Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-11

, vor Of his creditors to Attorney j. A.
Yarger. who will dispose OF the stock
| and with the proceeds pay PERCENTAGE
of the debts. The stock will probably
invoice around $500. while the claims
| aggregate over 81. 200. among them be-
| ing bill OF $50 for rent. which will
| probably be paid in full. Mr.. Shattuck
| has been In business in Nashua for %
or 80 years and is widely known thru
out northern Iowa, especially by horse
men, as his hobby has been trotting
| horses.
Baskerville.
Earl Wilcox, son of Mr.. and Mrs. A.
a. Wilcox. of Esthervllle. was badly
injured at Ellsworth Earl is occupy
ing a responsible position in the round
house at that place and at the time Of
| the accident was signaling an engine
com.ng,frto a.stall. The smokestack Of
| the round house was accidentally let
down and as the engine came into the
house tia smokestack of the engine COL
1 lided with the smokestack OF the round
| house. causing the latter to drop. In
! falling to the ground it struck Earl in
| the face, cutting a deep cash in his chin
and knocking out some of his front
teeth. His left leg was also injured in
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to stay until he RECEIVERS.
Leedxsss
/, Fifty farmers Of the vicinity Of Leeds
have insured the formation OF a co..
| operative elevator company to erect a
plant in the town by subscribing to
$4,000 of the proposed $4,000 of stock
A committee was appointed To COM
plete the work of raising money. which
will report at another meeting 20 be
held In about two weeks. AT that time
| If the efforts have been successful, an
organization will be perfected a num-
Der of those who subscribed signitied
their Willingness to take more stock If
! it is necessary. B. Hathaway. of
| Kingsley. president of the Iowa Farm
ers' Grain Dealers Association was
I present and made a talk The farmers
who attended We're dined by the BUSH
ness men of Leeds.
Sioux City.
After being in the courts for about
three years the establishment; of the
Wolf creek drainage ditch WAS at
firrned by the supreme court of Iowa.
| the ruling of the higher body. sustain
ing the decision of Judge David Mould.
of the Woodbury. county district court.
| Thirteen farmers and property owners
resisted the establishment of the ditch
| by the board OF supervisors. The cases
We're consolidated and tried under the
! title of John Pritchard, ct al. against
! the Woodbury. county supervisors and
the Wolf creek drainage ditch district
| Numerous reasons We're advanced why
| the ditch should not be established as
planned. Monona county interviewed
and resisted the establishment of the
ditch on the ground that the Wood
bury Monona ditch. which was to he
the outlet of the proposed ditch. was
not adequate for the Increased volume
Of water.
Waterloo.
! Members of st. Pauls Methodist
| Episcopal church have taken the in
| itiative in movement which will have
IA far-reaching effect The plan is the
! organization of a building ard loan
association in the church 'to do bus
mess for God" The association will
be Incorporated for about $4,000. with
the right to begin business as soon as
81 900 of the capital stock is subscribed
land paid in. The material objects of
| the association will be twofold: First
Ito buy. sell. lease. rent and deal
generally in real estate. the profits of
all business to revert to the associa-
ton fund, with the idea that in the flu
! ture the congregation will demand a
new and larger house OF worship Sec
ond-A fund will be provided for the
| help OF the needy Of the congregation.
with the special object OF assisting the
| down and outers." or those on the
verge OF that condition, and the Sec
ondary object Of circumventing loan
agencies which charge high rate Of
interest. Rev. ]. E. johnson. the pas
tor, was employed In a bank for sew
! ca al and has an Intimate hnnwl-
edge Of the financial problems which
| the unique plan involves.