Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-09-13
Farmers Seek to Recover Money
For Delays In Arriving at
Stockyards
PoPEJoY MAN SUES FOR DAMAGE
Blydenburg Case Goes over-Four or
Five Divorces Sought BY Franklin
County Women-StocL Shippers
Case Will Be Important In View of
Recent Legislation.
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Hampton, Sept. 13.-The September
term Of the Franklin county district
court commenced Monday with Judge
Evans Of Hampton on the bench. The
calendar for the present term shows a
good number of cases and some OF
them Of considerable Importance. The
case of Mrs. Carrie Schmitt against
il. S. Biydenburgh which was to have
been tried at this term Of court will
go over until the midwinter term be-
cause the attorneys for the plaintiff
did not have enough time TO get the
dispositions of the plaintiffs witnesses
Most of these witnesses are eastern
people. living in Brooklyn.
j. III. Marken, Joseph Manifold, A.
Il. Savidge and w. III. Harrison are all
bringing actions against the Chicago
and Great Western Railway Company
for losses to stock. They claim that
their losses were caused by their ans
mails being delayed several hours on
the way to market and thereby COM
polling them to hold the stock over for
another days market. This Is the main
object which the meat producers had
in asking for legislation at the last ses-
sion of the general assembly. They
complained that it was taking from
five to fifteen hours longer to get stock
to Chicago than ever before and they
wanted the general assembly to COM
pei the railways to carry their stock
at certain rate Of speed. 1t was
held to be in violation of the inter-
state commerce laws, and nothing was
done about it, Whether or not the
farmers can recover from the railway
company for shrinkage in their stock
caused by slow trains will be settled
at the present term of court.
Five divorce cases are up for settle
ment. Katie Foughty is asking for a
divorce from o. C. Foughty, a barber
at Latimer and also for alimony and
the custody of their two children. Mary
Knipfel wants divorce from Adam
Knipfel of Ackley and alleges drunden-
ness as the cause. Charlotte l.. Griggs
asks for a divorce from Wesley Griggs.
Johanna Sorensen also wants one from
Chris Sorenson. A peculiar fact about
the divorce cases before IHe present
court is that the women are all ask
ing divorces from the men.
J. T. Little of Popejoy is suing the
township trustees of Oakland township
for $500 damages for changing a nat4
ural water course on his land. The
trustees We're doing some ditching in
Oakland township near Popejoy and
We're compelled to vary the course Of
a small stream on his land.
The case of Gordon Allies against the
Illinois Central Railway is an action
for damages. Allies was employed by
the defendant railway company at Wa
terloo and while employed in the shops
was struck in the eye by a small piece
of iron, and his eye was destroyed. He
claims $4,000 damage.
L. D. Cobble, of Geneva, is asking for
an accounting and a settlement with d.
e. Little. Cobble and Little We're for
merly in the furniture business to-
gether, and sold out year ago. Cob
BILE claims there is something due him
from the firms business. c
The cases of Mrs. d. II. Silvius and
have appealed from the finding of the
Mrs. Carrie Kimball, both of whom
county insane commissioners, will be
tried this term.