Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-11-09
Southern Io1Ua Items

Jles and wis, irons He had previ-
ously spent fifteen months III the state
| hospital and says that when he es-
j capes from the institution he knows OF
another barn or two, that viii go up In
/, smoke
| Shenandoah.
Samuel Pierce has sold ss3T-5o
| worth Of pigs from one SOW and has
the SOW and some Pigs left When
| Samuel Pierce purchased d Duroc Jer-
sey SOW al the j. j. Doty sale Feb. 3.
1914. some of mis- friends laughed at
| him for as he says he did not know
what a pedigree looked like, and they
said ne could not n1 nAon<y 3ooiing
| with high priced stbtk. From that
| SOW he has sold in A year and half
pigs that brought him 1857 30 and he
still has the SOW and she is in good
condition; also two or three OF her
pigs. Not mary farmers have made
| more money from the investment in
that length Of time.
| oskaIoesa.
| Rev c. E, Farley, who for, nearly
two years past has been pastor OF the
| Christian church In tlfis city, has ten
dered his resignation.sin order to re
| turn TO the eyangeiistic work in which
ne was engaged prior to his accepting
| the Oskaloosa charge. The resignation
| is in the form OF a notice OF two
| months, so that the relations will not
| be severed until the beginning of the
year. or possibly February. Rev. Mr..
Earleys pastorate has been success
full and harmonious and his relations
with the other ministers and churches
has been of the most pleasing and
| fraternal character and all will regret
| his decision TO leave.
ParneiI.
| Father James Mahoney, pastor of
ST. Joseph's church for the past six
| teen years, was found dead at the sup
per table Friday night by his house
keeper He had been in perfect health
| and the news Of his death comes as
| shock TO the entire community. Six
| teen years ago Father Mahoney came
| here from Scion settlement where he
| had been stationed for upwards of four
| teen years. He has a large circle OF
| friends turnout this section Of the
| state. Rev. Mr.. Mahoney was about
| SO years of age. He had been in good
health during the past few years. He
was OF retiring disposition and had
devoted his entire life to the upbuild-
ing of the church.
Logan.
The farm home of ". G. Karschner
and family on the Frank Hill place,
between Logan and Magnolia, was
completely destroyed by fire Of UNI
known origin shortly after Z o'clock
last Tuesday morning. Mr.. Karschner
was in town after some workmen who
are building a new house for him, and
Mrs. Karschner was in the barn milk
ing when the fire was discovered. The
little daughter of the family was at
a neighbor's having gone there to
spend the night. and it is fortunate in
Il deed that she did, otherwise she would
likely have been in the burning build
ing. Not thing was saved except the
clothing the family had on. There was
!, some insurance.
Stuart.
Royal Harlan met with accidental
!. death at the home of his parents MI.
and Mrs. E. L. Harlan. about three
miles north Of town. He was found
dead in his room by one OF his sisters.
who went to call him for breakfast,
with q bullet hole in his forehead ana
+ q discharged 22-caliber rifle lying on
: the floor. 1t is supposed he had at
l tempted to take the gun from its place
/, on the wall OF his room, with the in-
!, tention. perhaps. Of cleaning 1t, when II
2 was accidentally discharged. He had
g said few days previously he intended
: ! to shoot some pigeons which were de-
stroying his seed corn. At the time oil
r I The, accident the other members of the
J. family were outdoors attending to tht
{ chores and otherwise engaged. Tht
D !young man was % years old and moth
y ing in his manner or conversation has
Y been observed by any of the fauaiis
| that would arouse suspicion, even
o that his death was other than acct
h dental.