Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-08
Northern Io1ua Items

saving up his money to join his wife
and three children in the far south
and the loss of the money. which he
had been accommodating for the last six
months. comes as heavy blow to him.
He offers reward for the return Of
his savings.
Sioux City.
John Piclman proprietor of an es-
tablishment at Fourth and Jones
streets. decided to apologize to his
neighbor. Peter Nelson, following a
row over a joint water meter. He
apologtzed profusely and Nelson ac-
cepted, shaking hands. Then, accord
ing to Nelson's testimony IN police
court, Ptckman went out and got a
drink and apologixed all over again.
He demonstrated. He said he needed
his time to wait on customers. Then
Pickman apologized for apologizing. A
scuffe ensued, at the conclusion Of
which Nelson's plate glass display
window lay in pieces on the sidewalk.
Nelson had Pickman arrested for dis
turbing the peace.
DEBORAH.
John Rosa. who bought the Elwick
farm, north Of town. few years ago,
keeps daily record of what his cows
produce. One Of his animals-a 81
months Skorthorn heifer-came in on
April Z, and since that time has given
4.022 pounds of milk. BY months her
production was as follows; April
(three weeks, 441h pounds: May, s6S
pounds; August, s27h pounds. Another
one-a 7-year-old Red Polled COW
gave 5,6Osh pounds in four months as
follows: May. 1918 pounds; June,
1.522k pounds; July. 1,474h pounds;
August, 1,293H pounds. Lest some one
may accuse Mr.. Rosa Of feeding for
milk we wish to say these animals are
pasture fed and never receive any
grain rations during the summer
When It is remembered that 5000
pounds Is a big years yield for fancy
milk cattle, the performance Of Mr..
Rosa's COWS is wonderful.
Webster City.
Miss lea Bearce suffered a narrow
escape from death Sunday evening at
the family home on the. north side,
when she took dose Of carbolic acid
for medicine. Miss Bearce has been
in poor health for the past several
months. due to nervous breakdown
and was for a time this summer an
inmate of Mercy hospital. However,
she improved later and has been able
to be out for the past week or two
and according to her custom, attended
church Sunday evening. During the
service she was taken Ill and hurried
home where she went into the dark
ened kitchen to get the bottle of medi-
cine she knew to be there. In her
haste and owing, too, to the darkness.
she took instead generous dose of
the acid from bottle standing near
the medicine. Three physicians were
Immediately summoned and after some
time were enabled to provide the
patient some relief from her intense
sufferiags and she is now out Of dan
ger.
Sheldon.
The decision Of the board Of super
visors to install steel window frames
and sash. and bronze doors at the two
main entrances to the new court house
and tho letting Of the contract for the
same involves probably the last change
in the plans and specifications Of the
new building which will be made. AT
least no very great changes will be
made from the plans as they now
stand. The contract for the heating
and plumbing amounted to $9.446.S7;
the original general contract with Mr..
Lovejoy to $11s.S02. These changes
made by the board make difference
Of $s.51s.42 in the general contract.
which amount IL Of course added to
that given above. making Mr.. Love.
Joys contract now total S12l.s21.43. ia
the above amounts must be added g..
713.4l for the architects and Alperin-
tendents. making the total cost Of the
new court house $14o.ss1.s1. The Hon-
tracts rs they now stand. totaling
these figures, do not Include the steel
fixtures which will be needed for the
vaults. nor 10 wooden furniture in-
cluded. But there II over $4,000 left to
provide for these requirements and
sttll keep the expenditure within the
3lte.oee limit