Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-10-21
Northern Io1ua ! Items

bcrPht a revolver All some cartridges
at second, hand store and returned
to the scene of the fight and in the
second encounter stone was shot in
the back and died a few hours later
At the time and during the trial much
sympathy was expressed for Burns,
who was but a boy in appearance and
age, and much stress was brought to
bear On the judge for clemency, and
in sentencing Burns the judge ex-
pressed his sympathy. but owing to the
fact that a Nfe was taken he could not
In justice let him go. so gave him the
minimum sentence OF ten years.
Sioux City,
]. c. Thompson owns threshing out
fits which are operating near Sloan
and Spencer. He needed men to oper-
ate them. SO when he was in Sioux City
Monday he met man who was looking
for a job Sure the man wanted work
bad He would do anything to earn an
honest penny. He needed dollar or
so to get some things he wanted The
men went to the Howard hotel. where
Thompson had SIS. He drew SO, and,
as the bill could not be changed in the
hotel, gave 1t to the stranger to get it
changed He hasn't come back with
the change yet. Thompson at once
notified detectives OF his loss, but no
clew as yet has been found.
Sioux City.
Among the large shipments of cattle
which have been billed thru Sioux City
offices within the last week is one in
which John Johnsc9. OF Akron, is the
shipper. Ten carloads, part of the stock
on big ranch which he owned at
O'Neill. Neb., composed the shipment
Mr.. Johnson last week purchased the
last of eight sections Of land in Corpus
Christi country, Texas. The total cost
Of the ranch was $4,000. The OsNeill
ranch, which contained 2.700 acres of
land, was traded in part payment for
the 5.12O acres in Texas The cattle
from the Nebraska ranch will be plac-
ed on the southern land.
| Merrill.
I Grant Lake has about. completed the
harvesting OF his potato crop and it is
a pretty good one. From eleven acres
he has sacked over $500 bushels Of as
nice potatoes as one could wish to see
lie Mars.
John Schroeder, who has been rent
| ing the Bennett farm east OF town.
dropped out Of sight Thursday of last
week and his whereabouts are I'M
known to his relatives here. Mr..
Schroeder had some money left with
him when he left but not enough to
give any real anxiety to his relatives
Of foul play. His mother thinks he
became tired OF living here and has
gone east to be nearer his family, who
are living with his divorced wife.
Waterloo.
Mrs. Mae Green. residing on Lafay-
ette street, received official confirma-
ton Monday evening from Washing
ton, d. c., Of the death Of Q brother.
Frank A. Flower. who has been work
ing in Africa In the interest OF the
~. s. government for the past year
The message told little OF the details
concerning the mans death. Mr. Fowler
went to Africa on Jan 10, 1910. and
since that time mp to Aug. ls had been
working there. He contracted acute
meningitis, 50 the report states. and
died in a very short time. For many
years the victim was In the state de-
partment OF wisconsin ana was a
statistician- He WAS born In Iowa
/ nifty years ago and made his home at
Usage. where he 70 wen known.