Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-23
Northern Io1ua Items

tents it was found to contain $175 and
some valuable papers, together with
the owners name. A travelling sales
man in running to catch d train, had
dropped the pocketbook. Mr. Kaplin
telegraphed him that he had found it,
and for him to come and get his prop
erty, which he did with much appreci-
alton for the kindness and honesty of
Mr.. Kaplin.
Dubuque.
According to the. statements of
number of Dubuque county farmers
who We're in Dubuque Saturday the
corn crop thruout the county is in very
fair condition. Up to Wednesday the
outlook for a good crop was very dubi-
Gus and the corn never needed rain
more badly, butt the rainfall on that
night practically saved the crop from
obstruction. OF course, some OF the
farmers report that some of their crop
has been ruined by the eight weeks
drouth, but not a single one of them
stated that he would lose as much as
one-half Of his crop.
StrubIe.
The community was greatly shocked
Wnen the death was announced of Her
man Mandelkow, the 13-year-old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Mandelkow, re-
siding near Struble. The boy was In
sood health up to a few days before
When ON having been in swimming he
came home and complained He was
given the best of care and on Saturday
morning DR.. Null was called, who con-
sldered his case a hopeless one from
the start and at noon of the same day
he passed away. 1t seems that some
kind OF blood poison and paralysis of
the heart was the cause of his death.
and from which there was no relief.
Arion.
Recently man wearing the uniform
of Uncle Sans sailors, got off the
northwestern train at Arion and after
a walk around town went to the depot
ana entered into an argument with
some Northwestern trainmen. when
one of the men struck the sailor In
the face with some instrument, cutting
him quite badly. He immediately
swore out a warrant before Mayor
Conrad and when the officers went af-
ter the trainmen they locked them
selves in the caboose and signalled the
train to pull out. which it did before
the warrant could be served The af-
fair created no little excitement.
Dubuque.
During the storm of late Friday night
the farm OF Timothy Galoon, on the
Asbury road, was struck by lightning
and all the barns and outbuildings were
destroyed. The fire occurred during
the worst of the storm and was very
disastrous. About 3 o'clock the occu-
pants of the house were awakened by
O. terrific crash of thunder and get
ting l1n thev .dicroOaraJ fhof tI,o II.
barn had been struck. The structure
was filled with hay and burned rap
idly. soon spreading to the other build
ings. All the horses and cattle and
some of the machinery were rescued
with difficulty. From the barn the
fire spread to the granary and then
to the corn crib and for while threat
ened the homestead. Assistance came
and the fire was fought back from the
house
Algona.
If runlors are correct there was a
disgraceful mill pulled off that was
blot upon this community. This was
not in the form of a fistic encounter,
but in some respects fairly conducted
prize fight would be more preferable
to such exhibitions as were in evidence
pride themselves that they can get
outside of much liquid refreshment,
are said to have made up Jack pot
that either one OF the trio could lay
out the other two in a drinking bout
It is understood that a quantity Of
rum was secured and the trio started
in to test their ability. OF course the
inevitable was the result. Two of the
parties became too gloriously wet to
realize who they were and the third
person was just able to keep his head
floating around above a barrel of
liquor long enough to claim the owner
ship Of the $50. Later on when the
winner was asked IL everything was
done on the square, he replied You
bet it was"