Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-16

recently. ne found them scattered all
over the field, three dead and twenty
four injured. Some Of them were so
badly injured that they had to be shot
Twenty had died when the claim was
presented to the board. 1t is supposed
to be the work OF dogs belonging to
neighbors, as no wolves are known to
exist In that vicinity.
Sioux City.
With his frail little wife at home
doing work beyond her strength. in
order to care for their seven children.
Ave Of whom are real young. Andrew
Nelson. powerfully built man. found
money and time to get drunk and
abusive But he tried 1t once too often.
for when he came home In a hastily
state OF intoxication and started to
the police and in police. court the man
was given thirty-day Jail sentence.
Cedar Fails.
When Tom Robinson did not return
In a reasonable time after stating he
was going out to look for his evening
paper. the family started a search for
him and found him wandering around
in a dazed condition. 1t was later
shoulder blade and collar bone. the
results Of which rendered him semi
unconscious. Mrs. Robinson only last
week. while washing accidentally
thrust needle into her hand and an
inch Of It was broken off. being located
later by an N-ray.
LeMars.
Action taken by special committee
OF the trustees Of Western Union Coll
,lege in session in LeMars this week
makes 1t reasonably certain that the
institution will remain in LfeMnrs and
continue in its present quarters. The
final decision is subject to the approval
of the four conferences Of the United
Evangc!ical church which are interest
ed and the transfer OF the property to
the college by the LeMars Normal AS
ISOLATION. but it is thought that both Of
these requisites will be forthcoming
and that Western Union College will
move forward to greater Improvement
and development.
Grundy Center.
Tho Grundy county poor farm
makes money This $50 acre farm.
Steward Ca.hraith, earned $1,000 DUR
to maintain 1t. leaving n not profit OF
$1.1o0 for the year above the living
expenses OF the stewards family and
the eight to ten inmates In addition
who are at the county farm the year
| round If the steward had wished to
| pad his report he could have disposed
/; Of fifty-six head OF hogs before the
! first OF the year that are ready for
market. He could have unloaded Il
portion Of the $500 bushels OF corn
he has in his cribs. and 1000 bushels
f, OF cats could have been sold and left
enough to winter the live stock on.
Had these available assets been sold
before the first Of the year the poor
farm would have shown net profit
for the year Of $4,000 or over
odebolt.
| Advices received in Odebolt make 1t
seem certain that Bob NJ. Lightner, once
a resident Of this city, met death re-
Gently under tragic circumstances while
in British Columbia Ten years ago
Ligh.ner left here and as ne was some
what of rover sought the northwest
| where countless opportunities for adj
venture were not wanting. He To-
Gated in Soap Lake, Wash. and some
weeks ago started on trip OF explora-
ton away to the north. in company
with NJ. b. Pendry, Of Victoria Short
| ly after leaving Prince Rupert they
| were obliged to cover n dangerous
glacier at the head OF Bear river in a
wild country, far from the haunts OF
civilization. While crossing tho icy
mountain both men lost their lives and
the bodies were recovered by guides
who CHANGED to cross the same route.
Only meager details have been received
and It II by no means certain that this
Bob NJ. Lightner is the Bob once known
to Odebolt. but Judging from the fact
THAT he was known 70 be in that section
Of the country and all OF the other cir
cumstances II seems certain that his
identity is fully established.