Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-11
Northern Io1va Items

geese on the place and threw them in
q big hole in the yard. The men then
drove the auto in the same direction
from which they had come. Sheriff
Ramsey visited the scene of the theft
Monday afternoon when notified, but no
clue to the niscreants was obtain
able. A
Cherokee.
The Cherokss Nomeri are laboring
faithfully in fth6 fservice Of the Red
Cross and during the month Of July
have made great showing. During the
month they finished from old materials
nine dozen napkins: tray cloths. eight
dozen; wash cloths, Is dozen; hot wa
ter bag covers, half dozen; fracture pill
lows, 100 filled; dust cloths, three dozen
and is dozen handkerchiefs. During
the same period they completed from
new materials = the following: bath
robes, II; draw sheets, six and one
half dozen; operating sheets, eight and
a half dozen: pillow cases, 26h dozen;
pajamas, rs pairs; bed socks, two dozen
pair; operating leggins, 10 pairs;
hand towels, nine dozen and bed shirts,
two.
Waterloo.
The war will not affect the Dairy
Cattle Congress In the least this year.
e. s. Estel, secretary, announced that
ten states were already represented in
the list Of entries and others are ex-
pcted to send Representatives herds.
Texas, Kentucky. Missouri, Ohio, Mon
tana, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois,
Michigan and Iowa are the states that
have already made arrangements for
large entries. Negotiations are still
pending whereby several fine herds Of
dairy cattle may come from the Pacific
coast to compete with other queens Of
the milk realm in the prize ring. There
will be just as many II not more cat
tie exhibited this year than last" Mr..
Estel said. "The quality of the show
cattle will be maintained and this
phase of the congress IL sure to be a
success" 'f&
Mason City.
Prowess as farm hands particularly
in the line of shocking oats, became
the subject OF an argument between
two farm hands working northwest Of
town, which finally led to q bet OF real
money. a contest at oats showing, some
angry words and fight. As an upshot
Of it all, Charles Boulin, one Of the
betters filed an information against
John Burke, the stakeholder, in Jus
tice Kimbalrs court. Burke was hailed
into court BY Deputy Sheriff Tom
Locke, who had to walk a half mile
stubble fields to get him, pleaded
guilty to assault and battery and was
fined 81 and costs. Justice Kimball did
not find out how 1t happened that the
| stakeholder seemed to have been the
aggressor in the fight, for the plea Of
guilty left no reason for him to so very
deeply into the matter.
Sac City.
A tramp ATTACKED the 14-year- old
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. James Jones
with a butcher knife at their farm,
three miles west Of Yetter Wednesday
jist after dinner and .s still at large.
Sheriff ]. H. Stoner was called there
about o'clock Wednesday afternoon
and has made thorough search Of the
nearby country, but SO far has found
no trace of the tramp. The search Is be-
ing continued. The attack occurred
while the girls parents were at Yetter
on q short shopping trip, the eldest
daughter had been left in charge OF
the other children, and while In the
yard saw strange man enter the house.
according to her story she followed
him into the house, carrying an infant
sister in her arms. The tramp had a
butcher knife in his hands and slashed
her along one arm, seized the baby
and threw 1t to the floor rendering It
Unconscious. The, intruder then made
his escape. The girl describes the
tramp as small man past middle age
with q smalla sandy mvstache.