Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-15
Southern Io,ua Items

behind the horses with measure OF
oats and had the misfortune to stumble
and the measure probably hit one OF
the horses on the legs which struck
out and hit him.
ottumwa. 3
Chicken thieves about Ottumwa and
surrounding country are very modern
and use autos for their visits to neigh
borhoOd hen roosts. With dimmed
lights the car is left on the country
road or street in quiet outlying
residence district with driver, while
the thief fills bag with chickens and
makes his getaway in the auto. Shots
have been fired at the thieves by
some irate poultry owners whose coops
were visited In one case a watch
dog showed resistance, but beating off
the dog with a sack full of chickens,
the thief was able to get to the car and
get away before the owner could shoot
him.
Let's.
Flames completely destroyed a large
barn here Friday when lightning
struck the building during the height
Of terrific wind and electrical storm.
The structure was that Of George
Lowe. farmer residing about four
niles west of here. More than 1000
bushels Of oats were lost in the blaze
while a quantity of other farm prod
ucts were likewise consumed. The
total loss is estimated in excess of
soo,1oH The o"acc Of the farm and
neighbors succeeded in saving all the
live stock in the barn at the time of
the fire. However. the structure could
not be saved and burned to the ground.
The loss is partially covered by in.
surance.
Blanchard.
Quite a little excitement was caused
here when the news spread that Will
bur Andrews had been held up and
robbed about o'clock, at a point one
and quarter miles west of town. AS
he was returning home from Lee
Nichols, riding a horse and was pass
ing along the road near the bridge west
of Charles Henn's, two masked men
with revolvers. appeared taking the
volver in his face. demanded that he
hand over what money he had, which
he did, amounting to s1.4O. AS soon as
the news reached town several went
out from here. but did not find any
to this one few weeks ago near here
and considerable feeling is being
aroused.
ksokuk.
Damages amounting to $4,000 is the
aggregate amount asked in three suits
filed in the district court here. Mrs
Laura Steele asks $4,000 from the
Hippodrome theater She alleges in
her petition that while passing down
, the aisle of the theater and starting
to cross the house, she stepped down
a step eight to ten inches deep, which
was not observable in the dim light OF
the house. She claims to have sus-
tanned crushed foot and ankle. and
she alleges that the injury is per-
mannent. Two suits are filed by John
w. Watson, assignee against the Mis-
sissippi River Power Company, asking
damages Of So, 700 ". each suit In one
suit, Watson, as assignee of H. e.
Steiner owner Of the steamer Dixie,
asks damages for sinking Of boat on a
submerged island, which II is claimed
became submerged when the Keokuk
dam was bull, ara from which Island
the power mpany is said to have
failed properly TO remove the .i,Ehc'.
n the otie. Watson is assignee of
the Stiner Amusement Company. It IL
claimed that by reason Of the sinking
Of the steamer Dixie the show had to
cancel its ensagerents from KeokulS
to st. Paul and lost $1,000 between
May and July. Additional SUNS were
paid acti.rs. wa.ehren and for dam
ages to boat.