Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-06-24

excitement resulted. The man who had
I found the supposed maneied and bat
tered remains phoned to Sheriff Nc
Leod, who was taken to the scene in
an automobile. In spite OF the fellows
battered condition, the sheriff at once
identified him as 'Blackie' Smith. who
had just been released from the county
Jail a few days before. Smith is a bad
man and admits it. He says he ac-
quired the beating at the hands OF one
of the horse traders with whom he
quarreled while on the road from Ar
thur to Sac City. He was beaten almost
to dog meat in the wagon and then
kicked out and left on the road where
he was found.
Ida Grove.
Miss Nellie Peterson, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Peterson, south
east of Ida Grove, met with what might
have been a fatal accident last Sat
urday evening during the band concert.
She, in company with two other young
ladies, was crossing the street, when
they. were run into and knocked down
by team driven by Amos Rickelson.
who was just driving down from his
home north Of town. Miss Peterson's
companions managed to get up and
step out Of the way, but she fell under
the horses hoofs and might have been
trampled to death but for the prompt
assistance rendered by F. f. Wins
low and several other gentlemen who
rushed out and rescued her from her
perilous position. She was taken to a
physicians office where an examina
ton showed that her left ankle was
badly hurt, one of the bones being
cracked.
Spencer.
Jack Brown, local horse buyer and
trader was shot in the neck early We'd
nesday morning with q thirty-two cali
Der revolver in the hands of Mrs. Els
worth Hagerty when he attempted to
gain entrance to the house Brown
went to the Hagerty home in the
northwest part of town about 1880 in
the morning and knocked on the door.
told Mrs. Hagerty who he was and said
he wanted to come in to talk with her.
Mrs. Hagerty's husband is gone ana
as she was all alone she told him that
he could not come in. He persisted
and finally went around to a window
ON the side Of the house and started
to take off. the screen. Mrs, Hagerty
had secured a thirty-two caliber re-
volver that was in the house and as
Brown started thru the window she
shut her eyes and pulled the trigger
He fell back with blood streaming from
a wound in his neck but was able to
walk to town where he was picked up
by Night Marshal Smith and taken
10 the city hospital.
Grundv Center.
Fire nearly destroyed the house on
John r. Pabst's place in Lincoln
township. 1t was only the prompt re-
Spouse Of neighbors that prevented the
house from being burned up entirely.
The fire started in an upstairs room
and it was caused from a lighted
match being thrown into a pail in
which there was a quantity Of gaso-
line. A little girl years old was
asleep in the room. Her older sister
picked her out Of bed and tossed her
out thru an upstairs window and she
jumped out after her. Neither the
child nor the girl was hurt. Mrs.
Pabst was down stairs when the fire
started. She rushed upstairs at once
thru flames that had set fire to every
thing in the room to save the sleeping
child. She was considerably burned
about the hands, arms and face. A tel
ephone call brought neighbors from all
Bedding, clothing. carpets,
paper on the walls and practically
everything else in the two upstairs
rooms was burned and the water that
was poured on the fire above damaged
furniture and rooms below. The loss
4. covered nv insurance