Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-09-12
Northern Io1ua Items

hay. . COW and calf. machinery and
other articles were burned. The loss
IL around $1,000. part Of which Is COW
cred by insurance. The house. garage
and chicken house were the only
buildings on the place saved.
Marion.
Becoming alarmed at the disappear
ance of Lewis Russell. a we'll known
Marion character living at the edge OF
town, NJ. D. Burns and James King.
neighbors. broke into the home and
found Russell lying on his bed dead a
quart jug Of whisky beside him. Death
had been due to accute alcoholism.
Coroner King was summoned and the
body was removed to Pingrey's under
taking parlors. Russell was well known
about town for his eccentricities. He
was constant drinker. He was mar
ried but his wife left him some time
ago and is now employed in Cedar
Rapids. He had served year at Ana
mosa for bootlegging and had been IN
constant difficulty since that time.
Clarion.
A stranger cleaned up nearly 500 In
Clarion during fair week in a rather
nervy manner. He first obtained the
confidence Of W. F. Pershing. OF the
postoffice force, who loaned him S25
after the man had related plausible
hard tuck story. Mr.. Persh;ng took him
to Whiteside's cafe and paid for several
meals. The fellow had decided to run
a stand at the fair and taking him to
be a friend Of Mr.. Pershing he had
little trouble in getting stock OF goods
at Whiteside's with which to begin
business. His purchases amounted to
nearly $75 To make long story short
the sharper left town the last day OF
the fair without paying his bills or
leaving a forwarding order for his mall
or even telling what his name was.
Gewrie.
George Leach, of Mansfield, H.
formerly resident Of Gowre. was
killed by a railroad train at Mansfield
last Saturday, according to word re-
ceived in Gowrie by friends. No par
ticulars could be learned. but 1t Is
thought that the man was hit by a
passenger train near the grain elevator
at Mansfield. Funeral services were
hold Monday Tho deceased man had
lived at Gowrie for q number Of years
previous TO his removal to Mansfield.
He left for that city three years ago
and had been employed as manager Of
q Rrain elevator there. Mr.. Leach was
q prominent farmer in Webster county
and has many friends In Fort Dodge
He was about 80 years old. Besides his
wife Mr.. Leach leaves three daughters
and ono son. The son lives at Mans
field and the three daughters at Lohr-
VILE.
Glasgow.
A large barn on the farm Of will
fam r. Crenshaw In Round Prairie
township. four miles southwest Of
0,asxow. was destroyed by hre last
Saturday afternoon. The flames were
discovered in the haymow about 2
O'Clock. and, az no member OF the
family he'd been IN the barn since .
IN the morning. their origin can not
he explained. The building was .
frame structure. loxs0 fest IN size,
Win sixteen foot posts. ana was worth
about 81, 600. Among it, contents were
forty-five tons Of hay. nine tons Of
straw. 600 bushels Of cats. farm ma
chinery. vehicles. etc. two Acsses and
nine hoes, with IN estimated vaiue Of
3.87o. MI. Crenshaw carried insur-
ance IN the Jefferson County Farmers
Mutual Insurance Union In the amount
Of $3.50. and this amount was paid IN
full