Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-12-21

( a gratifying increase, the figures for
| 1911 being 1874 as compared with 1874
for 1910.
Sioux City.
BOSS, please give me five months,
for j am out Of money and feel it in
my bones that cold spell is coming"
said Charles, Lake, colored, until re-
Gently of Kansas City. Mo-. to Desk
Sergeant George PIERCE at the police
| station. Lake made an eloquent plea
i to Sergeant PIERCE that he be confined
| in the city Jail for the remainder OF
| the winter. Patrolman Lavery called
| q kangaroo" court on short notice
and Lake was sentenced to "lay OUT
ninety days, an a charge Of having cold
feet. The ,colored man received the
sentence in a most gracious manner
and thanked the "mistah jedge" for a
supposed winters lodging. Lake will
be told to look for work.
Waterloo.
A barber in the Black Hawk build
ing basement wore dress suit Satur-
day while he performed his tonsorial
work and he twas the cynosure Of all
that caught y, glimpse of his manly
form. A gentleman who visits the
barber shop mentioned several days
ago that he had a perfectly good dress
suit which he could not wear. After
some talk the barber agreed to wear
the suit at work all day some Saturday
and in return the suit was to become
his property The terms of the con-
tract were fulfilled and hence it was
that Waterloo for one day enjoyed the
novelty of seeing tonsorial artist
dressed TO kilr' instead Of in the usual
white jacket: .
DEBORAH.
Differences exist among farmers CO.
operative societies Of Iowa over the
decision of Judge Hobson holding the
maintenance clause In restraint Of
trade. State Secretary Dunn says the
decision is welcomed. and there prob
ably will be no appeal. But stockhold-
ers in the farmers company here,
where the fight was made, do not be-
lieve the Judge is right in his con-
struction Of the law and say they will
appeal to the supreme court. Attor-
neys for the cooperative societies
state that the bylaws do not contem-
plate restraint of trade. that the re-
bate is confined entirely to the COM
pany, and as the members form a CO.
partnership their action one with an
other is not in violation Of the law.
Sioux City.
David Donovan has sued the North
western railroad for $1,75O damages
claimed, as result of personal In
juries received when he was forced to
get off moving train near Sioux City.
According to the petition, Donovan got
on the passenger train at Merrill. and
h; 70 if1, foil isle
The brakeman failed to waken him I'M
til after the train had pulled out of
his destination, when it was discovered
that he had been carried by. He says
that the train was slowed down and
that he was forced to get off while
the cars we're still in motion. He slid
on the cinders. sustaining several body
bruises. a sprained back and ankle, to-
gether with several other minor in
juries, says the petition.
Manson.
An attempt was made to rob the
safe In the meat market of w. C.
DENIAL. In the evening DENIAL was
passing the shop when he heard some
one on the inside. He went to a res
taurant and asked two men to go over
to the shop with him as he thought
eOIle one was 1HSlOe. Inc Two went
around to the back entrance and sta
toned themselves there while Decimal
unlocked the front door. As Mr..
DENIAL unlocked the front door q well
known young man of this place stepped
from the rear entrance and was met
face to face by the two men. He had
forced an entrance at the rear Of tho
shop. No arrest was made. but the m
truder Immediately left for parts I'M
known.