Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-07-12
Northern Io1ual. Items

IN Richardson, manager of the mill
Luck is lodged in Jail at present. IT
is believed that he has a partner In
hiding. The mill would have beer
burned after the goods were taken.
~ The 1S-yeer.oid son OF Samuel kop.
pie. AN ice cream dealer, who ran away
from his home. on Alta Vista stree
several days ago, was located at Roch-
ester, Mimi, by the police Saturday
Young Kopple had no reasons for leav-
ing the parental roof other. than de-
sire to see the world. The police hao
been working on the case for severa
days before the telegram was received
from the Minnesota town. The boy VII
be sent back home,
Clsrmont.
Laura Deming Brown. who had beer
a resident Of this city for nearly fifty
years, passed away at her home here
last week at the advanced age Of 81
wears, Mrs Brown was born in John
ston. Ohio, May s, 1881. and on Nov
% 1858 she was married to- Ed
ward Brown Her husband passed
away some seventeen years ago, leav-
ing the care of the family to her. She
was the mother of three children. Mrs
August Becker being the only child
living. Three brothers and one sister
also survive Mrs. Brown.
vinton.
Colonel Allen, Of the Fifty-third reg
i,nent. I. n. G., was in this city several
days last week making arrangements
for the state encampment which will
be held here from the 9Th to the 18th
OF August. The colonel selected grounds
adjoining vinton's new park along the
Cedar river and they are almost ideal
for the encampment purposes. It Is ex-
pected that 700 men or more will be
here during the encampment. The
Commercial Club Of vinton is making
prepa rations to give the soldiers an
ENJOYABLE time during their stay here.
Haxlston.
Mrs. M. W. Ashby narrowly escaped
death by drowning while she and hef
husband were ba thing In the river at
Fontana park. Mrs. Ashby stepped
into a hole and was soon beyond her
depth She was unable to swim. Mr.
Ashby, who is an expert swimmer. was
soon battling against the strength OF
a drowning person and the waves tc
save her life. AS she sank for the
the shore with her They were alone
at the time Of the accident and nc
help could be had.
Fort Dodge.
An unknown person. evidently T
crazy man or human fiend wreakec
his horrible propensities on helples.
horse belonging to Ed Lahiff. Of Clare
Sunday night. The dumb brute wa:
found next morning by Its owner In {
terribly mutilated condition. Tn
cruel work had evidently been done
with q knife, altho from the hacked
condition Of the horse It might almos
have been done with hoe. The horse
WAS SO badly cut that its entrals wer'
exposed but 1t IL not believed that !
will die unless blood poison sets in
which is not anticipated now.
vinton.
The heavy downpour OF Wednesda,
night came Just IL time to save the i'm.
mense acreage OF sweet corn growing
around vinton and q few more day
Of the drouth would have seriously at
lfected the field corn. While tho storm
near Vinton was accompanied by 4
severe wind and the corn fields partial
~ blown down. It Is not thought tn,
DAMAGE will amount to muchs The con
| tinued GOODNESS will be OF great ad
iyAntase to the farmers In harvestini
their small grain and putting up wha
| hay Is left out Of cover. Not for ma n.
yeur. s,sas I,o5ssoIs 81
= drouth equal to the one lust passed