Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-13
Southern Io,ua Items

bicycle. She was scratched up but
nothing serious while the bicycle was
bent in q dozen different places. 1t was
mighty lucky accident and one in
which no blame can be attached to any
one.
Atlantic.
Two houses here were entered In this
city on last Saturday during the time
the Barnum & Bailey show exhibited
hero. In the John E. Bailey home the
thieves secured two lady's watches and
$14 in money and in the other case, in
the Ed Eichorn home, secured a lady's
watch. In neither instance was there
anything else disturbed. and in both
cases it was evident that the thieves
gained entrancesby unlocking the door.
At the John F.. Bailey home small
safe was opened and the watches and
money taken. A peculiar thing about
the robberies was that at the Bailey
home the thieves left SIS gold piece
the other place overlooked several arti-
cles of value which were lying near.
There is no clue to the robbers.
Mount Ayr.
Ringgold county has a game pre-
serve that contains 1000 acres and Is
entirely in Poe township. On it are to
be found many f1ncks Of pheasants
and cartridges, the original start for
which were shipped from the state
preserve near Des Moines. The pre-
serve was established about two years
ago when the supply of game birds In
Ringgold county was growing very
small. It has been suggested that In
addition to the game preserve this
county have fish hatchery. The mat
ter received favorable attention from
the state office and they offer to give
$4,000 tc be added to $4,000 given by
the county for the deepening Of the
water works pond which Is to be
stocked with game fish. The Ringgold
county preserve and the matter of the
proposed fish hatchery are both under
the management Of Deputy Game
Warden ]. ]. Armstrong, of this city.
Ottumwa.
A petition has been filed in the dis
trict court by c. o. Taylor to restrain
the First National Bank from building
their new structure at Main and Mar
ket streets 50 that it will extend out
on the street, as it now does according
to the allegation made by the plaintiff
Mr., Taylor states that he is the owner
Of the building directly west of the
new bank building and that his tenant.
the J. E. Scase Dry Goods Company,
will be injured by the projection of the
water table and columns which are to
be erected by the bank. He mentions
that the city Of Ottumwa is the owner
Of the strip In question, which is to
be from ten to twelve inches wide,
that he has taken the matter up with
the city commissioners and that they
have refused to interfere and he has
been forced to bring the action in his
own name He asks the court to order
permanent injunction enjoining the
bank from encroaching in any way
upon the Main street sidewalk and
should the structure be in process Of
construction when the court acts. that
a mandatory injunction issue, ordering
the building to be changed.
osl<aioosa.
There was shooting affair at
Fraker early Sunday morning In
which two men came near losing their
lives, Several Austrians were at
christening Saturday night and the.
boozing was kept up until Sunday
when the men became ugly and started
to fiEht. George Hretka felt that he
had been worsted in the melee and he
went over to Hoover and purchased a
revolver and went back to Fraker and
asked for the American he had been
fighting with. He was told that he
had gone home with Mike Pine and
Hretka started out after them and on
reaching the two men he began to
shoot at them. The man he was after
was shot in the side, the ball passing
from the left to the right nipple thru
the flesh, but did not enter the vital
parts, he also received shot in the
arm. Mike Pine, who had nothing to
90 with the fray, was shot in the arm
which was badly shattered. He was
brought to Abba and DR.. Jackson
dressed the wound Sheriff Guthrie,
of Abba, was notified of the shooting
and he went out to Fraker and placed
HretlSa under arrest.