Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-12-22
Northern Io1ua Items

/, dicted 9 far selling liquor TO minors,
! bootlegging. * maintaining q nuisance
and while hisstrial was pending he con-
tinued his selling without any let up.
Monticello.
The sale Of livestock and farming
implements at the Richard Cartano
farm, three miles west OF Monticello,
held this week. was one Of the most
successful ones in this part Of the
country this season. A big crowd was
in attendance and the building was
brisk. Everything brought excellent
prices. Cows averaged $50, the high
est price paid being $50. Altogether the
sale amounted to $1,000. Mr.. Cartano
has sold his farm and bought property
in town, where he expects to remove
the first Of the year.
Dubuque.
George Mehrl. is years old, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. William Mehrl, residing
at 35 Ries street, was accidentally
shot with a 22-caliber rifle in his own
hands Thursday morning at his home.
The injured boy was rushed to Mercy
hospital where an operation was per-
formed and the ball extracted re-
cent report from the hospital was that
Mehrl was resting as easily as could
be expected under the circumstances.
Mehrl took small 22-caliber rife and
went out OF the house with the inten-
ton OF shooting sparrows. His mother
was attracted by cry and rushing to
his side found that he had been shot.
Just how the gun was DISCHARGED was
not learned. Altho the wound is q SER
ious one it was'stated that Mehrl would
recover.
Cedar Rapids.
AS the result Of a pre-arranged pu-
slilstlc encounter near the Snouffer
stone quarrles, four men were arraign-
ed IN police court on charges of dis
turbing the peace. They pleaded guilty
and all went to the basement for three
days. The police have the names of
several others who We're implicat ted in
the fight and more arrests will be made.
me row started among some of the
union passenger wagon drivers AT the
union passenger station, and when they
mad called each other names for Will.
tney decided to go to some out Of the
way place and fight 1t out. Four wagon
loads OF men went to the vicinity of the
Snouffer quarries. where the fight was
neld and which Is said to have beer
lively while 1t tasted. According to re.
port one young chap Cleaned up" four
CT the baggaAemen altho they all went
into the ring with the avowed pur-
pose Of giving him beating.
Dubuque.
When the doors Of the Dubuque high
school were thrown open Thursday
morning 1t was discovered the building
mad been visited during the night either
by would-be burglars or vandals bent
on the destruction Of property. On tho
first floor Of the building, the large
room known as the lower study. was
IN state of chaos. Books had been
removed from all the desks and hurled
about on the floor. So great was the
mess that more than two hours were
required to get things in shape SO the
students could study. Numerous books
have not yet been found. 1t is believed
the Job was accomplished by a number
OF students Of the school as an institu-
tion Of that kind does not offer much
In the way Of plumber to a burglar.
Weight Is added to this belief thru the
fact that copy for the December num-
Der Of The Echo. the high school
paper. Is missing. A rigid investigation
10 now being conducted by the school
heads and IL 1t is found that students
are to blame and the guilty ones are
aprrchended, they will be expelled.