Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-02
Northern I01va Items

as others than the burglar had handled
the things that the burglar had touched.
A colored man. arrested as a suspect,
was taken to the police station. He had
only small amount Of money on his
person, however.
Sheldon.
Dr. w. H. Myers and son Loyal, pur-
chased Mr.. c. H. Ringers interest in
the thirteen acre farm adjoining the
corporate limits Of Sheldon on the
southeast, on the basis of $4,000, or
| $461.50 per acre. Mr.. hunger also dis
posed Of his interest III the livestock
about the farm to thAsMyers. and at the
present time Henry IL entirely out of
the stock business. the first time in
years. But the livestock deal is not a
part of the real estate transaction. in
sofar as the price mentioned is con-
cerned.
George. 1
The German American State Bank
agency closed couple of real estate
deals, P. w. Johnson purchasing the
Daugherty farm. three miles north Of
Edna. paying $170 per acre for the
quarter. The old Fl. J. Klinkenborg
farm near George, just east Of the sec
ton house. has been sold by the owner.
Mike Wander Koi, to A. hartman, Of
near Hull, who will move here in the
spring. One hundred ninety dollars per
| acre was paid for the farm-a 170-acre
tract.
Maquoketa.
Miss Malta Moeller, 20 years old,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. William j.
Moeller, of near Andrew. committed
suicide during the night Saturday, at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. William j.
Hurst in Maquoketa, where she was
employed as a maid. No reason for her
act has been made public. She left a
| note to her parents. in which she asked
| that her picture be taken, designated
| the dress in which she desired to be
buried and named the pallbearers. She
had never been photographed.
Mason ci$y.
Sheriff Fitzgerald and his deputies
made trip to Meservey Saturday night
to raid an alleged Bookkeeping joint.
Jacob Blocker, hotel keeper there. is
| the alleged bootlegger and was placed
under $500 bonds to appear in justice
court for preliminary hearing. The
| county officers have been forced to visit
the place before on a like mission and
i
Blocker paid fine in district court a
few months ago. barrel Of beer and
some stray bottles of liquor were taken
as a result of the raid. They were
brought to Mason City Saturday night
and landed in the court house for safe
keeping until the hearing.
| vinton.
| Monday morning the oldest citizen of
/ VInton passed away. B. w. Jones. who
| had reached within twenty days of his
9Sd year. died at 5 o'clock. He was also
one of the city's Oldest pioneers. He
came to Vinton In the early flfties. For
| many years he was ono of it's most
active and aggressive business men. For
| a number of years he was engaged in
] the mercantile business and then he
took up the stock business. In which
he was leader for long number OF
years. For the past fifteen or twenty
years he had lived quietly with an I'M
married daughter. He was leading and
active Baptist during the years of his
physical activity. Besides the son and
daughter living here. two sons live in
Chicago.
Fort Dodge.
Illinois Central Conductor A. f. Bar.
rett, of Waterloo, had a Jonah day
Sunday. He was in charge Of the extra
freight which at 1880 crashed into the
rear end Of freight 81 standing at Iowa
Falls. The heavy fog obscured tht
standing train. At the same time Sun.
day morning, when bound for Waterloo
with another extra, his train struck ar
auto load of young men on the CROSSING
! a block east of the station at Webster
4 City. One young man in the car sus.
4 tanned broken arm. His name Is F
4 d. Holt. The other three men wer,
! Harry Anderson. Arthur Woolsey ant
I Wilfred Groves. the latter driving tn;
Z. car, all Of whom received q few
i scratches. The car was badly dam.
: aged.