Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-02
Onawa.

Miss Barnes 16 years OLD, was LOulU
dead at her home on Holman's lslahd'
The case points to suicide. The sher-
ifr of Burt county, Nebraska. sum
moned the Monona county coroner 10
investigate. The girls father IS
v:dower and can give no motive for the
deed.
Esthervile.
Frank Fuss, reported to have been
wounded in France, is we'll known
here. Early last summer he entered
the railroad engineering corps, "n!Sh
crossed the Atlantic several months
ago. He is about IS years old. He has
two brothers, Harry and Joseph. me
former Is ra!lroader and the latter
a barber. His parents are dead.
Sioux City.
Elmer During. a police court CHAR
acter in Sioux City, has been sentenced
to two years in the penirenuary Tor
eun toting. When arraigned During
Mead guilty, thinking he would be
given a nominal penalty, but the couft
thought differently about the matter
as this is the third time he has oeeN
before the court for tdentica!ly the
same offense.
Prmshar.
The trial of Clarence A. Smith
charged with rape, resulted in YER
diet OF not guilty. The trial lasteo
most OF last week and was VigorousiJ
contested as It was the second trial Oh
tre case. the first trial resulting IN d
i,,r,, disc greenent. The jury which
heard the case this time elaborated
thirty hours and returned its Vero!cL
at o'clock Sunday morning.
Cedar Rapids.
Walker Gilmore IS suferingfrom what
NAV prove a mortal wound as the re-
s,,lt OF a row at a dice game Monday
night, and the police are searching 1oF
! Henry Wilson, who Is charged with
! having fred a bullet into Gilmore
! breast, Six shots were fred but only
one took effect. The police are holding
FIVE men and woman pending an in
ves+i gatton OF the cause that led up 10
| the shooting.
North English.
| Mrs. Sophia Mahannah, who IS II
her saith year, has knitted seventeen
pair Of socks and eight pair Of wrist
IIsts. Mrs. Mahannah IS one Of III
country's patriots. She knew the pFi
vat!ons Of q pioneer. While her nus
hand fought In the civil war she caret
for the family Of which there wer
twelve children. Five Of her grandson
are in the present conflict.
Clinton.
Thieves who raided Charles Nc
Mahon's coops the other night evidently
we're bird fanciers. Twenty-siv OF n.s
ped!greed stock, including twenty-five
silver Wyandotres, were carried OIL
! Mr., Mcmahon has long been chicken
farc,er and the stolen birds had taKef
many prizes IN poultry SHOWS IN lows
and other states. The birds were O
AN ayerase value OF 5I0. and the loss
70 Mr.. McNah on is severe ono.
George.
sheriff Wheatiey is back from Rocl
Raptds with iNele Broderson, ARRESTED
at Sheridan, Wyo.. charged with haV'
ing sold grain belonging to the owner
of the farm which he had been renting
Hroderson claims he held the farm
under a cash rental and the only re-
course the owner has Is ciivl actor
70 recover the unpaid balance due OF
the rent. He was farming poor SO
and failed to make q go OF 1t after tW'
years.
Lyons.
With the leaving Of Earl Jorda
Wednesday morning with the quot
|, from Clinton to Camp Dodge, Capt. /
C. Law Of this city now has eleve
nephews in the service. One nepheV
: Lieut.. Stanley O. Law OF Pittsburgl
, Pa, is staff officer with the 151st al
: ,!liery Railbow division in France. H
l also acts az public censor for his regl
r ment. Mr.. Law who has militar
t record serving four years in the civ
! war feels very proud Of his kin.
Y independence.
Fire late Monday destroyed the resi-
, dence and office of DR.. C. z. Millarc
= A high wind blew down the chimney
e " iii::til crashed thru the roof, settin
i the house on fire. Frozen hydrant
y made 1t impossible to obtain sufficien
5 water to fight the flames. DR.. Millar
t lost all his optical instruments and a
his accounts. The property was know
t as the Mass house, and was a land
r mark, having been built sixty-fiv
q years ago. The loss Is about $1,000