Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-08-23
Asks Over $4,000 For a Series .,
Arrests lows Central Defend.
ant IN Two Suits.
B ". Morford Sues LaPlant Bros
For the Loss Of an Eye Di-
vorce Petitions, Etc.

be tried at the September term. The
most important OF the last cases COM
menced is one in which F. w. Arm
strong is made defendant in an action
to recover damages in the sum Of
| s9,27s.16. Mr.. r. "A. Kletzing is the
plaintin and there are seven counts in
his petition. Several months ago ARM
strong, who is a loan broker doing BUSH
ness in this city, caused the arrest Of
| kletzing on q charge of disposing Of
mortgaged property. The case was;
tried in justice court and Armstrong
failed to secure a conviction. AS soon
| as the first suit was dismissed, how
ever, he commenced similar one and
continued his prosecution until klet-
ling had been arrested, tried and dis
charged six times. For each of the six
4 Justice court arrests and trials Klet-
zing asks the district court to award
1 him 81, 900. or a total OF So, 900. The sew
enth count is a claim for $27S.16, which
lsKletzing claims to have paid to Arm
Fstrong, but for which he has received
no credit on account. Mr.. kletzing has
engaged efficient counsel and proposes
\ to push the suit to conclusion.
4 CENTRAL SUED FOR DAMAGES. 81
William Nelson, former employe OF
1.-THE Iowa Central blacksmith shops,
fled a petition In the district court
"Wednesday afternoon in which hn asks
$4,000 damages from the company on
account OF an injury to his foot. which
occurred on July 3. 1900 The p,aintiff
alleges in his petition that ne$wa ems
pioyed at the time as an unskllled la
lsborer, to ascsist in the blacksmith
lshops, and on the date of his injury was
working as the helper of L. "A. Foster.
4 He claims that Foster wrungfully d.
ERECTED him in holding one end If q large
bar OF steel. which was being guided
under a large trip hammer. Foster, he
Ic!aims kept the steel under the ham
mef unusually long and the result was
THAT 1t flew back and struck him on tho
4 foot. ma shing and decorating his great
toe, breaking the bone and severing
the nail He has been totally disabled
from work and claims his foot is per-.
4 manently injured. For his loss of time
he asks 5000; for the pain and anguish
ne has suffered, $500 more. and by rea-
son of permanent injury, $500.
"A second case against the Central is
brought by Albert Imholt, grain
4 buyer of Vancleve. Imholt alleges that
g representative OF the railway COM
|pany, when he was preparing to erect
4 an elevator t Ferguson, made verbal
contract with him to pay him bonus
of 1926 If he would build on the Central
at Nancleve. Iriholt claims that but a
small portion OF this has, been paid. AS
4 a further claim he wants to be reim-.
bursed to the amount of $3.50 for the
4 loss Of a car Of corn which was sold to
"a Peoria firm and turned, over to the
road for delivery, but which, thru an
laccident, failed to reach its destination
and was destroyed.
DAMAGES FOR AN EYE.
B. w. Morford, Of this city. wants
i damages from the firm of LaPlant
Bros. in the sum OF 800 for the loss of
an eye. Morford was, in March, 1900
in the employ of the firm and was en-
4 gagged in the work of remodeling the
front Of the Mcbride & Will store, his
! specific duty being the removal OF brick
4 from the walls. A chisel he was using
4 broke, "a piece struck him in the right
eye and the sight was permanently
4 destroyed Mr.. Morford4 claims the tools
4 provided by the firm We're faulty and
that his injury was caused by their
carelessness and neglect.
MORE LOAN ASSOCIATION SUITS.
The Iowa Business Mems Building
and Loan Association is made defend
4 ant in an action to compel the pay
ment of three certificates issued by the
company on fifty shares of stock pur-
chased and owned by d. NJ Tobias.
Plaintiff ayers that he notified the
company OF his desire to withdraw. that
i the defendants fixed the value of his
certificates at Sl.921.36, S437.2O and
s21s.60 respectively and promised to
pay them in their regular order, but
has failed to do so. altho overdue.
i Charles Gustafson is the plaintiff in
a suit against the same COM
4 pany, similar to that commenced by
4 N. w. Lundy a few days ago. He ayers
4 that he has been compelled to pay in
4 premiums on an $500 note the sum of
s292.22 in excess Of his contract, and he
seeks to secure the return of this
4 amount.
The Farmers Mutual Hail Insurance
i Association of Iowa has commenced
action against five of the members
Samuel Carter, Otto Radloff, Paul Rad
4 loff, II. w. Whaley and Edward Robert
son, to collect assessments and prem
iums in various sums. The same COM
4 pany has also sued j. q. Van Orman,
4 its agent. fora balance of $40 alleged to
be due on collections made.
1 NEW DIVORCES ASKED.
Nellie May 'Scoggin is seeking legal
separation from George Washington
4 Scoggin. She says she has ever con-
Quoted herself as dutiful and loving
/ wife. but that in 1898 her husband de-
serted her. and prior to that time was
guilty OF cruel and inhuman treatment.
She asks the custody OF q 6-year-old
4 daughter.
Margaritta Hay has filed similar
petition against Frank Hay, alleging
drunkenness, inhuman treatment and
4 abandonment. She asks the custodyof
a minor child and $40 per month for her
care and support until her education is
completed. The Hays were married in
1898 5l5S3
John "A. Reeder Us an applicant for a
divorce from Susie A. Reeder. to whom
he was married In February. 1898. He
charses his wife with divers offenses
Eaeainst The married sthte. such as In;