Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-28
Northern Io1ua Items

seeAs were shipped to this country
from Russia, and are, valued at $685.
900. They were. they claim. placed In
storage In July, 1916, at the plant of
the Mason City Manufacturing and
Warehouse Company and that despite
the fact that storage charges have
been paid the defendant refuses to
turn the seed over to the'plaintiff.
Sheldon.
At the auction sale held last week
the old county court house was sold to
Frank WEIGH for $1,000: the coal house
brought $3.50 and the closet $3.50.
The county reserves all the plumbing.
piping, wiring, vault doors and foun-
dalton. The supervisors were all salts
fled with the sale and think they have
got a good price. The steel hxtuCcs
for the new court house costing $4,000
have arrived and been installed. Since
they were purchased steel has risen In
price and the fixtures are quoted 30
per cent more than they were when
purchased. A contractor acquainted
with values who looked over the new
court house recently. made careful es-
Inmates and showed where the build
$1,000 were it let for erection now
instead OF two years ago.
EIma.
A dope nend named Danney. Of
Mason City. was in Elma Tuesday aft
ernoon and visited both drug stores
and made small purchases in order to
get line on the interiors Ele regis
tered at the Hotel Irven as Sam
Drake Of Sioux City" and went to bed
about $3.50. After locking up and go
ing home Joe Stack recalled the pc
culiar actions Of the stranger and
thought it wise to go back and see If
everything was all right at the store.
He found that the glass in Che rear
door had been broken and removed.
Suspicion pointed to the stranger and
Marshal Gansen and l.. T.. Wentz went
to his room and arrested him. The fell
low had in his clothes a bunch OF skel-
eton keys. a screw driver. case knife.
hypodermic syringe and the usual lay
out Of dope fiend. without much hes
itation Danney confessed to breaking
the door with the intention Of enter
ing later to get some cocaine. He was
arraigned before Justice Wentz and
fined $50, which money he obtained by
telegraph from relatives In Mason
City. 1t was later discovered that he
had entered Dr. Epeneter's office but
none Of the drugs were missing.
ossian.
One Of the most unusual things that
could befall an animal befell a
fine COW belonging to Erick Rogness.
Of Ossian. When he moved to town
he brought with, him the best bossy
on the farm-but she died last WedA
nesaay evening. For some few days
Mr.. Rogness noticed that the cow was
not eating and he called DR.. Havirland.
veterinary surgeon, to make an exam
nation. When the doctor arrived the
COW had q cob securely lodged In her
throat which he forced down with an
instrument. This did not seem to re-
lieve the animal and DR.. Havirland
was unable to make an intelligent
diagnosis, In other words, he was up
IN the air." for the cow apparently
was in a healthy state otherwise. Be-
fore leaving he told Mr.. RognessN that
In the event the COW died. he would
like the privilege of examining her
throat This was granted, and on
Thursday morning last, DIR. Havirland
dissected the throat and found i'm
bedded In the flesh a GOOD sized
staple. This was swallowed with the
points first and lodged In her throat,
which caused her death. The staple
had evidently been In her throat for
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