Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-11-15
Northern I0,va Items

! ARE did it damage. Some insurance
was carried on the barn.
Sisux City.
| Ensmiss Of Alex 0tsrofsky, q Jewish
peddlsr. entered the barn where his
horse was kept and cut ito tongue out
Sterofsky had had trouble with some
Of his nsighbors . few days ago, who
threatened to get even with him. When
he went to the barn in the morning
he found the door broken open. 1t was
not until no observed that the horse
was not eating that his attention was
called to it, mouth. He then saw the
blood and made the discovery tina. the
tongue had been cut out near the roof
The horse was valued ct about 500
and WAS . much better horse than 1t
10 usual for peddlers to own Humane
Officer Reeve declares that the horse
will have to be fiiled unless some arti-
fcial means II glvinS 1t 70 ~ var te
devised.
Carroll.
! Wilhelm Mailer. farm hand from
Knest township, was adjudged insane
| and sent to Clarinda last Saturday.
Mater was Q young man who had been
In this country but few years, having
! come from Germany where his people
were members Of the Lutheran church
His obcession was the thought that no
had committed the mortal sin, bias
phemy. The Naturalization took vio-
lent turn and he refused consolation Of
any kind. He. went to Father Frank
Huessmann. Of Mount Carmel, with his
trouble and the priest. taking an in
terest in his case did what he could
do to pacify his mind. But In vain; he
| continued to fear the inevitable pun
tab 80 ttA a<aV STE en- 11y
| became 50 noticeably OF his mental
base that he had to be taken care of.
The sheriff had him taken to Clarinda
| Saturday.
Webster City.
The citizens Of Homer WI now have
| one OF the finest roads in the state to
! travel over whom they come to Webster
F., City. The road between Wehs;c- City
and Homer has been completed by the
! county graders and. with The exception
OF q few 7.rips OF road. which VIA need
q small amount Of work d,ne on them
before being graveled. the road Is in
hne condition. Every one VIC has
been over the road between Homer and
Webster City arc sgreed that. i. is Il
fine road {. nd when Gravelei wit pc ,.e
one Of the best roads In this part Of
the state. The roa1 equipment which
county recently purchaser mas proven
to be . good investment, Is The opinion
Of those acquainted with the work
which has been done. and in = few
years Hamilton county will have
complete Eraveled' road system.
sprinsviils.
Postmaster Otto Clinton Mcshone
died at his home in this. city Tuesdly
night at 11:3e clock after IA illness
rot about two weeks This apparently
untimely Death has caused n g:ocm
over the entire town Mr.. McShane
had taken the postofhce only sin' g Sept.
last anil was congratulafins himself
tina, It was position - lis liking.
Mr.. McShane was born In ;his county
near Sprinsville. Nov. IS, 1864. and haa
lived in this vicinity al! of Ills life. He
held the office of assessor of the to!"n
Of springvllle and was also city re-
corder, which Offices he was abou. to
resign. Previous to his appointment.
as postmaster he had oeen local and
travelling solicitor for the &c lar HapidS
Gazette He had never married. but
he and his unmarried sists., Miss Cora
McShane, were keeping house III
cottage on the south side Of town.