Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-16
Southern Io1ua Items

I vicinity for alleged Islander Mas al
leses that the defendant came into his
store in Massena and accused him of
being crooked. He says he stated that
he knew he was crooked n accused
him OF having forged and attempting
to pass a check in Dakota. This, the
plaintiff says. injured him to the ex-
tent Of $40. 900 and he wants damages in
that sum.
Davenport.
Unusual interest in the welfare of
a purse containing ST. caused Tom
Jail 10 serve thirty days by Police
Magistrate Roddewig wfi1n Lane was
arraigned before him orsa charge of
larceny. Lane resides with Mrs. Britt,
Fifth and Brady streets, and according
to the statement of the landiady. Lane
came into her room and later disap-
peared, the pocketbook also disappear
ing. Officer Flannery later arrested
Lane, but the purse of money was
not to be found. 1t was later found
concealed in the boarding house.
Davenport.
Louis Haase a Davenport boy whose
home is OF Rockingham road and who
is in the employ Of Contractors Coen
and Conway in the construction Of a
new school building at Garrison. has
proven himself a hero and is in line for
a Carnegie medal. Several days ago
| while at work he noticed a fire in the
roof Of the old school building. With
out causing any undue alarm he noti-
fed the principal n together they
warned the teachers and scholars and
the building was quickly emptfed. AZ
ter this vas done Mr.. Haase climbed to
| the roo of the burning building and
with buckets Of water extinguiShed the
flames.
Weldon.
Farmers Of this community are buy
ing wire muzzles to prevent their
horses from eating cornstalks while In
the fields during the husking season.
The appearance Of a peculiar poisonous
mold on the stalks is causing consider
able worry in the community. as sew
eral horses have died from the effects
J Of eating 1t, and other animals are in
serious condition. Whether the pois-
onous mold will prevent the feeding
| Of cattle on the stalk fodder IL a ques-
ton that is causing considerable agi-
tation also. If the mould affects cattle
as it does horses. 1t will mean a serious
loss to the farmers. for most OF then:
! already have sold their hay. attracted
| by its high market price for the last
few months.
Wayiand.
Herman Fassett Dolph, the Junior
editor of the wayland News. died at
his home here Sunday morning at
1880. He had been in delicate health
for the past year. having eve been
| robust. but only for the last few days
was he sick IN bed. Mr.. Dolph wal
born in Vermont, Tune 20, 1859, and
came to Iowa with his parents in 1878.
He came to Wayland about six years
ago and under the management Of h
! Dolphs the Wayland News took on new
| life and the paper was a better
| right along. Herman took a promin-
ent part al the AFFAIRS 81 the :s-c Ard
for about three and one-half years was
mayor and attended to his duties very
effectively. Tho crippled In body he
possessed an unusually clear mind and
strong intellect.
Newton.
Several farmers in the neighborhood
{! about five miles northwest of town are
| mystified over the loss Of q number OF
! chickens and they have come to the
conclusion hat they have been stolen
but are unable to locate the person or
persons who are making g. practice OF
appropriating the fowls for their own
good. Mrs. Fred Kline is much grisved
over the loss off three -e.r ane reese
which she discovered were missing last
Sunday morning and has been unable
to find any trace of them. Mrs. Kline
had a flock Of twelve geese which she
very carefully tended all summer and
they were certainly hns hooking birds
and to have three Of the bsot ones otol-
en- IL not comforting. Mr.. Kline states
that It will not go well with the
who 10 found guilty;