Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-02
Northern Iolua Items

ty-six years has continuously held title
to the farm near West Union which he
obtained from the government He
was the discovered of buttons cave,
one of the finest and best known
pieces Of natural scenery in Fayette
county. Mr.. buttons death was due to
a cancer which attacked his ear and
finally his brain.
HoIstein.
Owners tot two automobiles which
collided, causing the death Of James f.
Seeley. near Holsteon, Oct. "a. 1914,
are made defendants In a suit for S25,-
900 filed in the district court IN Wood
bury county by, Mrs. Jennie M. Seeley,
Administrative of the dead mans en-
tate. Forest Anderson. owner OF ga
rage in Correctionville. in whose ma
chine Seeley was a passenger. is
charged with negligence in failing to
stop when he could see aNcollision was
imminent Arthur Bagenstos driver of
of the other car is charged with care )
lessness in turning to the left, causing
the collision. Seeley was thrown over
the nose Of one of the cars, striking
sharp projection.
Lake City.
William CARVE, ditcher who had
been living in a shanty four miles
southwest of town, attempted to com
nit suicide by cutting his throat with
q razor Monday. He was sufferer
from tuberculosis. contracted as re-
suit of exposure about year ago, and
from the disease and his wounds he
died at > o'clock Wednesday afternoon.
Garvie, during the two days he sur
vived his attempt at self destruction,
stated that he had made six different
attempts to sever his jugular vein, but
that something was in his way" and
he was unable to make Il thorough job
of it, The cash, while four inches long.
was hardly sufficient to have caused
death Of itself, but evidently it has
tened the end.
Calmar.
Burglars were working rather free
ly here the past week. Last Friday
night some one entered the lumber
office of Tenold & Nystrom and Sc
cured what cash was in the cash
drawer of the safe. the checks not be-
ing molested. They never lock the
outside door Of the safe, but the cash
drawer was locked. The drawer was
pried open and taken out. They do not
usually leave money there, but on that
night they did leave little In 1t. On
two different nights this week some
one was in Broghamer s. Helwig's
hardware store, and some one broke a
glass in the rear window Of the Hazel
ton drug store, but was evidently
scared away by Hazelton's dog king"
and one night some one broke off
key In e. B. Oson,s dry goods store
! in an attempt to get in.
I Ida Grove.
Until Washington decides to name
a postmaster to take the Ida Grove
postoffice and thus settle the conten-
/ lions OF the two rival candidates.
Messrs. Britch and Shearer, the pres
/ ent postmaster. w. j. Scott. will be
about the busiest fellow In town. On
Dec. 5, he forwarded his resignation as
postmaster to the postoffice depart
ment and on Dec. IL received bare
Acknowledgement of the same but
igiving no suggestion as to what course
| he must pursue. Mr. Scott has already
qualified as clerk OF the courts and
took charge Jan. 1. as the present in
cumbent Thad 8. Smell. expects to
practice law this term and had to be
out OF office before court starts. Mr..
| Scott accordingly takes his place at
the court house and, after office hours
4 there, will go to the postoffice and put
in some more time. 1t means will
I have to get up earlier and go to bed
| later each day until the new postmas-
ter comoa." says AE. Scott. :, 49, y