Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-09-23
Northern Io1ua Items

watch and fob we're found buried in
the sand and coated with rust. the
crystal was cracked and 1t was thought
probable that it belonged to the ILL
ia ted man and Mrs. Bothman. who is
now a resident Of Reinbeck, was COM
municated with and asked to come to
this city to identify the watch. If pos
siblc.
Dubuque.
Former Mayor H. A. Schunk has
started a suit against the Dubuque
Times Journal demanding 100000 for
alleged libel. assigning as cause, ari-
cles appearing in the paper in which he
alleges he was accused of incompet-
ency in the management OF the estate
of Nicholas Martin and other alleged
charges made during the recent city
campaign in which Schunk was de-
feated for reelection. Two Chicago
lawyers have the case.
Sioux City.
Exhibits valued at over $500. o0o-
that gives some idea OF the magnitude
of the interstate fair In making an
C. innate of the valuation some Of the
livestock owners said their herds were
priceless and could not be duplicated
at any price. The animals in the cattle
and horse departments alone were esti-
mated by Captain w. S. A. Smith. who
is the superintendent in charge. to be
worth over 100000 Superintend-
ent T. w Bayne has checked 1900
head of hogs which are roughly esti-
mated 10 be worth SIS, 600
Fort Dodge.
Attorneys for the plaintiff In the case
Of Eliza beth Cunningham VS.. the An
cient Order OF United Workman. filed
a motion asking the books of the lodge
to be brought into court. and the same
| was taken under advisement by Judge
| c. G Lee. Mrs. Cunningham is seek
| ing to collect the insurance carried by
her husband in the Ancient Order of
United Workmen on the grounds that
| he has been absent from home for ten
| wears and In all that time he has not
been heard of or seen by any one from
/, Fort Dodge. The plaintiff alleges her
husband is dead and the insurance
therefore is properly due her.
| Vinton.
| Mrs. Harry Starbird went before
Squire Bryant and swore out a warrant
for the arrest Of Cecil Mullinex, OF
| Shellsburg. charging him with the
| theft of $27. 1t was money she had
earned in the canning factory. She
kept 1t at the house. That day young
| Mullinex, who Is about 10 or 20 years
Of age. came to the Starbird home to
visit sister. While there Mrs. Star
bird had the money in her hand and
counted 1t. He saw where she placed
It, When she returned he was gone
| and was the money. She believed
he took the money and swore out the
warrant Sheriff Blair telephoned the
constable at Shellsburg to be on the
outlook for him but he did not appear.
Cushing.
Agnes Hansen. aged IL years daugh-
ter of John Hansen. living six miles
nc-.h &c THE place, 10 dead of iiiffaIi-
| tile paralysis. and the existence OF sew
eral more cases In the same locality
has caused the closing of the schools.
Two Naig children on an adjoining
farm are i'll. while east OF hero William
Bauer aged 10. is afflicted with the
ed tn the family OF Hans Schubert. The
10-year-old son Of Jens Heglen. who
died from the disease near Kingsley.
was buried at Holstein. east OF here.
and the prevalence OF the dread disease
! in such q large number has so thor
| oughly wrought upon the people that
! the local committee has decided to de-
fer the annual carnival. which was
| scheduled to be held Sept 80 and Oct.
| /. The first cases appearing near
here are said to be traceable to q visit
Of the family to O'Brien county in a
community where the disease had al
ready been in evidence.