Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-06-23
Northern Io1uu Items

When the smoke Of the conflict had
cleared away it was found that Rug
ger had suffered a badly bruised back
and a fearful shaking up and a sadly
demolished automobile, while .Blaney
escaped without injury save the loss
OF $3.50 which he paid in fines for
excepting the speed limit. Unless in
ternal injury is found, Mr.. Rugger
who was taken to the Iowa Sanatorium,
will be out again soon, sadder but
wiser.
McGrssor.
Some years ago Ernest Faber bought
sixteen and "a fraction acres of creek
bottom Land near North McGregor for
$22 an acre. The tract lies next 10 the
railroad track on its north side. Last
week Mr.. Faber sold four and a half
acres of the piece to H. Rosecrans.
owner of large sanatorium at Prairie
du Chen, WIS.,, for 5000, or 5000 an
acre. Mr.. Rosecrans bought it for the
mud which covers the land to a con-
siderable depth, having discovered by
ssubjecting It to analysis that 1t is
superior for mud bath purposes to any
other mud he has been able to obtain
in the United States or even in Ger
many. A carload of the mud has al
ready been sent to the sanatorium at
Prairie du Chen. The Milwaukee
Company is to put in side track thru
the land. it is reported to facilitate
loading as Mr.. Rosecrans expected soon
to be shipping large quantities of the
mud to other sanatoriuns throughout
the country.
La Porte City.
Ralph Fike. the young man who is
we'll known in this vicinity from the
fact that he has been confined to his
bed for the past fifteen years. suffer-
ing from rheumatism, is in trouble on
account Of his persistence in dealing
in liquor. The invalid, who has little
home in the southeast part of town
where he is cared for, was in trouble
some months ago for the same offense
At that time he agreed that he would
order no more booze. But 1t seems as
IL he found this easy money and that
the income he made from the sale OF
booze materially added to the SO per
week he has been getting from the
county to assist in his care. City Off
GERS had mistrusted that he was violat-
ing the law again, and few nights ago
Marshal Abel went to Fixes home and
found quantity of bottled goods. The
matter was reported to the county at
torney, and Yesterday E. II. Mccoy,
assistant county attorney. came to La
Porte City and went down to see the
bedridden liquor dealer. Fike admitted
selling liquor and gave the names OF
several to whom whisky had been sold.
He is in deplorable condition. and it
is difficult to know what is best to do
with him.
Cedar Rapids.
Petitions seeking the pardon by Gov
ernor Clarke Of William E. Steele are
being circulated and widely signed
among the business and professional
men of Cedar Rapids and Marion.
Steele was convicted Of crooked deal
ings with money belonging to the street
railway company, and sent to Jail one
month ago. Since his Incarceration
in the county Jail he has failed greatly
in health Armed with the statements
of physicians who assert that Steele's
health is in an extremely perilous con-
dition, five OF six men are securing the
names of those VINO wish to add
strength to the plea for leniency. Those
interested maintain that Steele is on
the verge Of complete nervous break
down, that his imprisonment to date
and his disbarment have punished him
severely enough, and that unless the
state wishes to murder him by keep
ing him in Jail it should give him his
liberty and permit him to leave Iowa.
Steele has lost twenty pounds in
weight, has become extremely nerv-
Gus. Is unable to sleep or eat and ap-
pears to be falling rapidly. He COM
plains little, but asserts that he is
afraid he will not prove equal to An
ishing the sentence imposed upon him.
He was sent to jail for six months.
He has been doing light work in the
sherifrs office, work which takes him
away from the cell room during the
major portion Of the day.