Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-30
Northern I01un Items

the man who attacked her. She told
the police and county attorney that he
gave her Is cents She also said he
gave her penny Friday night. Shan
non denied that he had attacked the
girl when police at the station at
tempted to sweat him. He said that
he had been drinking some and adj
mitted that he gave the girl some
money.
Fayette. =ff
Upper Iowa University buildings in
this city Saturday morning were en-
dangered by confederation, when q
damaging fire broke out on the third
floor of Science hall at 9 o'clock. A por
ton Of the third story was destroyed
together with attic and roof. A spark
from nearby chimney lodged in a
window, caused the fire. Much scien-
tiic apparatus was saved. The damage
is estimated at $500, and is fully COW
cred by insurance.
Rock Rapids.
The will of Judge Brown discloses
the fact that in case the widow and
her daughter, to whom the immense
Brown fortune is left, die without
heirs the whole Of the property will go
to his brtoher. the Rev. G. w. L. Brown,
Of Council Bluffs, formerly of Des
Moines, and at one time presiding elder
of the Methodist church. The estate
is the largest that ever has gone thru
probate in Lyon county. Judge Brown
owned $3.50 acres of land in Rock.
Pipestone, Murray and Cottonwood
counties. $16,600 stocks in corpora
lions; notes. bonds, ETC., $4,000; $14,-
$40 miscellaneous property.
Dewitt.
The 3-year-old son Of Mr. and Mrs.
Mike Anderson. living eight miles
northwest of Dewitt. was instantly
killed Friday afternoon. Mr.. Andei-
son broke a bone in one of his feet
one day last week and Henry Otto, liv-
ing on the Fay farm, was making him
a neighborly call. Mr.. Otto's team
which was tied in the yard became
frightened, broke loose and ran directly
over the porch of the house, where sew
eral of the children were playing. The
older ones escaped, but the little boy
was crushed under the hoofs of the
frantic animals. His name was Edward
Arthur and he was the pet Of the fam
lily. His parents and five brothers and
| sisters survive.
Usage.
The assessors have their census work
about completed for this county. Fig
ures have been secured which show
that the population is now 14,416. This
is q gain Of nearly 1000 in the past five
years. The population Of Usage has
grown from 2,445 In 1910, to 2,7S3 now.
In the Incorporation Of Meyer, which
includes about sixteen square miles in
the northern part of the county, it was
found that there were sixty-three fam
ilies all Roman Catholic but two. The
enumeration showed that there are 421
people in the Incorporation, which in
dicates that there is large family in
nearly every home. In the largest fam
lily found there were fifteen, all at
home.
Manchester.
Building operations will start with
boom in Manchester as soon as the
frost Is out of the ground. Contracts
have been let for three important bus
mess houses. William E;ckcrscn will
erect modern structure, and will
lease the same to the Manchester Auto
and Supply Company Of this city for
sales rooms and repair shops. Ex-
Sheriff M. p. Hennessey is clearing his
lots for the erection of q large building
which ne viii use as q sales room and
repair shop fox automobiles. He will
handle several makes Of cars, as soon
as his building II completed s, A.
Steadman, who has been In the har-
ness business for fifty years, will re-
tire from the business When COM
pleted tho building win be occupied by
%. J. Meggenburg, proprietor OF the 5.
and 10 cent store.