Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-10-04
IOWA NEWS ITEMS

WINTERSET-A. B. Shriver sold
|eighty-two acres west OF town belong
ing to Mrs. Daniels to E. E. LegIe, of
Muscatine county, Iowa. for $3.50 per
acre.
SCRANTON-The Journal reports
that Scranton merchants are enjoying
Ia good trade this fall. General prosper
ity was never more in evidence in this
community.
CENTERVILLE-Jos Stobber, of
Moravia, one Of the Oldest men In APP
panoose county, celebrated his Goth
birthday on Saturday with big family
|reunion at his home.
+ -Cliss Sale, who has been
Operator at the c. & N. w. depot for
year or more resigned to accept posi-
ton with the Great Northern. He will
be located somewhere in Montana.
CARROLL-A brakeman named Ben
nett was brought to the city Friday
might last from Kiron, where he lost his
leg in an accident He was taken to the
hospital where his leg was amputated
above the knee.
wATERLOO-Agent w. w. McFar-
land has been advised that the Illinois
Central has received 500 new grain cars
which will soon be distributed at points
a capacity of z, $50 bushels each of grain.
LUTON-Fifty stacks Of hay in the
VICINITY of Luton, containing about 800
tons, burned Sunday. The hay belonged
principally to Capt. w. S. A. Smith and
Scott Flanders, of. Sioux City. Capt.
Smiths portion was insured. The total
value of the property destroyed
amounted to between $4,000 and $4,000
CHARLES CITY-The news of a big
stake made by John Palmer, formerly
of this city, is being discussed. 1t is
said Palmer has cleaned up 100000 in
specializing on the copper or iron mar
ket. While nothing definitely is known,
lit is presume BILE that he has made a
good clearance. Palmer has been in the
commission business in Chicago since
leaving Charles City
IOWA CITY-Fred Denny, the 12-year
I old son of Engineer II. H. Denny, of
the B., c. r.. & N r.. r. Co, while out
riding, was dragged a half block Satur-
lday forenoon, as the result of a slipping
saddle. his foot having caught in the
lstirrup. His right leg was badly cut to
The bone and his escape from other in
ljuries was phenomenal. He pluckily
stood the sewing of the wound without
taking ether.
| SIOUX CITY-Gity Librarian ODER
holtzer is talking of the establishment
| OF an agricultural department in the
| city library. Many of the government
documents received at the institution
are of much interest to the farmers.
and the latter have been discovering
Lately that, though they may live OUT
side the city limits, they are still able to
use the library by making cash de-
posits equal to the value of the books
taken out.
/ OTTUNIWA-The Ottumwa Gas Light
| Heat & Power Co. on Monday filed in
| the recorders office a mortgage on its
plant and property in the sum of $780,
600 executed to the Equitable Trust Co.,
|of Chicago. The Ottumwa Company
has issued bonds to the amount stipu-
Hated in the mortgage and the money Sc
cured from this source will be expended
lin the Improvement of the system. The
mortgage is a yolumnious document and
|contains revenue stamps to the amount
of $50.
A. :.
| referee in bankruptcy. on Monday
lneard evidence in the bankruptcy case
of Lafayette W. Wheeler, of Ciriswold.
| Wheeler filed voluntary petition some
months ago. but objections TO his dis
charge We're raised by Ira Hendricks,
receiver for the First National Bank of
]Griswold. Hendricks claims that
Wheeler failed to list all of his assets.
He alleges that Wheeler owns a half
Interest in $500 worth of property and
also team which he failed to list in his
schedule of assets. Referee Mayne will
make a report on the case to Judge
Woolson and the questions involved
/ will be decided by the court.
SHENANDOAH-A distressing acct
dent occurred at this place Sunday by
which a 12-year-old lad of this place
lost his life The boys name was
Charles Laplb and he resides with his
lparents in Shenandoah. The accident
occurred about 100 yards from the o.
depot, and it is supposed the boy
climbed onto the o. train at the Wa
bash crossing, and when he was near
ling the % depot jumped off and re-
Iceived the injuries which caused his
death. The boy had both arms broken
SO they had to be amputated and re-
lceived serious scalp wound. portion
of the skull being crushed. Both arms
were amputated. but the boy died.
/ CLINTON--By far the most impor-
tant case OF the district court for this
term was called Monday morning. 1t is
the case of John BrewsteI, administra-
tor of the estate of his son, John Brew
Ister, deceased, KS. the Northwestern
Railway Company. The plaintiff sues
for $4,000 damages for the death of his
son, who was killed at Turner Junction
on Aug. 10, 1895 John Brewster, while
switching at Turner Junction, fell off a
| box car and was run over, death re-
sulting instantly. In his petition plain
tiff alleges that the coupling between
the cars was defective. causing the
train to part. which resulted in the fall
of Mr.. Brewster, which was the cause
of his death Negligence and careless
ness are alleged.
4 BOONE-Work is progressing nicely
on the new county jail. The foundation
which is of stone, is. completed and the
walls of the first story have been
started. Considerable of the steel for
the cages has arrived. . The Repub-
llican reports that C. j. Mccall is home
from his hunting trip to Wyoming. And
The has the hide of a big silver tip bear