Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-10-20
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Ten women were arrested by the
police in their efforts for a cleaner
city, set fire to the mattresses in their
cells and for q time 1t threatened the
destruction OF the city Jail. The fire
was quickly extinguishel, and the wo-
men will now be held on a severe
charge.
Corning.
Court convened here for the October
term, Judge II. X. Evans presiding.
John NJ Shipley has brought suit
against his daughter, Mrs. Anna Wood,
for $4,000 for SANDER. There are three
divorce cases. DIR. r. H. Gregory, for
mer member of the. legislature, asks
for separation from his wife, The other
cases are Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Walker.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Wood and Mr..
and Mrs. J. w. Hiatt.
Anita.
Another case Of smallpox has devel-
oped here. Like the first case, told of in
the report Saturday, the case is light
one and the authorities are exercising
every precaution to prevent spread.
The second case is that Of the eldest
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Chinn. Both
Of the boys suffering from the disease
are small boys and attending the pri-
mary room at school. This room has
been thoroughly fumigated and every
thing else done to prevent the disease
becoming an epidemic.
Belle Plains.
The top OF an old we'll or cistern di-
rectly under the side track behind
Miller's clothing store. caved in and ex-
posed dangerous trap. over which
switch engines pass hundreds Of times
a day. 1t was about eight feet across
and some sixteen feet deep, altho part
~ filled. It had been covered with
bridge timbers, which in the course OF
years had rotted away. No one re-
members anything about this old we'll
Its existence has been wholly forgotten
The country is getting older. Belle
PLANE will be fifty years old one yea,
from this month.
Museatins.
Claude Hubble. q brakeman on Rock
Island freight No. 95. was knocked
from a box car at Culver miracufously
escaping with injuries that did not
necessitate the imemdiate attention of
a surgeon. The injured brakeman was
a member Of a crew which passed thru
here early In the rnorning on a west
bound freight. He was picked up and
carried thru on the train from which
he was precipitated. An electric wire
across the Rock Island track was the
cause OF the accident While the train
was moving it caught the brakeman
under the chin and swept him from
the car DR.. J. L. Overfolt attended
his injuries at Columbus Junction, at
ter which he was taken TO his home at
Eldon.
shenandoah.
The funeral Of Judge Ferguson was
held here Monday afternoon at q: 80
o'clock, with the Elks and the G. A. r.
In charge of the services. Judge w. p.
Ferguson, founder OF Shenandoah,
Judge Of the superior court ana dean
Of the Page county bar, died Saturday
night at his home In this city, following
a long Illness. aged 81 years. Judge
Ferguson. who came to Shenandoah
forty years ago. purchased the townsiss
for the Burlington railroad, who later
laid out the city. He practiced law for
thirty-nve years and vas one OF the
best known lawyers IN the state. Five
years ago he was appointed to the
bench by Governor Cummins ana three
years ago he was elected BY the people.
During HI incnmbsncy ~ hsd tosons