Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-10
Northern Io1ua Items

searched thruout the latter part Of the
night, and with the assistance sof the
police, conducted a city-wide search
without result. Mrs. Spacek is believed
to have been temporarily demented, an
opinion which IS strengthened by the
fact that she underwent treatment for
insanity some time ago. The Spaceks
live at 1722 H street west, and have
three boys, aged s, and II. Mrs.
Spacek is 80 years, old, weighs lis
pounds, and has dark hair She wore
black coat, a black hat trimmed with
black plume. and her skirt was blue.
Waukon. ..
o. NJ. harrington, aged SO years, a
resident of Waukon Junction, died at
the hospital here following injuries re-
ceived three weeks ago. harrington has
been following the avocation Of cap
turing .rattlesnakes for number Of
years, and while making a tour of the
rocky bluffs along the Mississippi he
made misstep and fell a distance Of
thirty feet. He was alone at the time
and the exposure and serious injuries
coupled with his age brought on his
death.
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by small boys playing with matches,
destroyed a barn in the rear of the J..
Pobuda home, FIT Tenth avenue,
caused the death Of horse valued at
$50 and damaged the Pobuda residence
to considerable extent. The alarm
was turned in at p. m. Saturday. The
fire was discovered by a neighbor, and
at that time the flames had spread
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it was impossible to rescue, the horse.
When the fire department arrived the
fire had spread to the house, and it
was with considerable difficulty that
the building was saved from total de-
destruction. It is estimated that the
loss will total $3.50. and Pobuda carried
$1,000 insurance on the two buildings.
Dubuque.
The town Of Epworth, In Dubuque
county, Is in an uproar as result Of
notice Of suits being served on a num-
Der of prominent residents Of the place
by NJ. n. McDernott. In bringing suits
against the parties, Mr.. McDermott
charges them with circulating PLAN
derous reports about him. Big damages
will be sought by Mr.. McDermott In
each case. 1t is expected that suits
will be filed in the district court soon
against dozen or more parties. He
alleges that they accused him Of being
intimate with a young woman Of Ep-
worth and that their accusations were
false. Once started, 1t is said, the re-
ports that were circulated spread rap
idly. The parties against whom suits
are being brought by Mr.. McDermott
are accused Of spreading the alleged
slanderous report.
Relfs.
A new sort Of thief showed up In
Rolfe Monday evening. The extra tire
carried on the automobile Of A. g..
Hewlyett was stolen and the straps cut
that held this necessary adjunct onto
the ]. F. Kaufman car. The gentle-
men and their families were in to at
tend the lecture and X. Of P. lodge,
and their cars In front OF the Nc
Owen block, where the light from the
WieWel pharmacy and from the FIVE.
light electrolier on the State Savings
Bank corner kept them in plain view.
In spite of them, the Hewlett tire dis
appeared. Mrs Kaufman had just
started home when his tire dropped OF.
An examination showed the straps had
been cut. The thief HAD probably been
frightened away before he got in his
work on this tire In all probability a
little more rubbering around will be
necessary In Role.
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