Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-07-28
Northern Io1uu Items

1 return each day. and also one freight
train from Manchester to Cedar Rap
| ids and return once in twenty-four
! hours. The large amount OF freight
hauled over the Cedar Rapids branch
| between this city and Cedar Rapids has
caused the change.
/ Reinbeck.
Paul Nielsen, from near Dixie. who
narrowly escaped dea tn from lightning
which struck and burned load of hay
on which he was riding. was in town
J a few days ago and brought his watch
case In for repairs for the damage done
/ it by the lightning. The stem OF the
watch was partly melted off and there
was a dark spot on another part OF the
, case that indicated where the lightning
had either entered or left the case The
works We're not damaged. 1t was a
close call for the young man when a
flash Of lightning got 50 close as to
burn his clothing off, SET fire to the
load of hay and damage his watch case,
and yet he escaped without any seri-
Gus effects from his experience.
Jefferson.
| Mr.. James Cain, of North jefferson.
was arraigned in Justice Flack's court,
charged with shooting Wesley Hazel
baker. the 14-year- old son of a neigh
| Dor. The lad claims that the defendant
/ discharged a shotgun at him and that
he was struck and slightly wounded by
| bird shot. Mr.. Cain waived examina-
| ton and was held to the grand jury,
giving bond in the sum Of $500 for his
appearance before that body at the
october term OF the district court. 1t
is understood that he claims he used
/ nj hi oyo1y t~;, l., "A
to frighten the lad, who, with the lat
ter's brother. Burley Hazelbaker, and
Fred Spain, his companions, he accuses
of taking apples from his orchard.
Monday evening he swore to informa-
ton against the three boys and they
were tried before Justice Fiack Mr.
| Cain was his own and only witness and
after hearing his testimony the coun-
sci Tor the defendants, Attorney E. G.
Albert, moved for a dismissal of the
| case. The motion was granted, the
court holding the evidence insufficient
Sioux City.
| The current Of the Missouri river
has done great damage at Sioux point
1t is estimated by party of men, in
cluding.T. J. Steele, L. G. Whitney and
w. H. Summons, who visited the point
that fifty feet Of good South Dakota
land dropped into the river in one day
The large strip OF land that fed the
hungry water was located west Of
Sioux Point. When questioned as to
their opinion Of whether or not the
| work being done by the government
would save the point, the men unani-
mously were dubious about the matter.
They fear that unless conditions
change within a short time and great
| advances are made in the work Of rip
rapping Sioux point will be futile
THE land literally is melting away"
Mr.. Steele said. THE workmen have
about 1875 feet Of mating ready out of
an estimated 1000 feet to be riprapped
Joe Shay will have to move his house
again or 1t also will be sacrificed to
the ravages of the water. The under
current was working at its best and
we could hear continuous boom as
the large portions of earth slid away"
Holly Springs.
AS DE-. ]. w. B. Flageolie and wife,
Of Holly Springs, were on their way
| home in an automobile, while passing
thru Morningside some boys stood In
| the road and threw dust in their faces,
| binding the chauffeur SO he almost
| ran the machine into O. ditch and mar
rowly missed colliding with another
auto coming from the opposite direc-
! ton. After running half a block, the
machine was brought to stop and the
chauffeur and F1ageol1e got out and
went back to where the boys were.
! When they attempted to take ono of
the boys to a nearby telephone booth
| to call the police, about ten other boys
came along, and interferred- Officers
were called and arrested William
Humphrey, Clyde Rugger, Ed Ander-
son and Robert CAN'T, on warrants
| sworn out by F'lageolle, charging them
| with disturbing the peace. In police
| court all OF the boys except Can't were
! fined so or three days in the county
Jail. In their confessions to the chief
| the other boys implicated Can't, but
such evidence was not admissible
| and, as the prosecuting witness could
| not positively identity him, he was dis
charged