Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-10-14
Southern Io1ua Items

between seller and agent. 1t Is sought
not alone to restrain the local firm from
such selling Of the products of the
plaintiff. but damages are also asked
for in an accounting of all such sales
sold below the agreed price. The OF
tumwa firm will fight the case and
merry legal war Is likely to ensue.
Carroll.
After Engelbert Hagen. OF Arcadia,
had pleaded guilty to selling liquor
contrary to law and in addition to be-
| ing put out Of business had paid a fine
| of $500 and costs, he was made de-
fendant in suit in which Mrs. Dora
Peters was plaintiff and in which the
latter asked damages for $1,000 for sell
| ling liquor to her husband. a former
patient at the Knoxville liquor cure.
Hagen allowed the case to go by de-
| fault and a judgment was entered
against him for the amount claimed.
Davenport.
| After being out, in secret session
about thirty-five minutes, the jury in
4 the case of the state rof Iowa VS.. Jack
Harper returned verdict of guilty on
the charge of assault with intent to rob
but sentence was not pronounced upon
Harper at the time, this being de-
l TerIeQ Dy the court. HAS &c
quired considerable of reputation
since his arrest by attacking first AS
sistant County Attorney Frank Cooper
in open court and later assaulting
County Attorney Fred Vollmer. while
! in the witness chair in his own be-
half.
Newton.
w NJ. Guessford has accomplished
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way of high class gardening, and on
Monday he and his family satisfied
their old-tme spring appettes with a
dinner of vegetables fresh from the
garden. New potatoes, lettuce and
string beans graced the midday board
and Mr.. Guessford states that there is
more to come. He states that he plant
ed potatoes, using as seed some Of this
years crop as did he also with the
beans and lettuce, and they thrived
until yesterday when he found that the
crop could be harvested.
ottumwa.
To promote and foster civic right
leousness among the local negro folks
lis the object OF the Afro-American
Civic League, which was organized last
might at a meeting held at the Second
baptist church. A representative num-
Der of colored citizens were present.
Everything tending to the uplift of the
local negro was discussed and a fer
vent plea for a higher standard OF liv
ing, moral. social, and otherwise was
made by the speakers. The speeches
|were Interesting and with few excep-
lions all seemed to be in sympathy
with the initiative. moro for advance
ment and elevation along tho lines
detected.
Burlington.
Phil Parker, who escaped from the
stone pile gang of prisoners several
DAYS ago. was recaptured the other day
thru the cleverness OF Officer Nc
Elroy. who has charge OF the Jail
squad. The officer, disguised as a
tramp. went up to the pumping sta
Ition. nine miles north of the city. hav-
ing heard that Parker had gone to
work there. The young fellow was
greatly astonished when he found him
self in the grasp Of the policeman. He
threatened all sorts of trouble for the
police and city, stating he would bring
suit. but his words had no effect on the
officer who landed him in jail Later
he went to work in the stone quarry
with a ball and chain attached to one
leg.
Ottumwa.
Carl schwabky. Jr.. is seeking dam
ages from S. ]. Siestrand and the
Bonded Rapid Collection Agency to the
amount of $1,000 because of the alleged
righteousness OF the defendants.
Schwabkey states that he is an en-
plove of the Milwaukee railroad. is the
head of family, and that there was
a small balance on a bill of groceries
which he had purchased from Sizes
trand and at the time the lattersthreat
ened to put the bill in the hands Of
the collection agency he was unable
to pay it. The defendant then turned
the bill over to the collection agency
for collection and proceeded to gar
nishee the plaintiff, ordering the c.. NJ.
& ST. P. road to hold the wages due
him until the amount had been settled.
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