Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-27
Northern Io1ua Items

home. The supervisors think they can
get the county children cared for at
something less than half of what they
are paying to the home This has
brought about an uprising on the part
of the directors of that institution
Considerable excitement was generated
at the meeting.
Titonka.
The people of the town of Titonka
We're thrown into CONSERVATION and
excitement, when the news reached
them that LIE Roy Lamoreux a we'll
known laborer we'll driller and black
smith, and an all around man. had
been found dead in the hotel barn by
NJ G.. Loson. Mr.. Loson Went over
near the hotel barn to hunt for some
part of an old buggy when he looked
toward the door and to his amazement
saw the shoes of the dead man stick
ing just out the door. The coroners
inquest decided that death was caused
by heart failure
OdeboIt
Recently bolt struck in S. j. Fish
ers' pasture in the west part of town.
shortly after Mr. Fisher had MIXED
the COW, and soon afterWard the COW
was found upon her back in death
throes and the COW belonging to Mr.
Benson. in the adjoining pasture was
discovered running in circles. Mr.. Ben
sons COW was not eight feet from Mr..
Fishers, bovine. in fact they were sep
arated only by barb-wire fence. The
next morning the Benson COW was all
right and has since given her usual
amount of milk. Mr.. Fishers horses.
near by, We're not stunned
Sioux City.
Sioux City dealers in Intoxicating
liquors, who ship from Sioux CITY into
the adjacent trade territory, have re-
celved warning from the federal gov
eminent That the statute providing for
the destruction of stamps. brands or
inspection marks has been freouently
violated, and that the revenue officers
have been instructed TO watch for such
offenses and visit the penalties of IT,.
law on all offenders. The law IS 1etd
in It's provisions. and it is understood
from the tone of the circular that the
internal revenue inspectors of Iowa
will make a special effort to stop Of
lenses of this kind in the future.
Sioux City.
That $4,000 in excess charges. due to
alleged illegal increases In the freight
rates on lumber from southern noints
to Sioux City, can and will be collect
ed from the railroads and turned over
to the Sioux City lumber dealers was
the declaration of Commissioner Georgia
7. Bell, of the traffic bureau of the
Commercial Club. Mr.. Bell has been
preparing his petition for a hearing be-
fore the interstate commerce commits
sion, and it will be filed early next
week The traffic bureau brings the
suit and ITO railroads are named as de-
PENDANTS in the petition. The number
of defendants probably is greater than
in any other suit brought before the
commission.
Hampton.
State Game Warden Lincoln has
evidently listened to the story sent
in from Franklin county that certa III
parties were slipping out into the
country these cool mornings to get q
few prairie chickens, for 1t is reported
that he has sent a deputy warden here
for the purpose Of gathering in the
law-evaders. Complains have been
made during the past two weeks that
young chickens have been killed. and
as they are protected by law until
Sept. L. the law abiding hunters are
much displeased. No arrests have so
far been made and 1t Is believed that
the deputy warden has been spending
the past few days in, the country gath
ering evidence. Developments are ex-
pected If further shooting continues.