Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-07
Northern Io1va Items

run to cover III q nearby cornfield and
taken to the county jail. The next day
the wife appeared, still insisted that
she was all right and wanted her hus-
band back. She was cold and hungry
In addition to her other troubles But
she could not frame up any story to
change the course Of true justice and
Monday Felipe appeared before JUS
tice Of Peace e. B. White and the as
sault and battery charge resulted in
beardian tendencies Of the gentleman
from old Mexico.
Scion.
One Of the most dirty acts Of van
dalism ever pulled off in Scion was
committed sometime Thursday night.
J. Bittner had the large plate glasses
for his new garage stored between the
auditorium and his building and some
one deliberately broke open the crates
and smashed the contents. The loss
amounts to over 5000. The two dances
Thursday night attracted some fellows
with more whisky than brains and Of
course the usual amount Of rowdyism
prevailed.
Tama.
At about o'clock Thursday morn
ing Gaylord Short, 13 years old, was
not feeling we'll and got up from his
bed and walked thru the room in
which his mother had been sleeping.
He looked at the bed and knew at once
that his mother was not breathing. He
called the other members. OF the fam
lily, and they called DR.: Thompson
who found that Mrs. Short had sue
cumbed to heart failure. Gaylord and
his mother had been sleeping down
stairs in adjoining rooms as for some
time both had not been feeling we'll.
Mrs. Short had been suffering from
heart trouble. She. however, was up
and able to do much Of her work.
Sutherland.
Some time ago large posters were
put up in every business house and
public place in Sutherland bearing the
words: German Language Strictly
Forbidden On the Streets and in All
Public Places in Sutherland" These
cards caused great deal OF commo-
ton and there was considerable argu-
ment among the many Germans Of the
community whether 1t was lawful for
the cards to remain up. To settle the
matter some Of tho Germans sent for a
federal officer to come and take the
cards down. Deputy United States
Marshal Smith. Of Sioux City. came.
and after looking the ground over
stated that tho cards should remain
up. Tho cards are still up and as a
result there IL but very little German
language spoken on the streets or In
any public place In Sutherland.
Monticello.
A distressing accident occurred near
Clay Mills in Clay township. on New
Years day, hich,resulted in the death
Of the s-year-old daughter Of Leon
Carpenter. The little girl, on that day
went to the home Of v. G. Taylor, q
neighbor, living near Clay Mills. for a
visit. and while there she received a
gun shot wound which resulted in
death twenty minutes after the arrival
Of q physician who was hurried to the
home. 1t appears that another neighbor
was present at the Taylor home, nam
Cd Bert Porter. He had been hunting
and returned. evidently after the fam
lily had finished dinner. He stood his
shot gun up In the corner Of the iiy-
Ing room. and went into the dining
room to eat some dinner. It was while
all OF the adults in the family were
out Of the living room that the acct
dent occurred