Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-03-14

ing or stable type would be best 1t
is thought that high water might dam
age the structure were it built on q
permanent foundation.
Msquoketa.
The stranger who was found by a
Milwaukee section crew at Preston last
Friday along the railroad track, evil
IDENTIFY having been struck by a train,
passed away at O'clock Wednesday
morning in the Iowa Sanitorium at
Maquoketa. where he was taken inn
mediately. He did not regain consci-
BUSINESS and efforts to. find out his
name were unavailing. At one time
he whispered the word Martin" but
it Is not known whether this was his
f1rst or last name. There was nothing
about his clothes to identify him. He
wore blue overalls and q dark blue
shirt. and was apparently a laborer Of
about SIS years Of age. He was quite
gray and his hair was cut fairly short
and combed in pompadour style. He
was Of slight build, and was i've feet
and eight inches tall. After his death
the body was taken to the Lane
Buchner undertaking parlors and the
body mbalmed. Mr.. Buchner. follow
ing the requirements of the law, wired
the state board Of health and was d.
rected to notify the Iowa State Medical
College, who wired back that they
wanted the body sent to the state med
icai college. which will be done tomor-
row. providing no one appears in, the
meantime to claim the body.
Cedar Rapids.
Joe Arrigo. who has gained some
thing Of a reputation as sort Of local
David Harum. was brought to the no
tice Of the police as the result of one
Of his numerous horse trades, and al
tho no arrests were made the victim
Of Joe's: trading ability. stated that he
will file a charge in one of the justice
courts. Arrigo has wonderful ability
for getting hold OF an old plug that
is scarcely able to stand on its feet, and
by process Of overhauling causes the
animal to look like we'll groomed
thoroughbred. There resides on the
west side a man named Christensen
who makes a living by hauling rubbish
ashes, etc. Christensen had an old
horse that wasn't much to look at, but
which could pull load of ashes. Ar
rigo had fine looking animal, we'll
groomed and apparently many years
younger than Christensen's steed, SO
he began to negotiate trade. After
much pickering a trade was finally
brought about, Christensen giving Ar
rigo his horse and $40 in cash for the
other nag. Christensen claims that Ar
rigo guaranteed the animal to be sound
and healthy, gentle and q good work
horse in every way. 1t was With con-
siderable elation. therefore. that Chris
Jensen hitched his new animal to his
wagon, and thinking how the other ash
i1aulers would envy him he mounted
the drivers seat and clucked gently to
the horse to start svins. The horse
merely wiggled his ears and Christen :
sen finally struck him with whip.
Things began happening then. The
horse made lurch forward and then
collapsed. falling In the street In a
heap with the harness and wagon In
a badly tangled mass. After witness
ing the performance Arrigo disappear
ed. and Christensen untangled the ami
NAL and tied it to a post In front OF
Arrigo's house. The horse stood there
until late at night when some one
complained to the police and an Off
Ger took the animal to a feed barn.