Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-17

The detective charges that slauson's
claims have done him an injury, al
tho he has not denied that he re-
ceived free meals at the restaurant.
odeboit.
Three new cases of smallpox have
developed, two cases in the family Of
A. j. n. Schmitz and one in that Of
George knecht Louise and George
Schmttz and Margaret Knecht, all
young children, are those afflicted, but
they have the disease in very mild
form and the situation has caused no
alarm to date. Rigid quarantine reg
ulations have been put in force and the
situation Is we'll in hand. As a matter
Of precaution the Catholic school was
closed Thnrs4ay. to await b develop
ments. but should no moro now eases
develop It will. soon resume.
Lake City. -
A sand hill crane. which had been
shot on Coon river by Henry Ackers,
came near making its captor blind for
life. Ackers shouldered the bird. think
Ing it dead. and then started for
town. When nearing the outckirts Of
the town the crane suddenly came TO
life and fiopRpd STOUT desperately.
With q savage peck the long necked
bird struck Ackers In the eye and be-
fore he could choke the bird he nearly
. lost the sight Of both eyes. Acleers
managed to subdue his capture, but not
until his face was left q torn mass Of
bleeding flesh and skin. The crane
measured Z feet from tip TO tip.
MouIten.
The body Of man identified as
YohS syy 1n,0O
found III one oflhe tents OF Contractor
Webb, at the wabaeh tank pond. The
fellow seems to have been 4 cocaine
flend and was up town the night before.
It 10 assum ed he got too big . pill and
finally succumbed to the narcotic. His
bunkznates realized he NfAs uneasy at
ter turning IN. but when he settled
down considered he was asleep and
lot him alone The fellow had no money
on his person and had blown in from
somewhere and had got work with the
excAvating gang. His life IL but the
history OF others going up and down
the highways and byWays.
M arson.
Ed and George Mor1tx. two brothers
|, living on a farm near this city. be-
came involved In a quarrel over the
division OF some property. when Ed
seized a double barrelied shot gun and
raised II 10 shoot his brother Foetu-
nately the gun went Oft before the
nuzzle reached the body ana the
/ charge entered Georges foot Doctors
we're summoned and an effort is being
made to save the foot from amputation.
Ed was placed under arrest. The
bows had been working the farm to-
getf1er and not being able to get along
concluded to dissolve partnership and
| the dispute arose over the possession
! Of nftsen-cent basket
Ida Grove.
| A. B. Bell shipped in . carload OF
ground Alfalfa feed and sorghum from
the alfalfa mills at Fremont. Neb, last
week to finish several carloads OF
| cattle he IL feeding on his ranch west
| Of town. The alfalfa is ground TIP by
q mill especially made for the purpose
sacked in sacks. and those who use II
say 1t Is one Of the greatest feeds
known for the finishing OF tat cattle
Alfalfa can be Grown successfully IN
IDA county. and whiie Inc industry il
in its infancy ii would not beea bad
idea for the farmers to commence
! growing It more extensively and then
let the citizens Of the county seat get
/ busy and install q ,njll for grinding IT.