Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-12-09
Southern Io,ua Items

this city and has been postponed sew
eral times. was expected to bring out
some very salacious testimony. How
ever, at the last momenIthe defendant,
Miller. withdrew his aaIsVer and his at
torney his appearance The case was
then presented to the jury to decide the
amount Of damage. which was fixed at
$4,000
Dss Moines.
John S. Polk. reputed to be million
aire and one Of the heirs OF the Jeffsr-
son Polk estate, has turned his entire
fortune over to his son, Jefferson II.
Polk, without reservation, except that
he is to receive SIS q week spending
money In addition the son Is to pay
for medical attention, personal care
and clothing for his father. The con-
tract Is regarded as one Of the most
| unusual ever executed in Iowa. BY its
terms Jefferson H. Polk will super
wise the business OF the estate. The
| agreement Is to be In effect five years,
and by its terms the estate Is to be
kept together. improved and developed.
! Fairfield.
Many friends were greatly shocked
to learn Of the death Of Mrs. Regina
| Hoch, one Of the best known Of the
older settlers Of Fairfield. which came
early Thursday morning. following q
stroke Of apoplexy, with which she waa
smitten Wednesday morningl Mrs
Hoch resided alone and hate wednes-
! day afternoon neighbor going to heH
| home found her lying on the floor Of
her kitchen in an unconscious condi-
| ~ hA ArA to tSn a M
Mrs. Hoch must have lain unconscious
for some time before she was found
She regained consciousness before hel
death and recognised her son as
several friends.
Cedar Rapids.
With disheveied hair and skirts
awry Mrs. p. A. Hamilton. a hand
some widow. rushed into Justice cour'
here and swore out a warrant charg'
Ing petite Sadie Hunter with mussirt
her all up. Miss Hunter was arrested
and gave S1c0 bonds to appear and tel
all about 1t to the Justice. The twt
women have both been infatuated witt
George Clark, a man about town, ant
when they met on the street trouble
started at once. Before by0tanderl
could interfere the women had puilet
down each others hair, wrecked thei
fall hats and done other damage. Clarl
says he 10 sorry for the trouble bu
don't sec what he can do. because HI
IL 30 charming and irresistible.
Dss Msinss.
In a room on the third floor Of Mere!
}. hospital lies frail woman hoverinl
between life and death, who 10 b<.in,
watched by practically every physician
and by the editors Of many of the IA
tionai medical journais- Her case !
, the most extraordinary that has eve
come to the attention Of medical ex
perts. She is Mrs. Labeila Oltta,
performer for the Yankee Robinson cir
Gus, and was taken critically Ill abOu
} two weeks ago. few days later Nh
, was placed In Mercy hospital. wher
} an operation was performed on hey b
one Of the head surgeons Of the tnsti
! tuition, and during the course OF h:
work he removed frsm the gain biadde
sighty-seyen stones, and from the "a
duct hfty-two, making total ct IL
} These ranged in size from = small pc
to hazel nut: They nave ali sss
saved and preserved by the surgeon
e DR.: F1annery when asked to tell &
the case said: The gall Duct IN y
= normal condition IL only shout the st,
: Of an ordinary match, but IN St4ts cal
1t was enlarged to such an extent th1
}. II could easily put my forehnger u
4 and pull out the GtOnes."