Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-10-16
Northern Ioua Items

Witt, $4,000. The fish are placed in the
tanks at Sabula when first taken from
the waters where they remain for three
days without food. This put them in
shape for rides in the fish car. and the
department haaStrapsported them with
loss of but twenty-five in an entire
carload. Most OF the fish used in re-
stocking are black bass, crappies and
sunfish, with a few pike, pickerel, mad
channel cat.
Sheldon.
An involauntry petition in bank
ruptcy was filed In the United States
district court at Sioux City last Satur-
day, against John Walk, of Sheldon.
The G. Shenkperg Company and the
Palmer Frui. Company, both of Sioux
City, and the Esthervlle Grocery Com
pany, of EstlIerville. are the creditors
asking that Walk be adjudged Il bank
rupt. James e. Linsday filed their Pc
tition. Walk ewes his wholesale cred
itors about 81 500. He owes his friends
about 5000. Book accounts. fixtures,
and stock aggregating about $3.50 con-
stitute the assets. The federal mar
shall took charge of the stock on Mon
day. Walk is now at Sioux Center.
Vinton. g
Next Wednesday and Thursday mark
the thirty seventh anniversary of the
Benton County Veterans Association
and a two days reunion will be held.
This year is also the tiftieth anniver
sary of the close Of the war. Extraor-
binary arrangements are being made
to celebrate these two events
Sioux City.
Will Redinston, a newly wed, was
arrested in this city as bogus check
passer, and was taken to Cherokee to
face charges of false check issuance.
The bridegroom Is said to have used
bogus paper in securing his wedding
suit and the diamond ring for his
! bride He IS said to have secured cash
differences in both transactions.
Sioux City.
Mystery surrounds the shooting of
Paul f. Phillips of this city, while on
a hunting trip last Sunday. Two fin
gers Of hts right hand were shot Off
and he was brought to a local hosp-
tai. No announcement was made Of
the accident. A newspaper man heard
of it and made inquiry. 1t was found
that DIR. C. A Californian, well known
local physician, was with the man at
the time of the accident. The doctor
absolutely refused to talk about 1t and
threatened that any paper publishing
q story Of the affair would do so at its
peril Phillips, who is still in critical
condition, says that 1t was an acct
dent, but refuses to give details. The
hospital people say Phillips told them
he was shot while pulling his gun from
the auto of DR.. Californian.
Dubuque.
Acting on the tip given him by his
little daughter when she returned home
from school Wednesday and said that
she had heard the kids" living on the
outskirts of town talking about some
girls that had left an automobile and
continued walking on foot, Chief of Po-
lice Giellis ordered one of the police
autos to his home, and he started into
the country toward Durango, in search
Of the girls, thinking that they might
| be the same ones who escaped from
the Home OF the Good Shepherd Tues
day. The chief drove slowly and ex
plored every branch of the main road
for several hours, finally catching up
| with the quartet on the main road,
about fourteen miles from this city.
The girls captured were the same ones
who made their getaway from the local
lnsLltutlOn, ana SHleI GlelllS lOaued
them into his machine and brought
them back to Dubuque, where they
| We're taken to the home they had left.
| According to the story told of the af-
fair, only one Of the four wished to
| really escape the other three accom-
panyins her just for lark, or little
excitement. After being apprehended
and brought back. 1t Is said that they
| expressed themselves as being glad
| they had been found. AS 1t rained
quite hard all Wednesday night, it is
no wonder that the girls were glad to
be brought back to the home where
they are assured Of three square meals
| day and a bed and roof at night. The
affair was hushed up as much as pos
sible here ard only few persons knew
OF the escape and capture.
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