Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-10-17
FROM ALL OVER IOWA
Tile Doings of Your Friends in Iowa Towns
Your Old Home.

had "the chill taken off" a few minutes
Tuesday morning when the heat was
turned into the two miles of pipes
which have been laid since July this
year AS soon as the heat was turned
into the pipes leak was discovered
but soon repaired. The patrons of the
plant seem we'll pleased with the ser
vice they are getting. The plant repre-
sents an outlay OF perhaps $4,000 and
Boone is one of but two or three cities
of the same class in the state which
boasts of plant of this kind.
Mason City.
Mason city people have been adj
.tvised that the Saratoga Oil company
brought in splendid gusher Monday
There was great pressure, which blew
off the discharge pipe. The capacity Is
4 estimated at $4,000 barrels per day
The depth is Lila feet. This is the
company in which Messrs. McAllister
4 Kline, Brice and other Mason City cit
4 liens are interested and as they hold
i the controlling stock the find will event
lially make them all very rich. Mr.;
i McAllister had already made an ex-
i ceptional record in dlsposing of the
stock and his earnings from this source
Twas not an inconsiderable sum.
Dubuque.
| The jury in the Mcdonald SANDER
case went out and in less than an hour
drought in verdict for the defend
liant. Only one ballot was taken, the
verdict being unanimous. The case at
H.. a.
outcome has been anxiously awaited.
Ex-Coroner Ed. Mcdonald was the
plaintiff and Mrs. Mary Nugent. his
mother-in-law, the defendant. Plain
tiff alleged that defendant circulated
slanderous reports about him that In
jured his character and standing in the
community. The statements attri-
buted to the defendant was that he
was suffering from loathsome disease.
The testimony was of sensational
character and for that reason the case
was tried behind closed doors. The
amount claimed by the plaintiff was
$4,000.
Council Bluffs.
Some time ago the council author
lied settlement with the Rev, Richard
L. Knox, formerly pastor of the Grace
Episcopal church, for $3.50, for injuries
sustained by Rev. Knox, who fell oven
an obstruction on an Upper Broadway
walk several months ago. His attorney
rejected the amount originally offered,
but named 5000 as an acceptable sum.
The council Monday evening author
lied this settlement. altho Rev. Knox
had asked at first for $500. sThe
past base ball season has been very
successful one for the Quick team,
they winning twenty-three out of
twenty six consecutive games. Out OF
the twenty-six games Luciun Perry
pitched twenty four, losing but one.
The other two losing games were
pitched by another player. MIR. Perry's
prospects as a pitcher In the future are
very bright, as this was his first season
in the box.
Davenport.
An action for divorce brought by
Louise Irene Stauffer against Henry
Stauffer, the well known clerk at the
Kimball house and a former clerk at
the st. james under the Horace Bird
sell regime, was heard in chambers by
Judge Bollinger Saturday. The de-
PENDANT had no attorney. He admitted
the allegations of his wife and con-
sented to the issuing of the decree as
prayed II the plaintiff SO desired. AZ
ter a brief hearing the divorce was
granted and alimony allowed in the
sum of $40 month. The commence
ment of the action and the quick con-
clusion of the litigation came as a great
surprise to the friends of the couple.
Mr. Stauffer is said not to have ex-
pected the suit and to have been
amazed and shocked when 1t was
brought. He took the position that If
his wife wanted 1t that way he would
place no obstacles to her wishes.
Cedar Falls.
Hiram Francis Campbell, who died
suddenly last Thursday at the home OF
his daughter. Mrs. George w. Hughes,
was born In Ohio in 1912. He was own
cousin to James G. Blaine. and his
mother dying when he was three years
years old he went to Mrs. Blaine's
home, where he lived until he was 20
years old, the playmate and companion
of his distinguished cousin. Mr.,
Campbell came to Iowa in 1866, living
ago, since which time he has made his
home in Cedar Falls. He had not been
we'll for six weeks, and his daughter
in-law, Mrs. John Campbell, of Web
ster City was assisting Mrs. Hughes in
caring for him. He was not considered |
seriously i'll, however. and the day be-
fore his death sat up for some time.
When the neuralgia pain touched his
heart he went too quickly TO have even
the members of the family summoned.
Four children survive.
EIdora.
The Herald says: The 500 feet of
new hose recently purchased by the