Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-29
Northern Io1ua Items

SchaetzleS drug store was oToheh iito
and large quantity of medicine was
taken. while another druggist reports
that more than $500 worth OF jewetrS
vas taken from his home during the
night The police are without clue
as to the jewelry robbery, but think
they will be able 10 apprehend the per-
son who took the narcotics.
Waterloo.
With thirty-hve pack horses. four
guides. one cook and one horseman.
c. D. Cass, B. w. Schuneman DR.. Ed
ward T Afford and H. 3. Plumb RODE
$50 miles into the mountain Businesses
Of Wyoming TO hunt big game. They
returned Tuesday with the trophies OF
the trail They were absent three
weeks and enjoyed the courtesies OF
Mr.. Cass, who placed his private car
at their disposal Wednesday morning
ARRANGEMENTS were made with taxi
dermist at the State Teachers Col,
aege to mount one OF the finest elk
heads ever captured 1t was killed
by a bullet from high powered rihe
in the hands Of Dr.. Afford.
jefferson.
A rattlesnake of the prairie variety.
was captured near the Milwaukee
freight depot last Saturday morning by
Engineer Riggs. OF the Milwaukee ser
vice The reptile was about foot
long. evidently less than year old.
but exhibited all the anger and venom
Of its species. Its presence in this 10
cality Is difficult to explain. some
thinking It may have been among
load Of ties recently unloaded here for
local track use, or It may have been
left here from the snake SHOW OF
the Brur dage carnival A few weeks
ago two large snakes OK the ratter va
riety escaped from a carnival in
northern Iowa, one of them later being
killed under porth.
Vinton
The contest over the probatlng of
the will of the late Virginia W. Gay
is occupying the attention Of the court.
The trial was commenced Tuesday
morning Mrs. Gay died year ago
last May and there has been a consid-
cradle amount Of uncertainty relative
to the will and the settlement of the
estate ever since. Mrs. Mary G. Saw
age was the first witness for the con-
testants and her examination occupied
most Of the afternoon and the We'd
nesday. She is a niece OF the decd
ent. Mrs. Gay was worth about $500
900 at the time Of her death and she
devised $4,000 to Vinton for hospital
and then gave about 100000 to GER
tain of her relatives and the balance
was devised for the establishment of
home for aged women at Columbus.
o. The case will occupy several days
in trial
Anamosa.
Sunday night an attempt was made
to burglarize the grocery store OF T.. j.
Yount. Entrance TO the cellar was
made but the trap door leading to the
store resisted the efforts Of the robber.
Tuesday morning about o'clock, the
n!ghtwatch saw man in the grocery
store Of ]. K. Hale and at first thought
it was one of the clerks who had come
to work earlier than usual, but the Pc
culiar actions of the man aroused SUE
picion that all was not. right. The
robber when he saw that he was dis
covered made his exit thru a back
door and on reaching the railroad ran
east toward the station with the night
watch, in hot pursuit. Shots were fred
at the thief without hitting him. The
man was seen by other early risers,
! and is described as young and well
dressed. His tracks in the dust
showed he wore a pointed shoe He
secured several dollars from the till
at the store.
Charles City.
c. C. Huntley is past So years Of age
and is still living an active life and
| works several hours each day in his
| woodwork shop. He makes over old
black walnut boards into quaint and
beautiful desks, tables, china closets,
chests and other articles Of furniture.
Mr.. Huntley has taken apart at leas.
| eighteen old black walnut organs
! which were SO common half century
ago and now the heavy walnut with it's
| beautiful grain and aged to a rich
| hue makes beautiful pieces Of furni-
| ture when properly worked up and re-
| finished. A few OF the organs were
made from native timber in this vi
cinity and manufactured by Joseph
Hazeltine at his organ factory in Brad
ford over forty years ago. Mr.. Hunt
ley has made at least twenty walnut
tables, many chests Of both walnut and
cypress. and many other articles OF
furniture. Mr.. Huntley was born in
Bakersfield. VT. and came to Nashua
forty years ago. where he has lived
in the same house ever since. Until
"a year ago he has always had one nj
| the best and largest gardens In
Nashua, and until he was 80 he cared
: for 1t entirely himself.