Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-07
James Lancaster Files Suit
Against James Ferneau For
Loss of Hand
CRUSHED UNDER SLIDING HOUSE
Dunbar Merchant Sues Chicago, Mil
waukee & st. Paul Railroad for Cut
ting Down street-Liberty Township
Farmers Involved Law Suit Over
Land contract-Other Cases

Alleging that he lost the use OF d
hand by it's being crushed under
sliding building, because of the care
lessness Of his employer. James Lam
caster Friday afternoon flied thru ms
attorney suit against James Ferneau, q
house mover, for $40, 900 damages Both
parties to the suit live in this city.
Friday was the last day for petitions
for the March term, and during the
afternoon there were q number OF new
suits begun.
Lancaster's petition says that while
working for Ferneau al Indiana Har-
Dor, Ind, on Oct 5, 1907, his left hand
was caught under the building his en-
ployer was moving, and it was so badly
crushed that it was permanently
crippled and made useless.
He charges his employer with negli-
gence and carelessness in not proV1d-
ing the safeguards necessary to pre-
vent the building from sliding off the
Jacks that supported it, ane skidding
down the incline over which it was
being moved.
Sues for Excavatins Street.
Osman Tweed, a retail merchant OF
Dunbar, filed suit Friday afternoon
against the Chicago, Milwaukee & st.
Paul Railway Company. for alleged
damages resulting from the excava-
ton of the street in Dunbar, which the
railroad company now occupies with
its tracks Tweed seeks damages OIL
81, 900 because, so his petition alleges.
he is unable to load and unload mer-
chandise from the rear door OF ms
store building, because the railroad
company has lowered the level of the
road SO much, and also because 1t mas
provided no crossing by which teams
or vehicles can approach.
Brings Suit on Land Contract.
John Atkinson has brought suit
against v. r. Mooney, of Liberty town
ship. on a contract by which Atkinson
agreed to sell to Mooney for s7.2S0.5o
a farm in Liberty township. The pc
tition alleges Mooney now refuses to
fulfill his part of the contract. Akin
son seeks judgment Of S7.243.5O.
One More Divorce.
The last divorce case for the term
was filed by Mrs. Ida e. Smith against
David e. Smith, Friday afternoon. Mrs.
Smith alleges cruel and inhuman treat
ment, and she specifically charges her
husband with stealing and hiding the
household furniture. The petitioner
asks for the custody of her two minor
children. The couple was married In
this CITY. where both now reside, April
10, 1898.
Other Cases.
Joseph Walker has begun suit
against Frances koehler, Of Linn town
ship, on note for $500, secured by a
mortgage on property in Formers ad-
dition.
John Jacobson has brought suit
against Mrs. Bessie B. Patterson and
husband, now Of Portland, Ore, and >.
C. Bell, Mrs. Patterson's agent. for
S153.O9 each for labor and material in
building an elevator in the rear Of the
Blossom block.
d. r. Edwards has brought suit to
forcibly eject C. F. Stewart from prop
erty in Schofields addition. The case
was transferred from Justice Peek's
court to the district court.
Roy Sprecher, aged 90, thru his
mother, Mrs Emma c. Sprecher, as
his next friend, seeks to recover by
suit from L. w. Bonney a piano, which
the petition alleges Bonney' is holding
on contract claim.
Henry Kobbe has brought suit.
against r. c. Brady for $685. for la
Dor performed and articles sold to the
defendant.
A. T. Lowry of LaMoille has brought
suit against P. H. Brophy COR 1924, al
legged to be due as commission for