Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-01
Northern Io1pa Items

Boydsn.
William Van der Hoef, a wealthy
farmer Of near Boyden, hanged him.
self. No reason for the deed can be
assigned by his friends. He leaves a
wife and family and was we'll known
around Orange City.
sheiIsburg.
The 1915 assessment shows Benton
countys actual valuation to be $780,
100000. The assessors report shows
/ there are comparatively few dogs in
tthe country. the total being 1874. Not
a dog was found in Mount Auburn
township and but eight in Big Grove
township.
Usage.
At Usage, the speed limit means a
! speed limit, and the mayor is going to
see to it that the limit is respected. A
motorcycle rider, who was arrested for
the second time, for ignoring the laws
and ordinances, was sent to Jail for
four days. Perhaps that will help
some.
Charles City.
| Four women were arrested in a free
for-all fight. Mrs. Gregory made an
assault upon Mrs. Murray. Mrs.
Gregory declares Mrs. Murray de-
stroyed her home. When the fight
started two other women saw it and
tried to stop it, but Mrs. Gregory was
too much for all three The two prin-
cipals were sent to Jail for thirty days.
A policeman, Walbaum, was hit with
a brick and cut with knife in the
arm.
Sioux City.
| When a burglar who entered the
home of o. Richansrud, 91s Court
street, thru the kitchen door Monday
night, found he was discovered by the
family, he held them UP at at revolver
point and demanded money. He was
given $4.75. Mrs. Alice Phillips 315
Center street, hired two men to watch
her automobile at the circus grounds.
Despite the two watchmen, several in
duction coils were stolen from the car.
w. G. Sloan reported the theft Of his
car which he had left standing on the
Leeds road.
Sioux City.
Several persons were rescued from
smoke filled apartments by firemen
early Tuesday morning when blaze
broke out in a building owned by r.
r. Munger at 311 Fourth street. The
blaze first was discovered in the base
ment. but smoke soon was seen emery
ing from the tf1ird-story windows.
Mrs Edward Pasco, Mrs. Nicholas
Loughlin and the latter's daughter were
assisted to the street below. The
lower part of the building is occupied
by the d. L. Lipkin confectionery.
The damage was not great.
Bellevue.
Frank D. Prandy, now serving with
Company c. Twelfth platoon. Tenth
battalion first Canadian contingent
with the allies in France, wrote a let
ter to friend describing the engage
ment of April 22. in which ne was
wounded. The letter was written on
the firing line somewhere in France
Mr.. Prandy was born and reared in
Bellevue. For number of years he
was located in Dubuque. leaving there
for Winnipeg, Canada, where he en-
listed with the Canadian contingent he
il now serving with.
Fort Dodge.
This is fish story and You can be-
lieve 1t II you wish to. However, F.
p. Ridell swears by 1t and Frank
Palmer will tell you that he ate the
fish at breakfast and that II the story
Is fish tale, 1t tasted fine Ridell tells
that he and Palmer were rowing boat
up to 1nnville from the Quaker Oats
mills Monday night. A short distance
from their destination, the men were
surprised to see two fish flop into the
boat, both at the same moment. The
fish were bass and weighed one and
one-half pounds each.
Watsrieo.
o. o. Bechtel. address unknown, who
10 charged with having counterfeited
Rock Island train checks has been
held to- the grand jury In 500 bonds.