Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-07-21

Spec iai TO Times-Republican
Gr.nnell, July 21.-The case Of State
of Iowa against Mrs. Otto Schnecken-
berg, John H Atkinson complainant,
tried yesterday afternoon before Judge
Lyman IN the superior court. attracted
considerable attention. The charge was
assault in that the defendant he-d in
her hand and hourished IN threaten
Ing manner pistol for the Intimidation
Of the complainant. The testtIn ollJ- was
largely conflicting in details and, IN
some import ant particulars, contra6tc-
tory. Hfr and Mrs.. Schnecken berg are
middle aged Germans who own and
cultivate q truck patch near Arhor
lake Having been greatly annoyed
and desraudad Of the results Of their
labors by numerous Ihefts from their
garden the defendant had obtained
pistol TO fr5ghtea away maurauders-
Going into the garden recently she
surprised complainant in the very act,
as she AYERS, Of getting over the fence
into her garden and aourished the pis-
toI 10 prevent his doing SO. The Judge
i'm posed a fire Of SO and costs which
was quite promptly made UP among
sympa thing Ceighbors and friends
who have had the Opportunity of really
knowing the defendant and her hus-
band.
George Proctor, who has been for the
past TWO months in Colorado on bust
ness, returned % his home here yes
-erday HIS future plans are uncer-
tain.
a large delegation came down from
AInes yesterday in automobiles for the
purpose Of inspecting Gr.nnel and
more especially, the PAVING that Grin
nell is putting down so rapidly. They
were enabled 70 see the entire process
as we'll as many blocks of the finished
paving after some months OF Use and
expressed themselves as very well
pleased with what they had seen. The
party of some twenty-five consisted
Of members Of the city council, the city
attorney, and leading business men,
They were the guests here Of the Com
nlercial Club Of this city and were tax
en- all over the city and the immediate
~ surroun ding country and then TO
lunch at the New Monroe.
Henry s. Morse of this city, whose
disappearance leaving his team I'M
cared for, the latter part of last week.
caused some anxiety here. reappeared
here on Tuesday Of this week and ex-
planned that he had been in Des
Moines and shat he had made arrange.
nent with some one here to take care
Of his team in his absence and sup
posed it was done.
| William j. LENS, who has been a
marble cu1ter for many years in what
| is now known as the Eerter shop, has
concluded TO go into business for him
self and expects soon to open a shop
| Of his own.
The three-story cement block build
ing, some forty by sixty feet on the
/, ground, il process Of construction by
the Laros Buggy Company, is nearly
| completed and makes quite an impos-
! ing addition TO the group Of manu-
featuring buildings that occupy the
| three corners at the crossing of Spring
street and Fourth avenue This build
ing stands on the site of the old time
| Laros dwelling. 1t viii be used largely
as storage room for manufactured
articles.
Miss Edna Lyons and Miss Alma
Christian have gone TO make a visit
to a sister of Miss Lyons, whose home
is at Moose Jaw, Canada.
The Misses Rose and Marguerite
Rule have gone TO Lake Okoboji for
an extended visit with friends among
the Grinnel colony.
Mr. and Mrs. ]. C. Kibby are again
at home in this city after their eastern
trip and visit of couple Of weeks with
RELATIVES in Boston.