Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-10-31

ing much CT the flesh of his leg just
above the knee and. making terrible
wound. Dr. Houlihan was called and
dressed the wound Burgoyne will be
laid up for many weeks
Wyoming.
a number OF farmers and town
sports had an entertainment of their
own on Main street, in front Of the
Home Lumber Company. Saturday af-
ternoon. The contest was one of rela
tive strength and pulling pcwer of a
horse and mule. There were no time
Keepers and no official judges and no
limit of time was stated. \ stone
boat was loaded with thirty-five 100
pound sacks of cement. and the con-
test was to have the mule or the horse
Crag this weight, The mule proved
to be the stronger and succeeded in
moving this load a distance of over
eight feet Dragging this load Of $500
pounds on the stone boat was ut least
ordinary wagon.
ida Grove.
The case brought against Sac City
and against Gollmar Bros. by Mrs
Christina Stokes and daughters Will
ma. will come before the district court
At Sac City this week. 1t seems that
last year when Gollmar's circus was at
Sac City Mrs. Stokes and her daughter
were injured in a runaway. which Mrs.
Stokes claims were caused by the freak
wagon standing on a street corner.
Mrs. Stokes sued the city for $4,000
and her daughter sued for $1,000. Tho
city won both cases but one went to-
the supreme court and was reversed,
and Is now back for retrial this term.
In the meantime Gollmars visited Sac
City this summer, and Mrs. Stokes
brought suit against them for $4,000
and on behalf OF her daughter sued
for another $1,000.
Arthur.
John Henry Glade, son OF John
Glade. of Arthur. committed suicide
By hanging himself to the rafters in
the haymow at the home Of his father
His father, with whom he had made
his home since the death Of his mother.
which occurred little over month
ago. returned to the house about s
O'clock and went about the work Of
doing the chores as usual. Altho he
thought it strange that his son was not
about, he did not give 1t much serious
thought Upon going up into the hay
NOV he saw what he supposed to be
his son standing there and asked him
what he was doing. Receiving no re-
ply he opened the barn door to give
more light and made the awful dis
covery that the boy had hung himself
and that he had been dead for some
time.
AIsena.
A curiosity in the form Of verbal
will was flied with District Court
Clerk Stephenson last week 1t was
reduced to writing after the testator's
death and was forwarded for probate
by Banker william MCGUIRE, Of Buffalo
Center. The testator was Herman
Mas. Of Hebron township Presum-
ably he was taken 30 suddenly with
his last illness that there was no OPP
portunity to prepare the usual signed
aud Witnessed VIII. He died jury 5.
1911. and there survived him his
widow and ten children. The eldest
Of the latter IL Is years old, and the
youngest years. The will shows that
Mas died in possession OF q quarter
section Of Hebron township land and
had about $4,000 In personal property.
He willed a forty OF the farm to his
wife. besides all Of the personal proper
~! The balance Of the land he wilied to
HIS children. The law provides that
verbal Wills are good only to the ex-
tent of $500. The will ID therefore In
valid except as to that extent.