Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-01

Jeffries. and several young men have
gone into training and several bouts
have been pulled of in a quiet nook
near the city. Tuesday evening the
most spirited contest was held, Witness
ed By about twenty spectators. who
urged the com batants TO do their best.
There was little science displayed in
the several round battle. but there was
plenty of brute 9Th and blood flow
ed in a sufficient quantity to satisfy all
who had received tip OF the coming
battle and were on the grounds. The
pugilists We're boys OF about IS years
OF age and the majority OF the specta-
tors were even younger than this.
Cedar Falls.
A petition claiming damages for
personal injury was fled in district
court Wednesday. It IS entitled John
Stevens against Elmer Thompson. both
parties from Cedar Falls PLAINTIFF
asks Judgment for $4,000 for injuries
suffered March 20. last. while he was
assisting defendant In cutting wood
with power saw operated by a gas
oline engine on a wagon. The com
piainant alleges that while the plaintiff
was standing on the wagon performing
his duties In connection with the oper-
alton Of the saw. defendant backed
team hitched to another wagon near
by, and it collided with the wagon on
which he was standing. He says he
was thrown upon the saw and pernna-
nent injury as inflicted upon one knee
Sexton.
A bolt Of lightning killed three val
liable horses for George F. Aman. Jr..
during an electrical storm which lasted
but short time. Mr.. Aman had Just
unhftched the animals from the har-
vester and his wife was holding the
lines while the husband was taking the
canvass from the machine. A binding
flash Of lightning came and when Mr..
Aman could see again three horses
were lying dead and his wife was strug-
Cling to arise from the ground where
she had been thrown. Mrs. Arnan was
not injured 10 any extent and nothing
about the place was touched except
the three horses. The affair occurred
in an open field but short distance
from the house on farm in Ir-vington
township two miles south OF Sexton
A'sona.
Frank Seller met with an auto acct
dent that shook up the occupants of
the car considerably and rendered the
4'iTN-!Asii~ OoS4tSS LOT 5Di1ie lllIle 10 come.
AS the Seller party, consisting of Mr..
and Mrs. Seller. Mrs. Farwell, Miss
Mcdonald and Mr. Cliff. were on their
return trip from Spirit Lake. about 10
O'Clock al night. they ran into a par
TALLY filled tile ditch that crosses the
highway just south OF Hobart The
drop of six or eight inches and par TO
the machine broke the steering gear to
the car AS 1t left the ditch 1t turned
TO one side and ran into a fence post,
breaking one wheel into a pile Of junk.
Fortunately the machine remained
right side up, which saved the five oc-
cupants from being killed or seriously
injured 1t is said the car was trav-
cling at n rate of about twelve or fif-
teen miles an hour when the accident
happened, and in its plunge into the
fence missed telephone pole by less
than an arms reach.
Sioux City.
Pursuant to newly adopted policy
of dealing with escaped inebriates and
those who have violated their parole
privileges, DIT. II. s., Miner, superin-
tendent of the State Hospital for In
ehriates eft Knoxville was in Sioux
City to take back with him A. e. Rich
ardson. who has broken a parole Rich
ardson was committed to the hospital
May 3. and was later released on pa
role. In the past, men who have been
paroled from the institution have
broken the rules with inpunity," said
DR.. Miner, land we have decided to
deal with these cases. according to tho
laws governing them"-that escaping
inmates would be sought out and pun
ished. 1t appears that in the past
escapes and paroled men have been left
largely to the care OF the authorities in
the communities whence the men were
sent up. This has made 1t an easy
matter for inebr1ates to openly violate
the laws. From this time on. 1t will be
necessary for those who are out on a
parole to report to the county clerk
! ..c..A,=@ ,r.:.s= r.-.-.= are sens IN to
the hospital authorities