Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-20
Northern Io1ua Items

and half, making an ugly, and at the
same time very painful injury. He
has been limping around with the AID
OF cane since the accident and his
physician hopes TO have him back
where he was before the accident In
few days il the knee joint has not
been injured.
Marathon.
After hearing considerable testimony
in the case the grand jury on Tues
day evening indicted DIR. Pierce Gale.
her Of this place on the charge OF per-
forming an abortion. A bench warrant
was issued by the presiding judge and
Sheriff B. F. Sheets took DR.. Galleher
to Storm Lake. The motive for the
crime is said to have arisen as the
consequence of alleged improper rela-
tions between the defendant and the
prosecuting witness, dating back three
years to time when the defendant
was consulted as physician and extend
ing over long period much Of which
time the witness was employed as
stenographer in the defendants office.
correetionville.
Mrs. Johnson. living On a farm one
mile east Of Correctionville. arose on
Monday morning of last week and
went about her work as usual. thinking
that her little 5-months-old baby
which she had left in the bed was
asleep. She prepared the milk for the
children and waited for the little one
to awake to give 1t its breakfast. Miss
Lena Nelson OF Pierson, young sister
CT Mrs. Johnson who was visiting In
the home, arose about o'clock and
made the discovery that the child was
dead She Immediately notified the
child's mother and doctor was called
who, after making an examination.
stated that the death had been caused
by spinal trouble.
Sac City.
The commissioners Of insanity took
action last Monday for the return to
the hospital for the insane at Chero-
kec of Mrs. Anna Kuliberg, Of Lake
View, who was paroled three months
age She was returned at once in care
OF Sheriff Crisis and her husband, Peter
Kullberg. The next day Charles Rat
lift, farm hand, aged 81 years, who
had been sojourning at the Johnson
boarding house in Wall Lake. having
come from ONO about a year ago, was
! brought before the commissioners ana
, adjudGed insane. 1t developed that he
had worried over Il serious rove affair
until he lost his reason. AT tines he
was difficult to manage, and Sheriff
Crisis and County Recorder Walton had
+, their hands full in their trip with him
| 10 Cherokee Tuesday evening and
Wednesday morning.
! Eidora.
| One of the big cattle deals Of the
season was contaminated in Eldora
last weak, -~:!!:e: nr y. W Emen.,
/. manager OF the Yisner estate, disposed
I of a bunch Of Si5 3-year-olds in one
/; lot. These cattle were bought in st.
| Paul in September OF 1910. They had
been brought in from South Dakota
i where the shortage OF feed prompted
| their owners to sell them. At the time
of purchase their avera &c weight was
| us pounds. and when sold the other
! day they averaged LOO pounds. The
| primary object of their purchase was
! to utilize the big 1.0O0-acre pasture OF
/ the Wisner's over in Franklin county
and delivery was made by sellers al
alexander. from which place they
! the cold weather came on they were
brought to Pleasantview farm. two
miles west OF Eldora, where they were
wintered on rough feed, going back t.
/ the big pasture IN the spring. The ini.
! tial cost OF the punch was about SiU,.
! O00 and they were sold for $4,000. q
clean profit above all cost of mainten.
ance, etc. Of some 5000.