went to
| the kitchen and ate almost a lar OF
cookies, drank Il pot OF cold coffee Went
into the basement and took two bottles
Of wine and left. Thru i. all the fam
lily slept profoundly and peacefully
Carroll. r
John Peters. of Arcadia has been
committed to che state sana; orium at
Knoxville by Judge Powers where he
viii take rsst after a protracted spell
of booze fighting. Mr. Peters was so
well advanced in licuor that last Sat
lirday he ran his wife and family out
Of the house With violent threats and
started to chop down the building with
an ak. He smashed out all the win :
dows and doors and inflicted much
other damage TO furniture and fixtures
before he could he landed in the cooler
pending the arrival Of Sheriff Hamilton,
who brought him to Carroll and lodged
him in Jail.
Dubuque.
Profound excitement was created in
q saloon near Main street Wednesday
morning when Fred Bernard. q well
known young man of this city. pulled
out a revolver, and pressing ii to his
temple, shouted out: Here goes
nothing Parties who were in the
place at the time rushed to the young
man and wrested the weapon from
him. 1t was found to be loaded and
their prompt action in all probability
prevented a suicide. Bernard. it Is al
legged, had been drinking, and was not
in a condition to, realize what he was
doing. Afterward he caused COM
motion on the street by repeated
shouting and was run in by the police.
Carroll.
Reports from various sections of Car
roll county are not full OF optimism in
regard to the condition Of the corn at
this stage OF it's growth, two causes
combining to make the situation I'M
satisfactory. poor seed and backward
weather conditions. The extent Of the
damage is variously estimated, some
farmers saving that the stand il not
more than fifty per cent, and none plac-
ing it higher than seventy five OF what
is considered normal. The cut worms
are working on the plants more or less
in all sections. Some farmers have
replanted twice and are still at it with
hand planter or hoes, supplying the
missing hills. Some of the fields plant
ed the last of April are coming on we'll
compared with later planting.
lrviuston.
Fire broke out in the barn of the
Mary H. Wright farm, east OF Irving
ton. near midnight and before anything
could be accomplished toward saving
the property. the structure and all
OF it's contents were consumed The
renter on the place. Tom Chiffon, lost
good team OF horses. three sets OF
harness. all OF his chickens
sos wortil--lo0 bushels Of corn, sew
eral tons of hay, pair OF bob sleds. part
Of a wagon and a considera BILE number
OF farming tools and machinery. Mr..
Chilton's loss will aggregate around
$3.50 and his stun was insured in the
Kossuth County Mutual Insurance
Company The officers OF this home
concern We're on the ground early next
day and in less than twelve hours from
the time the fire broke out, Mr.. Chiffon
was handed check for 1905 in settle
ment for the policy he had carried.
There is not the slightest clue to the
cause OF the &c .sa4sa,