Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-09-28

latter Dragged that he had a pull with
the courts and that any attempt to
prosecute him would come to naught.
+. p. Fischer saw Rohr shaving sew
eral men on Sunday from his own shop
across The street, and C. G. Bidden-
stadt went to Justice Hugh H. Craig
Monday morning and filed an informa-
ton under the Sabbath breaking act.
When Constable Parrot arrived with
|Rohr the latter was arraigned and in
formed OF his right to nave an attorney
and to take time to plead. He said hi
did not know much about courts, but
knew he did not want a lawyer. He
went on to say that he had kept open
his shop and worked in 1t on Sunday,
but he did not see why he could not do
SO. since "the saloons and everybody
else keep open" 1t was explained to
him tina the actions OF others was no
defense for himself and he finally made
a formal plea of guilty.
A SIOUX CITY PROJECT.
[Sioux City Tribune.1
There is universal rejoicing in Sioux
City since the news was printed yester-
day of the coming of the International
Packing Company to Sioux City to oc-
cupy the Silberhorn plant and employ
1900 people.
The sentiment is all one way and
that is that the dea will mean great
things for Sioux City's future. A. w.
Erwin, president of the Sioux City
commercial Association, said today that
even those interested could not calcu-
late the benefits to be derived from the
acquisition of this mammoth institu-
ton. Mr.. Erwin said the deal practi-
lcally cleared up the railroad situation
as far as any hesitancy certain roads
might have had over building into
Sioux City because of a lacN of bust
ness.
Mr.. Erwin said the committee felt
much encouraged over the prospects
and felt that the citizens We're with
them in their work. A meeting will be
held tomorrow evening or the next ev-
ening of citizens to discuss the matter
of raising the $4,000 to be paid as a
bonus to secur the big packer. Other
matters in connection with the affair
are to be discussed. The meeting is to
be held in the court house. The man
ner of raising this none will be the
principal topic for discussion. 1t is
san ludl IL SdALlO OG NOlSu dS IL tdE
because this would be illegal, but there
would be no doubt of it's receiving a
unanimous vote of the people.
AN UNUSUAL LAWSUIT.
Council Bluffs Nonpareil.]
A case involving unusual circum-
stances was commenced in the superior
court yesterday when Mrs. John Meyar
A aI4.l EIn,, - -
father, Theodore Stortenbecker, a Pot
tawattamie county farmer, claiming of
him the sum of $500 for her services in
the family household and on his farm
from the time she was Is until she was
married at the age of "a years 6
months.
In her petition Mrs. Meyar recites the
fact that ever since she was a little
girl she helped at home and was about
to leave to enter the hire of some one
other than her father. when he pro-
posed paying her for her services from
that time on. She says a verbal agree
ment was entered into that she was t.
be paid for her time. that the pay 70,
her services should become due at the
end of each year and should draw in,
terest from that time. She says it wa.
the understanding that the who'll
amount should remain intact until sucl
time as she should marry and tina il
should then be paid to her, together
with interest. Upon this agreement
she claims to have continued in hel
fathers employ for six and a half years
and for this service she now asks tina,
the court award her a Judgment O.
$500. Mrs. Meyar states in her peti-
ton that she not only worked in TIL.
household, but that during blowing
planting and harvest time she Wen
into the fields n did the work of
man. She states that for ten months II
the yea she worked sixteen hours (;
day.