Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-21
News Of erinnell and Vicinity.

Special % Times Republican.
Grrrei Dec 2l-In view Of the
fact thai Mayor Kemmerer leaves TO- /
..a. iDt Magnolia Ark 10 spend the
holidays the city council was in ses-
son las evening 70 take care Of any
important business likely 10 need
attention before his return. The
most important business transacted
related 10 the new storm sewer ordered
and Tor which bids had been opened
and the contract awarded. as previous
~ reporter in these columns. There
seems 10 be some difficulty in the mind
Of the contractor as regards the publi-
cation notices fer the construction and
il was decided u call matters off for
the present ana issue new publication
notices. Other minor matters We're
amicably disposed of and the council
adjourned for the holidays.
Superior court opened yesterday
mon ming for the December term The
case - be called was that Of Steele
against Morgan, in which Guy Steele
thru his father claims damages for the
breaking Of his leg and consequent loss
of time ali because, as plaintiff alleges,
he followed the direction of defendant
and jumped from the wrong side OF a
load of nay upon ne was riding. and
which was tipping over.
Attorney L J. Bray. who has been
for some weeks in California assisting
in the prosecution of the George L.
Cooper claim as heir of the Col.
Samuel F. Cooper estate, has returned
: to his home here called by important
; legal matters here
The sympathy Of many friends goes
: out to Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Porter in
the loss Of their infant daughter but
; four days old The child was born in
; Chicago on the 18th of this month. The
body was brought here and brief funer-
al services held al the home of the
maternal grand parents, Mr.. and Mrs
: c. 5. Barnes. conducted by Rev. L. D
3 Weyland Of the Baptist church of this
city The parents Of the child have
0 their home in Craig, Mont.
The first break in the new pave
nent is TO be made on Broad stree
e in order to make proper connection
: with the sewer at the Boyer buildini
3, now being remodeled for a harnes
store 1t has been used for manv year
: as laundry and the discovery ha
just been nades that the sewer con
nections were not correctly made. For
tunately the paving at that point ha
not been completed and only the con
crete will be disturbed. The city coun
Gil at recent meeting gave pernis
: sion to do what was necessary an
mutually agreeable to the owners
Il the building and the contractor for til
q paving.
2 The news of the death by accider
az Vino IN the roilroo
q yards at Jackson, Miss, on the 12t
of this month has been fully verifie
q Funeral services over the body WEI
held there, being in charge of II
4 union TO which he belonged. He WI
IS the son Of Mr.. and Mrs. r. w. Kir
4 Of this city and has four survivir
sisters: Miss Mary King, of Grinnel
81 Miss Ada King, of Chicago; Mrs.
90 w. Kettle, of Jacksonville ILL.,, al
= Mrs. B. o. Patrick, of Des Moines.
m ]. w. Fisher, of Chester TOWNSHIP
40 met with an accident recently WIFI
10 was quite severe and painful but mig
- very easily have been much wori
- While driving down the long hill nor
A. of this city with a team attached
AZ a bobsled the team became frighten
. and ran, throwing him out Of the 81
and giving him some severe sea
wounds. The sled was overturned
:. little farther an and Mrs. Fisher al
= their daughter were thrown into t
snow. fortunately without special
~ jury. The team collided soon af,
= with a telephone pole and was broue
=, under control without serious dana
-, to team or sled.
~ More high prices are reported FRI
N the Ahrens sale recently where eight
iva six head Of hogs brought s1,100. mir
n teen head of cattle sold for s68.15
head. and the entire sale footed
No $1,000.
Mrs. ]. q. Wright and Mrs. C.
to Rowland, of Kellogg, are here w
their sister, Mrs. J. F. Slater. of t
city, who Is in critical condition fir
general nervous prostration and &C
ksestion of the brain.