Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-15
West Union.

West Union.
| The first case on trial in the district
court is a suit for $4,000 damages for
breach Of promise of marriage, brought
by Mary OFT against Joseph Franzen.
The parties live near st. Lucas. The
plaintiff asserts that the defendant
promised on April 1, 1909. to marry her.
and later married another woman.
Alton.
The county attorney Of Lyon coun-
ty has commenced action against the
| Weberg estate for the amount Of the
alleged shortage in the county treas
| ury. It is stated that the estate will
secure an expert to verify Mr.. VIII
kinson's statement. Many think that
| a part of the shortage was wages paid
to deputy tax collectors, Of which no
account was kept.
Orange City.
| Chambers has broken out among
some horses owned in the neighbour
hood Of Orange City. Deputy State
Veterinarian George Shipley has been
investigating this week and found that
horse owned by Herman Tott and
three owned by Ed Kraay are afflicted
with the disease. These cases will
be quarantined and every precaution
taken to prevent the spread Of the dis
ease. Mr.. Shipley will test Mr..
Kraay's other horses, which have
no signs of the disease
Royal.
Considerable building is going on
in this section of the county this fall
as soon as they can secure carpenters.
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building large barns. Hans Nelson
is building a set of buildings on his
eighty east of Christ Toelle's. Silas
ings on his farm northeast Of town.
All Of which indicates that the farm
ers in this neck Of the woods are do
ing nicely even in this dry season.
Waterloo.
| 1t will be Of interest to the many
former Pensioners and friends Of Rev.
! Richard Carton, D. D.. former pastor
Of the First Baptist church in this city,
to learn that he has retired from the
ministry and with his wife has located
in California, where they expect to
spend the remaining years of their
lives. Mrs. Carton recently came into
the ownership of an estate Of $250,0O0,
left by near relative. Mrs. John G.
Farmer, wife Of the division passen-
ger agent of the c.. r. l. & p railway
is daughter Of DR.. Carton.
Humboldt.
That new $4,000 power house for
the Northern Iowa Power Company is
to be rushed to completion. Immense
preparations are under way. Three
cars of machinery for the house were
on track at Humboldt this week, and a
fourth carried the big pile driver that
will drive the piles at the island be-
tween the concrete dams. big force
Of men are constantly on the jump and
the contractors expect to finish the
work before winter sets in. AS stated
before. it will be a wonderful improve
ment for Humboldt.
West Union.
| In open court the three West Union
druggists surrendered their permits to
sell liquor. requested that the permits
be cancelled. and promised to abstain
! in future from the sale Of liquor for
any purpose, also to pay the costs OF
| the actions brought against them. In
considera ton of these things the
county att orney recommended the dis
missal of the actions brought against
all three, and the court therefore dis.
missed them on payment Of costs. can.
ceiling the surrendered permits and en-
tering on tho docket the promises
| made
Lake City.
! Willie JoneA. who attends . rursl
school IN Garfield t.wnshtp brought 2
glass tupbler to school and placed i
on biz dac- The nsst day he brosxghs
2 pint fruit .asF. Miss Wttxhs. the
teacher found that wNne was collect
Ing honey which was dripping thru .
place IN the ceiling where the plaster
had fallen away. She brought her
father and to their surprise they dis
covered that the attic of the school
house was full Of honey The cold
weather had 30 benumbed the bees that
the teacher had no difficulty in carry
ing away 100 pounds OF the combs.
When this 10 strained and put up In