Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-23
Northern Io,Ua Items

E.lwood 90 years old. Duluth, Mimi.
who was living with him as his SISTER
were arrested in the raid and heid TOT
Investigation. After the arrest OF BIG
Rill'' HAYWOOD, secretary of the |. w
w and 80 other members OF the or
ganization in Chicago. and their CON
yiction for violating the espionage ana
sabotage acts, the federal agents made
it so warm there that they decided to
move. the police say. Among all the
cities in the United States Sioux 'lty
was picked as the safest place. they
say. This was due, they say, ID tne
advertising given by "Wobbly' punh-
cations which covered the trial OF the
leaders in Chicago and published
broadcast the testimony Of Sioux Citys
MAYOR in behalf Of the l. w. w. lead
cr3.
McGregor. sood
corn grown from home grown SEED
IN This locality, farmers report, Is now
hord and safe from frost but helds Oh
corn grown from seed corn when was
Wrought in last spring to supply snort
ao. AFRO still in the milk. This Is due
-, COW to the fact that the imported
tudes where the growing season Is
longer. The corn for this reason mo
grown taller and not ripened as las' ''
that grown from acclimated seeo'
Strawberry Point.
Last Monday evening while "A. D.
Stamp was driving some hogs WHY"
he had sold to the Farmers Cohll'''s
sion Company to the stock !arus' /"
stranger, driving a Buick car at last
speed. ran into the drove. killing Two
out of eight and injuring third. Inc
sneeder failed to slow up and In 'he
semi darkness Mr.. Stamp was unaple
| "a cot the number Of his car. rms IS
! o,,ite a blow to Mr. Stamp as the hogs
were worth about $50 each. Officers
abandoned to the surrounding towns,
b,+ M trace has vet been found of the
speeder.
Brandon.
Poisoned bullets are being used by
the Germans on the west front, accoro-
! ing to information received mere re-
pa riding the death of William c. WOOD
of this city. in an American hospitai.
The message notifying his relatives OF
| his death contained the Information
! that Wood died Of an infected wound
caused by poisoned bullet. WOOD en-
| listed in the army a year ago ana WIS
| soon sent to France. He was wounded
during an engagement in August ana
was in the hospital some time before
death 1t is not known to which unit
he was attached. Young Wood was a
brother Of Carl Wood, who lives near
this town, and a nephew OF William
Wood Of this place.
Independence.
The Frank Brickley sale Tuesday
was one of the most successful ever
held in Buchanan county. Everything
brought high prices. Horses sold Tor
as much as $222.50; steers for $11s ana
corn averaged $50 per acre. Total re-
ceipts Of the sale were 21,76245. Mr..
Brickley Is preparing to enter the SER
vice and practically all OF his belong
| ings were sold. The district exemp-
ton board gave him go days In which
to prepare to enter the army and fol-
lowing this decision. Brickley was
burned in effigy at Winthrop. num-
Der of prominent men later published
q retraction when all Of the facts in
| the case became known and 1t Is now
agreed that q great injustice was done
| Mr.. Brickley.
Dewitt.
Standing dazed in the middle Of tho
track, Mrs Florence Costello, aged 80,
was struck and instantly killed by a
| Chicago G. Northwestern west bound
freight train at Malone. six miles east
Of here Tuesday. Mrs. Costello was IN
the station preparing for the shipment
Of a crate of chickens. While the agent
was making the bill ont, she heard an
engine whistle. She went out to. the
platform and looked to the west but
saw no train. She started to cross and
suddenly heard the train approaching
from the east, DHzed by her sudden
peril. Mrs. Costello could only stand
still while the train struck and Killed
her. instantly Mrs. Costello was sur
vived by her hsband and son by q
former marriage.