Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-10
Southern Io,ua Items

trouble in getting the ashes out Of the
eye. as the ball was scared by the fire
and the particles were burned into the
membrane The little fellow objected
strenuously to the treatment, but the
physician was at length successful in
clearing the eye ball. and he stated
yesterday that he did not anticipate
any permanent injury to the sight.
The lashes were burned off and the
lid scared from the momentary con-
tact. -,
Knoxville. =
A rather peculiar Incident in chick
en- stealing is reported from Polk
township, seven miles northeast of
town. MIR. and Mrs. Wander Linden
and daughter attended meeting We'd
nesday night and did not get home
until 1880. Just as they drove up to
the front gate two men with team
drove out Of the barn lot and turned in
an opposite direction. Mr.. Wander
Linden thought they were members Of
q threshing outfit moving their tank
wagon but later learned that the pair
had carried off a dozen or moro big
chicken coops. They had stolen every
fowl on the place-over 200. The dis
covery was made half hour after the
thieves departed. Mr.. Wander Linden
gave chase ON horseback but lost the
trail in the darkness.
West Liberty.
Weeks late, the first threshing ma
chimes of the season were heard in
this vicinity Saturday, and with the
continuance of fair weather. these ma
chimes will be kept busy to the limit.
at
but writhal sorrowing one for the
owners, as green is freely sprinkled
with the gold, in many fields, where
the ripened grain has begun 70 sprout.
Haying, which was disc ontinued two
weeks ago with the recurrence Of
heavy rains, has been resumed. and
though much Of the timothy has rlpen-
ed almost too much to be ideal, con-
siderable of the monster crop will be
moved. Corn, with more hot weather.
promises a big yield in this vicinity.
unless it should be lcveled by strong
wind, Owing to the rains, the stalks
are tender and the roots are not deep
seated enough to hold the stalks in the,
face of a gale.
Harlan.
John Herbst of Westphalia town
ship, was lodged in Jail here Wednes-
day night charged with assault with
intent to commit rape on Mrs. J. w.
Parks. Of Westphalia. Mr.. Herbst was
rooming at the woman's house for sew
eral days. He is said to have come in
last Thursday night. apparently to go
to bed, but instead Of going to his own
room. 1t is alleged that he went to Mrs.
Parks room as her husband was out Of
town at work. According to reports,
he attacked her and she resisted him
from p, ~ until 2 p. M, before sfle
was able to escape him by grasping
pair of. scissors and stabbing him. It
IL said that she ran from the house
and that he followed her to the gate,
there giving UP the chase. Herbst had
recently been released from jail hero
after serving thirty days for trying to
whip all the officers Of the law in Har-
Ian.
West Liberty.
In the town councils apportionrnent
Of the expense, preparatory to the
street paving which Is being laid here,
1t comes to light that the grade ordi-
nance Of the town which became eff
fective several years ago. never was
enforced and IN consequence, the tax
payers OF the entire town will be call
ed upon to pay for the moving OF some
1850 cubic yards of earth. This ex-
pense - not in any excess Of pro-
priety, however. but simply comes sew
eral years late. and at time vrlren
the residents outside Of the districts to
BE- paved were conEratulating them
selves that they were beyond the hand
Of special assessments. In order to