Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-10
Northern I01ua Items

ing to extinguish the flames. Her little
son also tried to help put out the flames
and his clothing caught fire. but the
father by quick action got the flames
extinguished from his clothing Tho
father and boy will recover. but the
mother Il In a Very serious condition,
with no hopes for recovery.
Sioux City.
Suit is to be started by forty-seven
people arrested at Adana against the
bondsmen Of Night Police Captain
Jack Newell, charged with false arrest.
Newell was sent to arrest the entire
party following sensational charges
made by the overseer Of the poor. The
party was held at the Frank Price
home. The Prices it is alleged had
secured the aid OF the county on Sat
urday. obtaining groceries valued at
some $50. A sale. was held and the pro-
ceeds used to pay the expenses of the
dance. the overseer declares. The city
is richer by $40 as a result OF the ar
rests.
A;gona.
Fire destroyed the barn on A. r.
Clayton's farm in Cresco township re-
Gently. In the barn at that time were
were burned to death. Besides this
the harness, four or five tons Of tame
hay and other things were consumed.
The origin of the fire can not be ac-
counted for by Mr.. Clayton. Mr.. Clay
ton was partially insured In the County
Mutual and received from the COM
pany $7S5. The horses were young
mares and Mr.. Clayton had refused an
offer of 5000 for one of them. The fire
leaves him without a horse or COW. and
is the more serious happening at this
time Of the year.
Waterloo.
Special Agent NJ. Morweser of the
Rock Island system was in the city
Wednesday night. coming here from
Dysart, where he arrested three young
men charged with the theft of key
OF beer from the Rock Island depot
last Saturday evening. Dysart is a
Dry town and the young men evidently
believed they were in need of some
over Sunday beverage. Seeing the OPP
portunity of getting some for nothing.
they walked into the depot door and
carried the key away. They gave their
, names when they were arrested and
arraigned before Justice OF the peace at
Dysart. as John and Ira Kiddee and
Charles Campbell They pleaded gull
ty and were fined SO and costs.
Waterloo.
Thru the efforts OF two strangers to
dispose of a $40 Concord work harness
| for s25. the suspicious Of the police
were attracted and shortly after l
| O'Clock. Frank Brown. of Clare, Mich,
aged 40 years. and William Neff. OF
Mlnot, \. D.. aged 81 years, were ar
rested in the Williams cigar store
where they had checked the two suit
cases containing the harness. They
were taken to the police station where
Brown made. 1t is said complete con-
fession to Chief OF Police w. r. Din
neen OF stealing the harness from the
barn OF :. farmer residing near Clark:
vile. The city marshal at GAINESVILLE
was communicated with and 1t was the
first that he knew Of the robbery when
informed by the local police
Sioux City.
The contract for the new Catholic
church at Fillmore was let by the pas
tor, Rev. George A. Hauck. the contract
going to Anton Zwack, Of this city The
new church will cost In the neighbor-
hood of $4,000 and will have a frontage
of 10 feet. Father Hauck was In the
city Tuesday on business in connection
with the building OF the new church
He stated that work would be started
on the new church about April I. and
as the summer II ahead Of the work 1t
is expected that the building will be
completed in the early autumn. The
need OF a new church for the Catholics
Of Fillmore has been felt for Some time
and almost the first official act OF
Father tHauck after assuming charge of
the parish less than q year ago. was to
set about to raise funds for new
house OF worship. The present church
is frame structure, built many years
ago. and has long been inadequate to
accommodate the CONGREGATION.