Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-07-16
Northern I01uu Items

once started an investigation and he
is hot on the trail OF the culprits
Monday he found 4s empty beer bottles
in and around the school house at the
northwest edge Of town thus showing
that there must have been several per-
sons at the drink fest IL not actually
engaged in the theft. The Rock Island
detectives are also on the job and 1t
Is quite certain the thieves will be ap-
pretended.
odebolt.
Myron johnson was hit over the
head with a club by an unknown man
while going home from down town one
evening last week. Just as he passed
the big tree on the Frank Wardell
corner, north of the railroad track
someone stepped from behind the tree
and hit him, but turned and fled before
Myron had a chance to know who his
assailant was. 1t is thought the object
Of the assault was robbery, and was
meant for another man who lives In
that neighborhood and generally car
ries large sums of money on his per-
son.
Mason City.
North Iowa claims the distinction Of
having a resident with the longest
beard in the world He Is Hans n.
Langseth a pioneer resident Of Worth
county, a man who is not for sale as an
exhibition, but man refined and the
owner Of some Of the most valua BILE
lands in his county. His beard is Of
only four years growth and it meas
ures nine feet and two inches in length
and iss till growing. NJ r. Langseth Is
So years of age One of the peculiarities
Of this long and heavy growth is the
fact that the hair on his head is only
moderately heavy and is Of very slow
growth.
OeIwein.
Both the Catholic and Baptist de
nominations of Oelwein are building
new church homes of exceptional beau
ty. The Catholics are building a $780,
900 church. by far the largest in Del
vein and one of the largest in north
east Iowa. Father P. S. O'Connor. in
charge. has been in Oelwein for the
past fifteen years and Is highly es-
teemed by the people since he built a
parochial school costing some $4,000.
which has been a grand success. The
Baptists last winter lost their church
by fire and are now building a new
church on the site Of the old one. which
when completed, will be one Of the fin
est in the city.
EstherviIIe.
Rev. Benjamin Franklin. when re
turning home from the Lundgren-Nc-
Gregor wedding. last Tuesday night.
met with what might have been seri
Gus accident to himself, the horses and
the buggy. The night was pitch dark
and lightning storm was on. After
each lightning fash his horses would |
halt in the blackness that remained. In |
their effort to make sure Of their place |
In the road. Such an experience had |
come just after they had gained the |
top of the hill this side of the ce1le- !
terry. After a moment Of hesitancy
the horses started on a trot and had
gone but few lengths of the buggy
when they made a bit of turn to the |
right to avoid another rig and there
was a crash caused by the collision Of
two rigs. Mr.. Franklin's buggy was
on its right side to the right Of
the road and the team broke into a run |
He was caught in the buggy top and |
carried some distance. and during the |
shaking received a blow just above
the right temple which caused him to
lose consciousness. He doesn't know
lust how far he way carried IN hf,
perilous position. but when he came
to himself he could hear his horses
running in the far distance He called
to the occupants OF the other rig but
could get no answer, and started to
limp on towards home when he was
met by Louis Myhre who helped him
Into his buggy and brought him home. |
Apart from some painful sprains, cuts |
md bruises Mr.. Franklin came thru
all right. 40 ]