Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-12-08
Fort Dodge.

himself. who was arrested while In the
act of robbing the New York Broker
age Company store on Central avenue,
was bound over to the grand jury un-
der $4,000 bonds for breaking and en-
tering. A companian escaped.
Algona.
Carl Wauge sold about three pounds
and a half Of his ginseng roots to John
Bingaman for $13. or $3.50 per pound,
the other day. The ginseng raisers are
losing money Just now on account of
the war in China, where the plant is
used mostly The war has caused the
price to drop from 81 or So to 81 or IS
per pound.
Mason City.
Attacked by three masked men.
James Sakes, local business man, had
q hard light at midnight Monday
night, when halted on his way home,
near the city limits. He put up a
game fight and at the same time called
loudly for help. Neighbors awakened
and came to his rescue, but his as
sailants had fed. @
Northwood.
The delinquent tax sale of Worth
county land was the smallest In the
history Of Worth county: Only two
pieces were sold. a lot in the town OF
Bolan and thirteen acres Of farming
land in Fertile township, the two ag-
gregating only $7.46. Worth county has
long had the smallest delinquent tax
list In the state.
Cherokee.
At meeting of Company NJ. Of the
pany decided to elect new first lieu
tenant. L. A.. Wescott. Of Company
NJ, was appointed by Colonel Chant
land to the position Of regimental
quartermaster with the rank OF cap
tain. There are several likely candl-
dates for the place and the contest will
be lively.
Spencer.
Sheriff Geiger Of O'Brien. 'phoned
Sheriff Rice as to the whereabouts OF
one BILL" Trotter alias "Bill' Miller.
Early next morning Sheriff Rice drove
out to the Morris home, about six
miles northwest Of Spencer. where he
found the party, arrested him eand
lodged him in Jail that !, afternoon
Sheriff Geiger came over in q car
and took him back to Primghar. where
he was wanted on a charge OF larceny.
onawa.
Rev. vintor Lee closed his pastor
ate of the Congregational church last
Sunday and left today for Belle
PLANE, where he will have charge OF
the church there. This leaves Onawa
with only one protestant preacher
Rev. H. W. L. Mahood. pastor Of the
Methodist church, Is likely to have
a monopoly on weddings for some
time. as in all probability the other
churches will not be supplied with
preachers for several months at least.
Onawa.
Harold slocum. alias Stone and
Simpson, who is in the county jail Tor
dumping" board BILL is getting in
deeper. A detective from Lewiston
Maine. is here waiting for requisition
papers to take him to Lewiston on
forgery charge The fellow came to
Onawa several weeks ago and register
ed at the Park hotel as H. L. Sloan
and wife. After an unsuccessful at
tempt to work up an advertising
scheme with the local merchants he
attempted to leave town without set
Ting with Landlord Folck.
Marcus.
The grand lodge Of the A. o. U. w.
of Iowa has been fully reimbursed for
the loss sustained by the failure OF
the Citizens Bank Of Marcus. Phil
Carlin, a member Of the board Of di-
rectors Of the grand lodge. received Of
ficial notification Wednesday that $31.-
016.s2, the amount deposited in the
Marcus bank by Henry Michelstetter.
grand receiver Of the Iowa grand lodge.
had been made good by the Fidelity
Casualty Company, Of Baltimore, Mr..
Michelstetter's surety. Mr.. Michelstet-
ter resigned his office shortly after the
affairs Of the bank became involved.
leMers.
There was much excitement on
Clark street when two women refused
to be evicted from the Steffin house.
in which, they have been renting rooms
for some time The house Is owned
by poor widow, Mrs. Steffin. and she
has for some time desired to get rid
of her tenants, Mrs. Mic Hoffman and
her daughter, Miss Hoffman. They
refused to go, altho notified number
less times. An order Of court was obs
tanned for their eviction and Sheriff
Arendt, with deputy, went to execute
the courts mandate. The women re-
fused to parley with the officers and
|barricaded the doors Finally the Sher-
III went 90 D window, and while he az
tracted the attention Of the women.