Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-29

Ie"aF8.
E. F. Fitzgerald. who pleaded guilty
to stealing harness at Merrill. and Ed
Williams, alias Hill, who pleaded gull
ty to horse stealing, were sentenced to
five years in the penitentiary at Fort
Madison.
Waterloo.
Q. L. Ingram, who has been employed
in one Of the Waterloo factories, &C
companied Sheriff Edwards, of Leon.
in Decatur county, to that place Thurs
day morning. Ingram is accused or
selling mortgased property. Constable
Carl Munger located the defendant in
this city.
Waterloo.
Paul D. Phelps. accused Of embez-
Element, and who a few days ago en-
tered a plea of guilty to the charge,
was again before the bar OF the district
court Thursday afternoon. upon this
occasion to receive sentence. Judge
Ransier stated the law gave him no
discretion in the matter and he there
fore sentenced young Phelps to five
years confinement in the state reform :
atory at Anar7osa.
Cedar Falls.
Professor G. r Lux. who has served
as principal at the high school since
Professor Perrine went to the college at
Christmas. will not remain in Cedar
Falls next year but has declined the
re- election offered by the board. His
successor will probably be chosen next
Monday evening at the meeting of the
board A number Of changes will prob
ably occur both in the teaching force
and in the salaries Of the teachers.
Waterloo.
Walter f. Davis. minor, by II. G
Davis, his next friend. brings suit for
Sc, 600 dana ges against Henry Seebers
proprietor of the Logan house and the
Citizens Gas & Electric Company. al
leging that owing to the carelessness OF
defendants in properly protecting cleo
trio wires In the building at the rear Of
the hotel in which the coal is kept, he
suffered severe electrical shock. He
alleges that the shock was so great
that he was thrown to the ground with
great force. fracturing his right arm
and sustaining other injuries.
Alsona.
The case of E,valyn Moore VS.. the cit5
Of Algona, being an attempt on the par1
OF Mrs. Moore to secure damages from
the city on account of the plaintiff re-
oelving some injuries by falling on the
walk at the New Algona Hotel, corner
of State and Thorington streets. yeal
go last fall, has been withdrawn Evf-
IDENTITY some hitch in the proceeding
| must have arisen at the last monen
Monday evening, for the case wa
withdrawn on the part OF plaintin
without prejudice which means the sui
may again be brought.
Boone.
The tramp ordinance has been passed
by the city council. It defines tramI
and the penalty as "any male person II
| years OF age or over. physically able Il
perform manual labor, who II wander
| ing about in said city. practising com
mon begging, or having no visible call
| ing or business to maintain himself
and is unable to show reasonable ef.
| forts in good faith to secure employ
ment is a tramp, and any person con
weed Of being tramp shall be punish
ed by Imprisonment In the city Jail q
hard labor, not exceeding ten days. O
by imprisonment n such 5ail In soil
tary confinement ave days"
Alsena.
Mrs. Dona Sheetz met with an scci
dent Friday morning which came mes
ending her life. While burning som
rubbish about home, her clothinl
caught fire by the wind blowing tn
flames or sparks against her back an,
before she Ma aware o. Il her ciothinl
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