Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-08
Members of City Federation De-
PENDANTS In an Interesting
Civil Action
EUGENE cARkHuFF PLAINTIFF
Suit Brought Against Mrs. A. Jannsy
and Mrs. M. L. MeickIey, Officer. of
observation-disclosures File Counter
Claim of $50 for Breach of Contract
Many Club Women as Witnesses.

Because Mrs. a. Janney. president.
and Mrs. NJ. l.. Meickley. vice-presi-
dent. of the City Federation of Wom-
ems Clubs We're made defendant i'm
a civil action on a garbage contract,
society women We're corralled in the
court OF w. NJ. Clark. justice of the
peace, this forenoon, to act as witness
es. The women didn't stampede. altho
some pulled back on their halters
trifie. not wanting to appear in pub
lie trial OF any kind whatever. Sub
however, and at o'clock there was an
unusual assemblage in court TO discuss
the why's and wherefores of the fedora
tons contract for garbage disposal.
Eugene Carkhuff. brother of City
Scavenger William Carkhuff, was the
complaining witness. He wanted $40
from the defendants, on contract to
haui away garbage from different resi-
dence sections of the city. also from
GRAFTON was paid for removing the
same. The plaintiff was the first
witness placed on the stand. and he
was followed by Deputy Marshall B. G.
Cochran. after having undergone
rigid cross examination on the part OF
the defense. The defense's witnesses
We're Mrs. Janney and Mrs. MeIckley.
tn defendants. Mrs. T. j. Fletcher.
president of the Iowa Federation of
Women's Clubs, Mrs. H. j. Howe. Mrs.
d. #. Denmead, Mrs. ID. n. Gross. Mrs
l.. r. Willard Mrs. w. r. Forney, Mrs.
Charles Click, Miss Rachel Cannon,
Mrs. Nina Bartlett and Mrs. r. H. Ack-
ert.
II seems that the contract for the
garbage removal was made with Will
liam Carkhuff. and not Eugene. his
brother. William couldn't look after
the business himself. and deputized his
brother who. apparently, assumed the
obligations. The contract was for four
months. beginning about July 1, for
which 500 was to be paid by the fed
Grafton The stipulations. however, |
were that the payments for the first
three months were to be made monthly
at the rate of SEQ, and the balance was
to be paid at the completion of the
contract. The sum OF so cents fori
each additional customer of the fedora |
ton, was TO be paid, also at the termin- |
alton OF the contract. There were over
100 customers served when the contract
was made, and at the time 1t would
have terminated. fully 100 more were
upon the federation's books. This
would have given Carkhuff. had he full I
filed the contract. the sum OF 500. or
$50 more than the balance OF $40. due !
quitting after he had served a little
over a month. He was paid only $50
for the first months work.
Attorneys in Squabble.
The case gave, promise OF more |
than the anticipated interest shortly !
after the hearing had begun when the
attorneys began small-s.zed skirmish
over the possession OF the contract /
made with William Carkhufr. The at
torney for the defense made a sudden
move. to get the paper from the desk,
where 1t lay. almost within the grasp
of the counsel for the defense. The de-
PENDANTS attorney was cuccessful, too,
and for moment 1t looked as IL there,
might be bloodshed. Order and auie,
was restored. without any OF the Wit
nesses fainting or screaming for help
from a couple OF innocent husbands.
who were interested spectators. The
court decided that the contract could
be used In evidence, and II was given