Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-10-02
Enrtp garsha1ua % 0rturr 1901

forenoon and turned him over to Matron
Schmidt There is nothing about the
baby's clothing or the grip III which IT
was cast adrift thai indicates It's aa,'v-
ity or to whom it belongs. Dr.
S. b. Mccormick, president of Cue Col
lege, Monday morning announced that
he mad received from an eastern party
an offer of $4,000 as a foundation iof
the endowment fund of $l50OQO when
the trustees of the institution have set
out to raise. The handsome subscrlp-
ton Is only contingent upon the success
Of DR.. Mccormick efforts to raise the
full amount of sl5oOoo, which he is con-
fident of accomplishing.
Council Bluffs.
Judging from the record of two weeks
past in the justice courts the Nonparell
says 1t is no longer good form for 4
small boy to resent blow in kind Inc
code of tsticuffs has given way to the
legal redress provided for individuals
who are personally assaulted. Half
dozen boys have been arrested lately
charged by companions with assault
and battery. The strange part of the
matter is that the boys who felt ag-
grieved were about the same age, size
ard apparent fighting ability as the at
lacking force. Some or them came into
1.-The court room alone and swore tc the
Information with no assistance trom
relatives and several had come directly
from the field of battle with their
wounds still raw and the pain still cry
I Ing TO be avenged AS Justice Bryant
puts 1t there has been a great run on
boys. 3 Rev. John w Wilson, pas
tor of the First Congregational church
for the last four years, rendered his res
ignation. to go into effect on or before
Jan. 1. General regret is felt among the
members of the congregation and
friends of the church. The chief reason
given is that he has grown weary under
the strain OF heavy burdens.
Dubuque.
Judge Shiras Of the United States
court has handed down an important
opinion in case involving the infringe
ment of patent on a stove damper In
1893 F. O. Farwell of this city secured
a patent on stove damper. and soon
afterwards he sold to the Adams Com
pany of this city half interest in the
patent. when that firm commenced to
manufacture the damper on large
scale. over year ago a firm at Quin-
cy, H., commenced to make damper
similar to the adjustable damper on
which Fprwell had been granted pa
tent The firm of Schneider & Conchaf
of this CITY, who had been buying the
Farwell damper and selling 1t in large
quantities, commenced to handle the
damper made by the Quincy firm. when
the Adams Company entered suit against
the Schneider & Conehar Company un-
der the act protecting the patentee.
Arguments occupying two days were
made on the case before Judge Shiraa
over a week ago, when the court took
the facts under ADJUSTMENT and rem
dered decision. In this decision the
court holds that the patent to f. o.
Farwell is a valid and meritorious one.
and that the danper manufactured by
The defendant company according to the
specifications of damper made by Oh
namus g. Sanner of Quincy, H.. Is an
infringement of the Farwell patent. 1t
is also further held by the court that
the complainants are entitled to an In
ventory and an accounting.