Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-04-18
Northern Io1ua Items

little girl, who would have been six
years old in May, returned to the
garden and when her brother noticed
her, her clothing was on fire and he
made every effort to put out the fire,
having his hands badly burned in do
ing SO. The garden being some dis
lance from the house he gave the
alarm, but the mother could not hear
him. The little one suffered terribly
until the next day, when death came to
relieve her suffering.
Sioux City.
Claiming his pockets had been
picked of 60, Perry Newman, a farmer
from Nebraska, made complaint to the
police against George Smith, jeweler
at 1919 Fourth street, and Charles
Daily, and the men were arrested on
investigation. The robbery occurred
in the afternoon, according to New
mans story told to the police He said
he had been in the store, that good
fellowship reigned supreme and that
the robbery had been committed, he
thought, during a friendly scufie.
Rock Rapids.
The attention of the district court
for several days has been engaged in
rem against Moses Kaufman of Sioux
Falls. The plaintiffs are firm of at
torneys at Flandreau, S. D., and were
employed by Mr.. Kaufman In the trial
of his wife for the death of Agnes
Polreis. The firm has sued Mr.. Kauf-
man for $4,000 as attorneys fees for
the services they rendered in tho trial
of the famous case. The case got into
the Iowa courts by reason of Mr.. Kauf-
man owning property here, which was
attached. Mr.. Kaufman has also been
sued by Judge Ailsens. for $4,000. and
George Rice of the firm of Rice &c
Benson, of Fladreau, also has COM
menced an action to recover SIC, 1000.
MapIeton.
O. NJ. Patrick is not exactly salts
fed with an experiment he tried while
providing his herd of hogs with spe-
cial diet of black walnuts. Last fall
the boys gathered several bushels of
nuts and put them upon the granary
roof to dry. Before they were tax
en- down the snow and cold weather
came on. 50 the nuts laid there all win
ter and spoiled. Not wishing to have
them around any longer. Mr.. Patrick
concluded he would get rid of them by
ei'iAi6 Ills HoSo d cat, 50 lie
the whole works into the feed yard
The swine showed appreciation of such
kindness by proceeding to crack nuts
like grey squirrels. when of a sudden
a 400-pounder began to act queerly and
before anything could be done to save
it. dropped over dead. A walnut had
lodged in its windpipe and the Patrick
family have $40 worth of fresh meat
on hand.
Waukon.
Fire in the COW barn on the farm
east Of town, owned by Peter and Phil
Bieber and occupied by N1e former, was
burned to the ground and six cows
and five calves persisted. A number of
horses and cattle in a leanto were
saved by Mr.. Bieber with great diff
Guilty and peril to himself. Consider
able small grain was also lost as well
as harnesses and other articles In the
barns. The windmill tower which
stood close by was also burned and fell
to the ground early in the morning.
The corn crib which stood to the west
and north Of the COW barn also caught
fire and some 200 bushels of corn were
destroyed. How the fire is started is
a mystery and its origin is regarded
with suspicion by a great many who
visited the scene. Mrs. Bfeber was up
and around the house at O'Clock and
noticed nothing unusual and a half
hour later the barn was ablaze.