Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-19
Southern Io1ua Items

from the dirst and in which he with his
two sons, Charles and David, was car
rying on under the name Of N. Booth
& Son at the time Of his death. They
also had branch houses at Defiance and
Jacksonville, this county. No man in
Shelby county was better known or
more respected than N. Booth.
Muscatine.
Much damage is being done to the
melon patches on the island farms. pre-
sufnably by a number Of small boys
who have been ordered from the farms
by the owners. Some time ago some
boys were told to get off the farms
and since that time quite few melons
have been destroyed. The melons are
not taken from the farms in most
cases. but are simply destroyed. AS
rapidly as the island farmers prefer
charges against those who have been
causing the damage, the police expect
to push the cases.
Burlington.
Because Ray Ritchey, a prominent
farmer living near Pleasant Grove, is
alleged to have accused William
Hunter, young man residing in the
same neighborhood OF stealing
Ritcheys driving brides, Hunter filed
an action in the district court by his
next best friends, Neal Hunter. for
damages in the sum Of $4,000 for
SANDER. averring that he has been dam
aged to that extent by the accusations
of Ritchey William Hunter is a
minor, 10 years old, and the petition
cites that the slanderous allegations
were made on or about June 20 of this
year. The parties to the suit are
| L. II
for
Mt. pleasant.
The sheriff arrived Monday from Col
arado, where he had gone to arrest
Jonathan Philpott and Mrs. Newt Ear
hart both Of New London. this county.
Philpott is 4S years Old His wife
OF court on the grounds of cruel and
inhuman treatment. Mrs. Earhart Is
the wife of Newt Earhart, foreman
on the Burlington road at New Lon
don. She is about 25. has one boy
about 4 years old. and Is a very pretty
| woman. 1t was on information filed
by the husband that the couple were
arrested and brought back. 1t Is ru-
mored that the husband is willing to
forgive and forget and take his wife
back
| Davenport.
The relation which they now bear to
one another is one OF the questions
which agitated Magistrate Roddewig
| when he was called upon to unite In
marriage mother ana daughter anu two
| brothers After the ceremony had been
performed Mrs Rena Bird was the
| bride of William Golden and her
daughter Ellen was a bride Of Floyd
Golden, the latter a brother of the first
groom. A complexity of relationships
results from the wedding and the par
Elephants can now call their wedding
relation by several different titles. all
of which will be appropriate. Thru the
f, wedding the two brothers assume a
new relation to each other and the
question arises can they designate each
other as brother-in- law or not. In one
sense the brother Lloyd becomes the
son Of the older hrethar. who is now
! placed over him in the light Of step
father, while IIloyd'n wife becomes the
Sasi sirter Of the older brother by rea-
son OF bis marriage with the girls
| mother. The daughter Is both dauEh-
/ ter and stepdauShter while Floyd is at
the same time brother, SON. in law.
step son and husband. Mrs. William
Golden becomes bride, a mother, step
mother, mother in law and sister In
law, not to mention other complications
that might be resurrected were one to
take the time.