Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-10-17

physician that he must remain in bed
for few days. He went to the home
Of H. T. Bunker, and it was during his
confinement there that some one en-
tered his room at the home of Mrs.
Dora Gourley, on Fourth street, and
slashed all his clothing with knife
Mr.. Todd says that every suit was
ruined, save the one that ne had with
him.
By the death of the late Captain
| Charles II. Smith. in Aurora, ILL.,. who
! at one time was a resident OF this
place, nine women are left in direct
| control Of the Western Wheel Scraper
Works, a million dollar corporation To-
Gated in Aurora. Captain Warren Beck
with and Dr. Mcclure. both Of Mt
Pleasant. were partners with Captain
| Smith, who after their deaths had full
| charge. Now that Captain Smith is
dead the three widows and their
daughters become sole owners. Most of
the women live in Mt. Pleasant
Council Bluffs.
| Ground was broken Friday on the
new $4,000 repair tracks and carpenter
shop at the Union Pacific terminal here
L
ply cars arrived from Omaha and work
was begun Immediately. The construc-
| ton of the new improvements will be
rushed rapidly and it is expected that
| the new yards will be ready for COM
mission within the next thirty days.
| When the yards are completed the
present freight repair tracks, which are
now located west Of the passenger sta
ton will be removed and four addi-
tional passenger tracks will be laid.
Eddyvile.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Palmer. residing
on pleasant township. about eight miles
from Eddyvile. celebrated their six
tieth wedding anniversary at their
home. Invitations had been extended
! tc friends in both Monroe and Wapello
counties and early in the morning the
people began to pour In from all direc-
tions to help this popular couple fit
tingly celebrate an anniversary mile
post that is seldom reached Every
one went with well-filled lunch baskets
and people sat down to the tables that
had been built on both sides of the
fence in front OF the Palmer residence
and many responded to the toasts by
A. r. Barnes who was chosen toast :
/
Cedar Rapids.
In the arrest OF Ed King by Detective
Patterson and Sergeant Christensen,
the police say they have the man who
passed six forged checks. The checks
were all cashed by saloon keepers.
They were all made payable to Harry
King, and the name of J. C. F'ulkerson
was signed to them. King was under
suspicion at the time the checks were
cashed. But before evidence enough
to warrant an arrest had been secured
he came up missing. But he returned
to town several weeks ago He worked
| in a local garage and the officers got
! trace Of him. It is understood that
King has not denied that he passed the
checks. He has been identified by sew
eral of those who cashed his checks.
| Ottun,wa.
Seeking ission that he claims
| is due him on land sale which he as
serts he negotiated. w. B. wycoff has
filed a suit against J. 3. Mowery.
George w. Arnold and John T. Nc
Cune. The amount sought in the judg-
ment is $309.50 which the plaintiff as
serts was his commission and never
paid him Claiming that because of a
culvert on Wapello street near their
home. a pool OF stagnant water accum-
ulated and became nuisance, Virginia
and J. Nicholson sue the city Of Ottum-
wa for $4,000. The plaintiffs aver In
the petition that four members OF their
family took sick with typhoid fever
] because OF the presence OF this alleged
, nuisance within the aat fwo wars