Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-12-04
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the above sum. Another clause deals
with an equally important phase OF the
telephone situation that has been
brought about by the applications for
franchises. This clause states THAI IN
case the company should sell out to an
other concern after having been grant
ed the franchise by the city, that all OF
the apparatus of the company should be
forfeited The companies may also be
required to pay an annual royalty of at
least 81 600 to the city.
Centervile.
Judge Fee made an important ruling
in the district court Monday forenoon in
the soldier exemption cases, which VIII
be of state wide interest. 1t is to the
effect that it matters not that the title
to the homestead is in the wife's name,
the $500 exemption applies the same as
tho the title were in the soldiers name.
This decision was overruling demurrer
on the part of the city. in several Of the
soldiers exemption cases in the district
court.
Thornton.
George Long informs the Enterprise
that several of his neghbors are losing
their stock and he has found a cause
for it. Upon cutting one open and
making an examination he finds that
smut causes al; the trouble. 1t finds
Judgement in the first stomach and
swells and stops the passage into the
stomach proper. He says that If the
farmers would go thru their stock fields
and knock off all the smut they would
be rewarded by no more loss of stock.
Charlton.
j. Clarkson Seward, ex-county clerk
of Lucas county, was stricken with pa
ralysis last Sunday morning. He arose
and built the fires and then laid down
on a couch and went to sleep. Mrs.
Seward prepared breakfast, and then
called him. When he started to get up
he found that his left side was para
lyzed and he was unable to move his
hand or foot on that side. He has been
receiving the best of care, and is inn
proving rapidly. II is hoped he will be
able to be about again in a short time.
keokuk.
The Associated Charities has closed
another successful years work. During
the twelve months ending Nov. I. 1901,
this society has had $3.50 cases under ac-
tive treatment; 1875 new cases have been
recorded. OF which number fifty-three
were non-residents. Two hundred and
forty-fve Investigations have been
made and eighty three cases found not
requiring material relief; sixty-nine re-
ports on cases were sent out to interest
found employment of more or less per-
manent nature.
Ottumwa.
In papers filed for the district court
Mrs Mary E. Stoddard says her hus-
band is habitual drunkard. This in
formation is contained in an application
for divorce filed in behalf of Mrs
Stoddard by attorneys in the county
clerks Office Monday. The petition also
alleges that her husband, ]. w. Stod-
dard, treated her In very cruel and in-i
human manner. The petition alleges
that the couple were married In Center
vile in October 1897. The plaintiff asks
to be restored to her maiden name Of
Mary z. Chadd.
Lake Wow.
The Resort says: Pat Kennedy Isl
back from his overland trip south with
a drove Of horses to trade. He says he
was camped rear the prison in Kansas
when the corvicts escaped. They passed
by his wagon and he thought sure he
would lose some of his skates. but not
one did they touch. for further down
the track stood horses waiting for them,
which they mounted and rode away
The escaping ccnvicts created quite an
excitement in Leavenworth, but Pat
U.s. ~ 1.a nj fnAF ,,l
his PETERS which were his stock in
trade"
Sigourney.
The Monkman brothers finished their
revival work at the M. e. church here
Sunday evening. The new church was
crowded to its utmost capacity. there
being about 1000 people present. Dur
ing the past four weeks, while the bro
theirs have been here, fifty-five CONVEX
sions have been made. The meetings
will be continued this week, conducted
by Rev. Loreall, assisted by Rev.
Shortess The Monkmans go from here
to Donaldson, where they will give sa
cred concert. On next Sunday they COM
mence special meetings at Hedrick, and
will go from there to Moravia, and
thence to their home in Canada.
Mt. Pleasant
A rather unusual kind OF a trial came
up for hearing in Justice Buttons court
Monday Dr. Jerrel had done 1923 worth !
OF dental work a couple of years ago
for Martie Harshbarger, Of near Vega.
would not pay the bill,
claiming the work was not satisfactory.
and that the bridge work done had in