Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-10-10
MRS. WOODS SUES
CITY FOR $4,000
Claims Damages Resulting
From Fall on Church
Street Sidewalk
OWNER SUED FOR $4,000
L. |. Mackaman Brings Suit Against
Cecil Rogers, Of Laurel, for Injuries
Received by His Sons in Runaway
Mrs. Ella Palmer Sues other sa-
Ioonists.

Friday was the last night for filing
district court, and during the after
noon a number of new cases We're be-
gun. The new cases include one
against the city for $4,000, brought by
Mrs. A. d. Woods for personal injury,
and two against Cecil Rogers, OF Laur-
ell, for $4,000 damages for personal
injuries, alleged to have been received
by Harry Inc Raymond Mackaman in
a runaway caused by Rogers automo-
bile.
S. H. Gimri, R. A. Snyder snd Otto
Greeting, members Of the firm OF Gimri
& co, are also made defendants in
the suit brought by Mrs. Woods against
the city. The petition alleges that
while Mrs. Woods was walking and
carrying her baby along the north side
of East Church street, east IF First
avenue, on the night OF Sept, Is, she
ran Into distractions on the sidewalk,
causing her to fall. 1t is claimed that
she received severe and permanent
injuries. The obstructions, 1t is al
legged. were agricultural implements,
placed there by Gimri & Co. Negligence
on the part Of the company is charged
for o~bstructing the sidewalk, and negli-
gence on the part of the city is
charged in allowing the sidewalk to be
so obstructed.
Father Sues for His Sons.
The suits against Cecil Rogers, which
are for $4,000 each, are brought by
l.. L. Mackaman, in behalf Of his min
or sons, Harry, aged 10, and Raymond.
aged IL. It is alleged that the team
with which they were hauling wood
on Aug. 5 was frightened, and caused
to VI away by the negligence of Rog-
ers, who was driving an auto. In
the runaway, the petition says, both
of the boys were seriously hurt.
Church Gets Into Court.
The African Methodist Episcopal
church, which "a incorporated a
short time ago, has filed suit against
Mrs. Sarah Wright to secure possession
of the property on Union street, which
until recently, has been used for church
The court is asked to con-
vey the property to the church, the
showing being made that 1T was Sc
cured by Mrs. Wright, as a trust, for
the persons associated together as a
church congregation, and that the
money by which it vas secured was
subscribed to Mrs. Wright as a trust
to buy and furnish the church. Mrs.
Wright has recently refused to allow
the church to use the building.
More Saloonists Sued.
Mrs. Ella Palmer, wife of Albert e.
Palmer, who recently brought suit for
/ 1900 against S. Bernstein, on account
of the alleged sales of liquor to her
husband, has begun suit against two
other saloonists. The defendants In
the new cases are F. w. Brewer and
thu Des Moines Malt company, and
". E. Crinklaw. Each suit is for
1880. and in each case the Title
Guaranty and Surety company, OF
Scranton, Pa, is made a co-defend-
ant
Seek Possession of Child.
Seeking to secure possession oL tllelT
adopted daughter. Blanche Hrnicek,
Eva and J.. ID. Doud, who claim to
have legally adopted the child. have
filed a petition for writ of habeas cor
nus against A. L. Hrnicek, the natur-
al father Of the child. It is alleged
that the child ds being illegally re-
strained by the father, and the foster
parents seek to have the child brought
into court and given into their posses
sion.
Mrs. Keefe Wants Divorce.
Mrs. Elizabeth Keefe has filed a pc
tition for divorce from her husband,
James C. Keefe. She alleges habitual
drunkenness and cruel and inhuman
treatment. The couple were married
Aug. Z, 1887.
The Cudahy Packing company has
filed suit against l.. Bernstein, to
collect on a bill of sold
him in st. Louis. which it Is claimed,
aggregates $117.14.