Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-11-22
Northern I01ua Items

! decision OF the supreme court Walter
Ross has been dispossessed of the farm
he says his father gave him upon GER
tain conditions which he claims he full
filled Now Boysen Ross brings suit
| against Walter Ross, claiming 500 UNI
| paid under the agreement and the ball
ance of the time at 81 per acre. The
whole amount of Judgment claimed is
S6.S33 with legal interest.
Monticello.
A tension traction engine. belonging
to j. G. Caldwell. went thru the Rock
Greek bridge just east Of Stanwood.
ernest Balglnnan was running the en-
CINE and was on his way to the Albert
Davidson farm with a corn shredder
Every possible precaution was taken
to get the engine safely over the
structure, planks being used in order
that it might withstand the weight
OF the heavy machine. Just the
big engine reached the center span of
the bridge the entire structure Went
down. plunging the engine into the
river below. Baughman escaped with
out injury in a manner almost mirac-
,Ilous and he is unable to tell himself
how he extricated himself from the en-
gin. and was not crushed to death un-
| der it.
Cedar Falls.
AT the funeral of the late j a. y
Abbott. Mrs. ID. n. Hurd read an eiab-
crate address prepared by the deceased
some seven years ago. Mr. Abbott had
! it all nicely typewriter aud the read
! ing of the address required twenty
! five minutes. The production was
unique both in It's preparation and in
its pirport The old gentleman set out
at length and in great detail his re-
iligious belief and the grounds upon
which he predicated A few days be-
! fore his death. when 1t was apparent
that h" must soon cross the river. he
asked his niece. Mrs lanes Miller To
bring from box In drawer n certain
package of papers and from this he
jextracted the document that ne wanted
read ut his funeral and he requested
that Mrs. d n. Hurd read it,
Dubuque.
! NJ j Koran. former Dubuquer and
ore Of the Oldest engineers on the g..
6 W. died at the University hospital
| H. Chicago on Nov. II Of injuries re-
celyed IN wreck on Monday. trt !
a year ago Mr.. Koran resided in .his
| ,iiy He was known 10 every man on
tie road. and was held in high resar,i.
llr j. stated by friends of the dead en-
| gtn."r that one Of the men who sac
| ceeded him on the road laid off 81
! Wednesday nigh. in order to attend nc
funeral of Mr. Hornn on Thursday
: morning. Wednesday afternoon as The
engineer who took the run was pulling
out of the city he was killed 4
suit OF an accident sustained in Amos
, The same place on the road.
Sioux City.
Word has been received IN Sioux
City of the serious illness of Frank
Storr of London. Canada Mr.. Storr
used to visit friends and relatives here.
In the letter telling OF his Illness and
expected death the terms OF his will
were given at his special request. He
felt that he was about to die and want
Ell TO know that his niece. Mrs. Rebcc-
ica Weigodsky was made happy before
his death and also that she would at
tend the funeral In his will he ex-
pressly specific that Mrs. Weigodsky
be given 1000 In cash and $4,000 In
property. Mrs. Weigodsky. who lives In
Sioux City. has been favorite niece
OF Mr.. Storrs and spent the Christmas
holidays last year at his home. Mr.
Storr's illness IL Of fatal nature and
news OF his death Is expected any time.