Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-08-15
HEDGE is NOT
ORCHARD SHELTER
JUDGE ANDERSON MAKES RUL-
ING IN THE CLARK FENCE
TROUBLE IN. MONROE.

Albia.-When is hedge fence {.
shelter for stock and an orchard and
when Is 1t nuisance and keeps the
warmth of the sun from the highways
that they be dried and made passable'
That Is one of the questions that
Judge Anderson has had to answer and
the answer which he filed with TIC |
county clerk this week, gives 1t MS
belief that creatin fence of the kind
on the Clark farm, five miles south
west of the city is of the kind where 1t
is a bother That hedge fence mas |
been the source of much trouble. The
supervisors for the roads of that dis
trict made the request that the fence
be chopped down, and Messrs Clark
set forth that the hedge was a shelter
to their orchard and feed lot and as
such had the perfect right to remain
Just as it was. The road supervisors
gave the order to the men with the AK
to get busy and they commenced the
work trimming the hedge to WITHIN
feet of the ground. The Clarks liked
for town on the double quick and made
an application for an injunction. This
was temporarily given them and for
months the case was sifted along en-
the court docket Judge Anderson
finally heard the evidence in the case
and took it under Amusement. HIS
ruling now is that the hedge is not q
shelter for the orchard nor does IT
shelter a stock or feed yard and
therefore it should come down.
The case will probably be appealed to
the supreme court.
Runs Away.
H. B. Draper, of Atlantic, was IN
Abba Tuesday and he was in search
of his son, Fred, who had runaway
from home Just week previous. The
IL. Nod &c u
plected, weight about 1870 pounds. had
on dark blue shirt and no coat or
vest when he left home. He had on
dark corduroy pants and black leather
shoes. Night Police Roberts had taken
a boy in custody on Monday night and
1t was thought this was the Draper
boy and the father came in response to
a telegram that told of the OBTAINING Of
the young man. One of the boys
front teeth has been broken and wnen
he laughs it is easily seen. Mr.. Draper
was almost heart broken over the
disappearance of the boy. He is OF
the belief that tie boy left home IN
company with another stranger in the
city of Atlantic and he will locate him
some place. Mr.. Draper is a travelling
salesman but since the boy left home
he has searched night and day for
him and expects to continue. II a
boy of the description Is seen in this
community and the fact Is told to Tie
Abba officers.
Caught Yeunaster
There seems to have been great
many boys who have left their homes
the past week, and many of them have
come to Abba A little fellow by the
name of Floyd Smith was taken i'll
and turned over to Sheriff Thomas, of
Red Oak, who came after him yester-
oay morning. The boy was small OF
his age and had purchased a ticket
from Red Oak to Chicago. He said
he did not know any person In thai
place but he would get along and later
go to Proctor, Mimi, where he had
relatives. His was the life where tile
father was dead and the mother hnd
married again and his surroundings
we're not at all pleasant. Sheriff
jackson said the boy would undoubted-
ly be sent to the Industrial school
where he will be made into a good citi-
zen.
Patrick Fitzgerald Gets Bid.
The directors Of the Abba Interurban
Ry. Co., received bids for the grading
Of the line to Hiteman on Saturday,
August g. and after deeply considering
same, decided to accept the bid OF
Patrick Fitzgerald Of Atlantic, Iowa,
and have notified him to come on and
commence work at once. The contract
for grading will require the work to be
| finished by the first Of November and
| in order to do this Mr.. Fitzgerald viii
probably sublet two or three miles or
the light grading to other parties, SO SC,
that two or three gangs of graders Will
be on the line and thus push the work
along during the good months or Sep
| TENDER and October. About twenty
cars of poles and ties have been de-
livered on the right of way.
Mrs. Lilly Hoyland, of Chicago,
passed through here yesterday morn
ing on her way to Melrose where she
will visit with relatives for several
weeks. She is a sister of Mrs. Ed Tier
ney. of this city.
Abba is to gain most estimable
| family again for j. H. Elder has con-
Guided to move back to the city. He
has been making his home at Mon
mouth, ILL.,, but the first Of the month
he will return to Abba and again take
UP permanent residence.
of Baltimore, and who have been visit
ing at the Ed I. Ramsey and H. M
Taylor homes, left yesterday morning
for Lincoln and Stromberg, Neb.,
where she will visit with sister.
Miss Grace Elder departed yesterday
morning for Humeston and will MAXI
her home in Wayne county. She has
been at the home of Arch Thompson
for a number of years and has a great
many friends in the eastern part OF
Monroe county who sincerely hops