Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-03
Northern Io1uas Items

I corder J. g. McGrath. The liabilities
are placed at $11,S13.12. The assets
are stated to be about $4,000. Simon
Hansen is named as assignee. He IS
directed to sell the property, to pay all
legal and proper Indebtedness incurred
in the execution, of the trust, the resi-
| due of the proceeds to go to the cred
itors in proportion to the amount of
htheir claims. Mr.. Solonaan declares
that he has no other available property
than the Fifth avenue store.
Dubuque.
\ Another Tune rise" is coming down
the Mississippi, but it is too early to
state how high the water will be in
this vicinity, since the river continues
10 rise all the way from Lacrosse to
ST. Paul, but it is probable that many
islands and lowlands will be again
flooded. Neither the Black or Wiscon-
sin rivers are flooded this time, most
of the water coming from the heavy
rains in northern Minnesota. The stage
of water is now 11.6 feet at ST. Paul.
which is fairly high for that station. A
government Golfer dam below ST. Paul
| went out Monday afternoon as the re-
suit of the flood, causing considerable
loss. The crest of this rise can not
reach the vicinity of Dubuque until
next week, probably late in the week.
Webster City.
Ralph Darnell the 14-year- old son OF
MIR. and Mrs. David Darnel, who re-
side three miles northwest of town,
was accidentally shot Monday after
noon, but it is thought he will recover.
Little Revel Darnell, Ralph's .-year
old brother, had gone into the house
alone and picked up a shotgun loaded
with heavy shot. which the boys on
the farm used for hunting purposes.
; The little fellow presumably not real
izing the consequences, fired off the
load and the shot struck his brother
Who happened to be outside of the
house on the porch He was thirty
/ feet away and the shot went thru the
back Of chair and also thru the win
dow before hitting him. Probably if
it had not been for this. the lad would
have been killed. Eighteen shot were
taken from his abdomen. fifteen from
one of his arms, and eighteen from his
hand.
Spirit Lake.
The discovery of skeleton, lacking
, the skull. buried in a ravine on the
, shore of Lake Okiboji close to camp
Foster again recalls the famous mas
sacre that occurred on this lake nearly
/ fifty years ago. One of the boys at the
/! state Y. NJ. c. 4. encampment noticed
the collarbone and hip Of man pro-
truding from q cavity at the head of a
| ravine. Excavation was begun and the
skeleton of a man was unearthed No
skull could be found. The headlesS
skeleton is supposed to be that of the
one missing victim of the massacre.
I'm March. 1857, war party of Sioux
Indians headed by one 1nkpudatah.
met young settler by the name Of
Howe on the shore of the lake at this
point, killed him, cut off his head and
left the trunk lying on the Ice. They
then attacked group of cabins close
by. massacred seven people. and took
two little girls captive. A rescue party
from Webster City discovered the
bodies, and buried them in shallow
grave Howe was inferred short dis
lance from where he fell. A number
Of years ago the bodies of the seven
slain at the cabins were removed to
Arnold's Park. and an imposing monu-
ment was erected by state appropri-
alton. One Of the girls taken captive
still lives at the park, and keeps a log
cabin filled with pioneer and Indian
relica. 1t is new planned to hold re-
union on the first Tuesday in August
OF the only living members OF the
rescue party, and the only survivor OF
the massacre, Mrs Sharp in order to
lay. the bones of Howe along with the
rest OF mis- unfortunate friends