Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-03
Southern Io1ua Items

r IN the buggy, but the lines were out
with the sister. Instead of jumping, as
hundreds Of people would nave done,
she climbed out on the tongue. picked
up the lines and stopped the>team. she
drove them back to the sceneSof the ac-
cident and picked up. the other MEM
bers of the party and drove Home as II
| it was an everyday occurrence.
New Market. So
Ed E. Cass, who, it IL alleged, was
short about $4,000 in his accounts as
deputy tax coIectorof Taylor county.
has been located af Durango. Colo. by
a Pinkerton detective County Sheriff
Dougherty left Bedford to bring him
back for trial. Prior to his departure
Cass had held the Office OF county audi
tor and clerk of the district court, and
at the time his shortage was discovered
ne was justice OF the peace and deputy
| tax collector. He was also. member
of the Masonic, Odd Fellows and 4. P.
lodges. cass is quite a. old man,
keokuk. 2 Z
In the district eourts at sKeosauaua,
Van Buren, county, a SUIT was fled by
Mrs. Mary Wolfe. widow. against
| Harry Lightfoot, executorxof the will
of the late John Lightfoot. deceased,
asking judgment for $4,000 on the
ground of alleged breach of promise of
| the testator TO marry the plaintiff. who
brings this notable and unusual action.
There is no case Of a similar nature on
record in the decisions Of Pie Iowa SUI
preme court Hughes AspMcCoid, OF
Keokuk. drew the petitiof7iIed and will
press the action for Mrs. Wolfe. who
lives on small farm near Pennington,
four miles distant from that town.
Glenwood.
William S. Crosse, in a suit filed in
district court here brings a rather un-
usual action He is claimed 1880 dam
ages from his mother in Jaw, Mrs,
Eliza Stout of Rawles township, as
serting that she has broken up his
home by alternating his wife's affection.
The husband declares that shortly az
ter their marriage his wife's mother
began by using falsehoods and
| threats" to bring about their separa-
tor, and finally this was brought
about by Mrs. Crosse declaring she
would disinherit her daughter If sh'
| did not leave him.
Ames.
| Joseph NJ Diffenbacher died at his
home here Tuesday morning at the age
Of rs years Mr.. DifYenbacher has been
i'll for some time and three weeks ago
| he was taken to Nevada where he re-
| NAMED at the sanatorium for about q
week and then returned home under
| the care Of trained nurse. Mr.. Diff
| erbacher was pioneer resident OF
| Iowa having come to this state in 1852
from Crawford county. Pa. He drove
a stage from Davenport TO Des Moines
, in the early flsties. He cast his first
vote in Winterset in 1854. and also vot-
ed to have the capital removed from
Iowa City to Des Moines.
Lewis.
1t will cost the people of the indie
pendent district of Lewis this year $500
to find out that their school is not on
the accredited list of schools Of the
! state Il was generally supposed last
fail that by hiring an extra teacher
the school would meet the require
ments of the state board, but our board
ard teachers are informed that they
We're mistaken. AS the order now
stands by the state board it takes five
teachers in the grades and three in the
high school to get into the holy OF
holes, so to speak. The course OF
study is all right, but we lack one
teacher in the grades Griswold. Eli
lott and nearly all towns Of that size
are similarly situated.
Dies 'Moinss.
i Only strand Of golden hair that
ionce streamed down the back OF Miss
;Bernadine McQuillan, but it. caused
tempest in Justice F. A. Cope's court
room, when the ohild's mother, &C.
icused Clara Otto Of embezz1ing ,hel
daughters tresses. The hair had beer
lieut. from the chiid's head that # (tht
hairy might enter society under the
disguise Of set Of puffs which were
to be created by Mrs. McQuillan for
Des Moines debutante. But the. hal
was taken by Clara Otto and held, Jun
| It'll Mrs. McQuilan would consent t
r pay her rent. Mrs. McQuillan said tina
: Che would not pay the rent until tn
i hair was restored but the. 30 9.
J tdisdaincd to become hair irestorer un
Z til the rent money was In her hands
! After three hours OF debate Judge Cop
! dismissed the case, ana kept the loci
OF golden hair as memento-