Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-11-22
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September last he was employed % ! |
fireman on the Northwestern, and that
he was injured In 4 head -end collision
on the Muchakinock branch. He alleResl
that his train. freight No. l01, had or
ders to run to the next station, but met
another train half way, with the result
that there was . terrible smast-u The
plaintiff jumped 10 save himself, and
fell with q heavy bar OF iron across his
back, which injured his spine and broke
some Of the vertebra, making him
helpless cripple for life. He alleges that
the company or some OF Its employees
We're guilty OF neglect in permitting the
two trains to run together.
Webster City.
Charles Finke, boy about II years Of
age and son OF August Finke. re-
ceived q terrible scalp wound Sunday.
The Finke family reside on the William
Funk farm south Of town. Charlie was
out with a misunderstanding shotgun when
he espied sparrow. He leveled the
piece and pulled the trigger, and so
heavy was the charge that the breech-
pin was blown out and struck the boy
on the side Of the head. The flesh was
badly torn and the skull fractured. Be
sides this his face and head were filed
with burned powder. It is painful and
serious accident, but the attending ply
stefan hopes to bring the boy thru with
out any permanent disability.
Davenport.
Ten thousand dollars is the appraise-
fment that w. n. Mccoy, a directory
compiler, puts on the damage TO his
reputation by reason OF certain things
that the Davenport Daily Republican
said about him. Mr.. Mccoy has COM
menced suit for that amount of dam
ages against the Republican company
Mccoy gave out statements belittlings
the Republicans circulation. The Re-
publican responded by calling Mccoy a
fakir. q travelling schemer and alleged
directory publisher, who had taken adj
vantage of "the youth and inexpe-
rience of the manager of certain 9th
er Davenport paper and roped him into
completely with his directory scheme.
Hence the suit.
Belle PLANE.
Mrs. j. b. Bradford died very sudden
~ at her home just before noon Mon
day, from What is supposed was an at
tack of heart failure. She has enjoyed
fair health OF late and Monday morning
attended to her accustomed morning;
household duties and did not complain
of feeling poorly. She went up stairs to
attend to some work, While Mr.. Brad
ford was just outside the back door. HI
heard her scream and ran in to find her
lying on the stairs as IL she had fallen
part way down. He carried her to a
couch in a room below and Doctor
Murch was summoned from his home
across the street. He came at once
hut said that she was beyond help and
she died within a few moments.
Oskaloosa.
The work of building a new retaining
Wall for he reservoir at the river has
been completed, and the water company
now has a storage capacity Of 100000
gallons to tide 1t over bad water in the
river. Heretofore 1T has required three
days to fill the reservoir, but as soon as
the repairs on a pump now in progress
are completed the company will be able
to fill 1t in one fourth of the time. The
work of rebuilding and renewing the
big filters at the standpipe is progress
sing nicely, and as soon as this Is COM
pleted the company viii feel that it has
completed its improvements, will be
prepared to meet all demands made
upon 1t and supply the city with good
water every day in the year.
Council Bluffs.
To have been divorced and remarked
within forty-eight hours is the story Of
Alexander and Gertrude Jones. both OF
this city. In the district court last Sat
urday afternoon Gertrude Jones secured
a divorce from Alexander Z. Jones' al
leging cruel treatment. Monday after
noon the couple applied for a license to
wed and aftsr occurring the necessary
document straightway marched to jus
tice Terriers office, where they We're
again united. No opposition was made
by the husband to the divorce proceed
ings. which We're instituted by the wife.
In her petition the wife asked that she
be allowed alimony and the court
granted the decree as prayed. Mrs.
Jones is 49, while her husband is SIX
years her junior.
Mason City.
One of the leading physicians of this
city says the pools of surface water
this fall and the presence of much sur
face water in the wells account for the
typhoid fever epidemic in the city and
country. Where only city water has been
used, he says, there are very few IL any
cases. The dog registration book
shows 228 names. The commonest are
Rover, Prince, Sport. Jack and Fannie.
This number added to the thirty or forty
that have been killed and the fifty or
more without a tag represents pretty
accurately the dog population OF Mason
City and the census enumerators In this
instance are careful! and reliable. .
The goth was pay day on the Northwest
ern. The checks issued for this division
between Belle PLANE and Blue Earth
represent $4,000.
Dubuque.
The question raised by the adoption Of
the Titus amendment as to whether All
official whose term OF Office will expire
on the LIST of January, 1901, can retain
his office for another year Is being dis
cussed to some extent by the DUBUQUE
county officials whose terms expire on
the LIST of January. County Recorder
Stewart says that he will not give up his
office until the question is passed upon
by the proper tribunal, which Is the
supreme court He says he has hearc;
that some of the state officers propose
remaining in Office until the question is
iadjudicated, Notwithstanding the fact
| that Attorney General Remley says tina,
advantage should not be taken of a
Etechnicality. 1t is thought that the
other officials, whose terms expire in