Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-12-14

Saturday, Aug. II. 1893. and the last
date of his ocean diary is Sept. 49, The
diary Mr.. Laurance returned to his
friends in Scotland to let them know
of his safe arrival and Of his expert
ences on the voyage. The letter was
mailed at Quebec. Oct. 1, and reached
Newdeer. Aberdeenshire. in the north
Of Scotland, on Now 26. 1888. The
letter Is remarkably, we'll preserved.
The writing and postmarks are as
distinct as If made yesterday. The
letter was written in the days when
there were no envelopes. and when the
letter was simply folded. and addressed
and then kept intact by little sealing
wax.
Cherokee.
Fred Luck. the young German. who
| attempted to rob the Cherokee mill of
it's machinery, fittings. etc. last June,
was taken to,New York Monday night,
along with another alien. from Sioux
Falls, by immigration officers. These
two men are to be sent back to the old
country on account of being undesir-
able citizens, and also for the reason
that Luck ts supposed to be deserter
from the army. Since the attempted
robbery here last June. Luck has been
confined in the state hospital on &C
count of mental nonefficiency.
Lamont.
On Saturday morning at II o'clock
while Shell futile was in the offices OF
Dr. Parker, Of this place, he was sud
denly seized with paralysis, and has
since been in precarious condition
Mr.. futile had not been in the best
Of health for several days and had
gore to consult his physician. While
there Mr.. Tuttle fell to the floor in ar
unconscious condition. Mr.. Tuttle has
been a travelling salesman for the
Hamilton Brown Shoe Company for
great many years. apd is widely
known in trade circles turnout Iowa
and the middle west.
Sihley.
| A very peculiar trial has been or
here before Judge Oliver. 1t appears
that Ed Christians is the tenant Of K
G. Groninga's farm. From the evil
dence the latter knew nothing of the
| on his farm Christians wanted 6
house and he went to work and bought
! the material and secured the labor ant
|
sented to Groninga he protested tina,
he had not ordered the erection Of an!
building and knew nothing Of 1t.
suit was Instituted and Judge Oliver
held that Groninga had to pay tho
| bills. but he censured the lumber dealer
for selling lumber in such q loose way
and for such unbusiness like methods
| So far as known 1t was one of the frs
cases ever to be tried out in an Iowa
court. The amount involved was about
5000.
Sioux City.
Charles A. Smith, house man at thu
Hawkeye Club here, Is minus a sweet.
heart, Sarah Spears. to whom he pinned
explicit faith, and also 1904 in cash
He has asked the police to try and dis
! cover her whereabouts for he still has
a lingering desire to recover the none,
he loaned her, supposedly to pay of
q mortgage on South Dakota farm
with the express hope that some day HI
might share in the harvest Of that land
1t is said Miss Spears boasted to CIR
friends Of her many conaue,sts, includ
! ing in her list the names Of prominent
married men from whom she said sh'
secured large loans Of money. A brother
and sister of the girl denied all knowl.
! edge OF her whereabouts. Miss Spear.
has been in the city for three month.
and 1t is figured by the police that sht
carried away with her several thousant
] dollars secured from unsuspecting Low.
i ers TO pay of the alleged mortgage OF
the South Dakota farm.