Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-11-03

Storm Lake.
Herbert johnson has been taken to
the insane hospital at Cherokee. He is
a brother Of Henry johnson. who muir
dered Mrs. Guy Roberts at Marathon
last spring. His insanity was caused
from this act of his brother.
Dubuque.
The case Of the state of Iowa VS.. DR..
Hamilton, Dubuque practitioner, In
dicted for alleged illegal practice. ended
late Monday night when a verdict Of
not guilty was returned. The woman
who is prosecuting witness resides in
northern Iowa. The case was on trial
for week.
Dubuque.
Various Dubuquers report having
seen meteor fall from the heavens
about 10: 80 o'clock Monday night The
sight was visible in the eastern heav-
ems, and consisted Of huge ball Of
fire from which reached out tail Of
brilliant sparks. Parties who saw the
spectacle declare it was the most beau
tiful Of the sort ever witnessed by
them.
Hudson.
Death claimed Mrs. Frank Marstain,
a bride of about eight months, follow
ing a brief illness. The death occurred
at the home one mile northeast Of town
and came as a shock to her many
friends in this vicinity. She was for
merly Miss Barbara Crawford, of DEL
vein, where her parents now reside.
They were summoned here by her
death.
Waterloo.
j. N. Moore, who Monday morning
vohemently declared Ne would eat
bread and water the rest Of his life
rather than pay a $50 fine in SO week
ly installments for the support Of his
family, has changed his mind. He
worked with the street gang Monday
afternoon slightly encountered with a
ball and chain. That night after thirty
minutes confinement in the dungeon.
he attracted the attention OF the night
desk sergeant and on his promise to
comply with the conditions imposed on
him by the court, was released.
Sioux City.
Cigar store thieves, equipped with
crowhar. were at work again Monday
night and gained entrance To the
George NJ. Conway wholesale house.
he DuISldlS ulu IAOI Iud.AC q I'LL AA0oA'
The owners Of the store have missed
only So in pennies that were taken out
of the cash register 1t is thought that
the thieves may have taken several
boxes of cigars. The proprietor, how
ever will not know how many boxes are
gone until an invoice is taken Of the
cigars that were stored in the main
room, where the robbers operated.
Iowa Falls.
Harry A. Lund has sued the Illinois
Central Railroad Company for $500
for damages he received over two years
ego when he was struck and seriously
hurt by an Illinois Central passenger
train. He has made several offers to
settle and the railroad company has
ignored all his demands. Mr.. Lund
has been employed in the McCallum
tailor shop for twenty-one years. He
had a number of ribs broken, leg
smashed, and an ugly cash cut into
his head that required q number OF
stitches, and was otherwise severely
bruised. When picked up by friends
it was thought he could not live.
He was unconscious for six weeks.
viIlisea.
The farmers living in Nodaway river
valley north OF Villisca boast Of the
best kept country road in Iowa. For
several miles this road is almost per-
fectly level and Is we'll graded up in the
center, with splendid drainage. The
top Of the grade is solid and smooth as
a pavement. The farmers living along
this road take pride in keeping 1t in
first class condition and drag 1t over
after every rain. One OF the most I'M
portant features used in keeping this
road better than any others is that no
grading or filling up allowed to be done
during the fall months. all this work to
done before June eacn year. SO that tiii,.
new pieces Of grade or Ill have time to
become packed and solid before the fall