Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-07-19

the last time. He has been very poorly
of late and his sister, Mrs. Jane Merri-
field, of Red Oak. has been at his home
for the past six weeks helping to care
for him.
GaIesburg.
Galesburg received real thrill when
Mrs. Vern Frazier made three futile
attempts to shoot herself with a re-
volver, while standing in the small
yard near the AL Crafts grocery store.
Three shots were fired. The first shot
was premature. The second penetrated
the shoulder, and the third glanced
from a corset stay over the woman's
heart and passed thru her arm. The
hast shot in all probability would have
been fatal had not the bullet been de-
Elected. Mrs. Frazier was taken to
Des Moines, where her home has been
for the past ten months. She will. in
all probability, recover. Domestic in
compatibility seems to be the reason
for Mrs. Ffazier's decision to take her
own life.
Des Moines.
Cleo Johnson, paroled convict from
the Minnesota state penitentiary, was
arrested last week on the charge of as
saulting Elizabeth Pates, a negress at
her home at 315 South West Sixth
street. It is claimed that Johnson
knocked her to the floor with a large
stone. After committing the alleged
assault johnson ran from the house
closely followed by Mrs. Pates' sister.
Mary. A mob chased the fleeing negro
more than mile before he was cap
tured at Gilcrest's lumber yard. 1t was
feared for time that Johnson would
be lynchs1 The crowd increased rapid
ly and loud cries of"Lynch him! Lynch
l1im!" were heard repeatedly: Police Of
fcers, however, finally succeeded in
Sigourney.
After hard days work in the hay
field, while Charles Fair was eating
supper with his family, they were
aroused by a vivid glow Of light COM
ing into the room. They rushed to the
door to find that the big barn was all
ablaze. There was no possible chance
to save anything. 1t seemed the whole
thing was in flames all over, and the
roaring nre licked the place. The loss
entailed was the barn. several tons of
hay, the granary near by with grain
in 1t, five head of horses. two calves,
all the harness, and machinery Not
even d udulI1eT was SdNcu. Inc cause
Of the fire is entirely unknown. The
only reason that can be assigned is
spontaneous combustion in the new
hay that was being stored away.
Persia.
Charles Atkins, who lives three
fourths of a mile from Persia. lost his
house and contents by fire. The family
went to town in the evening, Mr.. At
kins to attend lodge and Mrs. Atkins to
attend meeting in a tent there The
| meeting being over first, Mrs. Atkins
and the 1O-year-old son drove home.
When they arrived home. Mrs. Atkins
went to the house to get a lantern while
the boy took the team to the barn. She
| went in the house and noticed nothing
wrong then took the lantern and went
| to the barn while the boy embarrassed
the team. While at the barn she heard
something fall and looking toward the
house saw it all in flames Nothing of
the contents were saved, except one
! bureau, which had the private papers
in a drawer. There was about $500 in
surance on the house and contents.
Cambridge.
Alba Jones. the Cambridge man who
beat Steve Curtis, a Short Line sec
tion man on the Sunday before the
Fourth, who was up in the mayors
court and fined $50 and costs upon a
charge of disorderly conduct, is now
in bad again. A few days later an
other information was sworn out in
Justice Nelson's court and he was re-
arrested. County Attorney Hadley was
down yesterday and tried the case. The
man was bound over to the grand jury
upon a charge of assault with intent
to do great bodily injury. He was re-
leased on bonds. It seems that the
beating Curtis received was even more
severe than was at first thought and
altho it Is nearly two weeks since it
was administered, 1t was necessary to
bring him up to the trial yesterday in
carriage. His face still shows marks
Of the fray. The fracas was the re-
suit OF neighborhood row. which has
been going on for some time.