Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-07-09
Northern Io1ua Items

southeast Of Stanhope, was discovered
to be on fire, having been struck by
lightning. 1t was one OF the best
barns in Hamilton county and contain
ed much grain. including $500 bushels
OF corn, a large amount of oats and
some other grain. also a lot of hay
Considerable farm machinery was de-
stroyed but the automobile and all the
live stock were saved The loss is es-
timated at $4,000.
Sibley.
A half inch Of rain fell here We'd
nesday night. doing immense benefit
to the crops. Haying began this week.
The crop Will be light. but of excellent
quality. Corn and small grain crops
are doing nicely, with excellent pros
poets for a good yield. Just before the
did some damage. A valuable colt.
owned by George Pensyl. was struck
by lightning and killed
Dubuque.
Shortly before O'clock on Thurs
day morning. fire broke out in the
beautiful summer home of l.. d.
Mathes at Union Park, and in aim ost
an incredibly short space of time. the
picturesque abode and it's contents were
a heap of charred and smoking ashes.
One small trunk and a porch settee
were absolutely the only things saved
The furniture. including numerous VAL
liable electrical appliances. was totally
destroyed. as was also the clothing and
personal effects of the family The loss
is heavy.
Cedar Falls.
The statement relative to the remov-
al OF the Monarch Feeder and Stacker
factory from this city to Waterloo
which appeared in Waterloo paper,
drew forth from G. W. Whitworth. the
NAL OF the story 1t was learned from
member Of the Commercial Club that
the factory had made a proposition in
regard to keeping the factory in this
city, and asked $4,000 to remain in
Cedar Falls which proposition the
Commercial Club turned down but it
appears that no further action will be
taken in the matter.
Sioux City.
Mystery surrounds the disappear
ance of Henry f. Brown, the motorcy
clist. who was injured in the notorcy-
Gle races at Woodland park during the
aviation meet Brown has not been
seen nor heard from since the second
day OF the meet. when he fell from his
motorcycle from weakness resulting
from injuries received in the races the
preceding day. Brown came from
Omaha three months ago and was en-
ployed at William H. Knights motor
cycle repair shop. He had small
amount due him as wages at the time
OF his disappearance.
Sioux City.
Chloroformed and left unconscious on
the floor of Alfred Savage's resort near
Foye's bathing beach at Crystal Lake,
while robbers pillaged the place. secur-
ing s25 in cash and a quantity of lia
nor. was the experience Wednesday
night of Henry Londrich. who acts as
caretaker OF the place The break was
discovered the next morning when Lou
McKin ney, who on Wednesday night
found the body Of Lou Berger. noticed
Londricn stretched out on the floor
Entering the resort. he saw everything
in the utmost confusion. Bottles and
furniture were scattered over the noor
as if struggle had taken place The
mattress on which Londrich had been
sleeping was tracked and the man was
some distance from IT, Near him on the
f e ,1eec- vas hottie from which emanat-
ed the sweet, unmistakabIe odor or
chlorofornl