Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-10-13
Northern I01ua Items

Ida Grove.
Company B Of the militia at Ida
Grove, will form three basketball teams
and three indoor baseball teams for the
seasons athletics.
Cherokee.
Mrs. Clara Byoure, Of Cherokee. Sc
a steel buckle over it accidentally
while drawing on a skirt.
George.
The Law Enforcement League OF
Lyon county has started custer pro-
ceedings against Mayor Walthers, of
George. owing to his permission of
gambling devices in the town.
Ida Grove.
The will of the late Alexander Nc
Hugh. giving his property to a daugh-
ter, Margaret. was sustained by Judge
Hutchinson after years Of litigation. by
relatives At Ida Grove.
Hampton.
Earl Ferris purchased from his
father, S. w. Ferris, 10 acres north Of
town, paying 100000 or $500 per acre.
and on Monday Earl sold the tract to
Casper Wolf and A. w. Wolf at a price
which rave him a nice profit.
Onawa.
G.. w. Christensen, while blasting
stumps on the farm of a. D.. Arney.
two m lies south of town. was seriously
injured by a premature discharge. His
face was SCARED in many places, one
eye slightly injured and his right hand
so badly lacerated that two fingers
and a thumb had to be amputated.
WaverIy.
Albert Lindquist met with an un-
fortunate accident. having one Of his
legs broken by being kicked by q COW
he was milking. and the injury will
lay him up for some time. Not very
long ago Mrs. Lindquist was badly in
jured by having several ribs broken.
and has only recently recovered.
Bancroft.
The Northwestern has been hauling
in new ~eishtE-hve pound rails, which
will Inc put in along this line to enable
the use of the larger type Of engines.
a steel laying crew Of about 200 men
will be here soon to lay the rails. 1t is
hoped that When the new rails are laid
there will be a train south in the north
and back at night, as formerly.
Fl. Dodge.
G. c. Briscoe. a non-union laborer
in the Illinois entra shops. is serving
a thirty day sentence in the county
tail on the charge Of theft. The man
was convicted Of having stolen n drill
gauge from the Tremain & Rankin
garage. A varied assortment of tools
was found on his person and 1t is al
legged that several Of the articles were
stolen from the Illinois Central shops:
but this thirty day sentence on the
other charge is evidently considered
sufficient and no information will be
filed by the railroad.
Carroll.
Carroll has been visited by a gang
OF burglars the past week. Beside
burglarizing the robbers have terror
lied q number Of citizens by chasing
them and shooting at them. Saturday
night Green's restaurant was entered
at 1870 o'clock by a burglar. and. while
holding up h proprietor and cook
with a gun, he robbed thec cash drawer
Of 1872. The robber made his escape.
Three men are in the city Jail, arrested
on suspicion. On being searched a
complete set Of burglar tools was found
on them. There are thought to have
been Ave in the gang. The other two
made their escape.
Grand Junction.
Tuesday morning. Oct. 3, robbers
broke one of the windows Of the Hill
man hardware store at Grand juno
ton n stole a large quantity of hard
ware Tho officers are Of the theory
that the robbery was committed at this
time because some one was heard rum
ming down the alley back Of this store
at that time, but nothing was thought,
of the occurrence until the next morn.