Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-12-09
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he introduced and recognized her as
his wife. She alleges she was a stran-
ger in New York at the time and Tur-
pin attended to all the details of the
wedding, but that while she knows she
went thru a ceremony and supposed
she was Turpin' s. la%fu!!y welded wife.
she Is hot sure the ceremony was not
mock wedding.
Northwood.
Falling thirty feet from a scaffold
to the ground was the experience Of
Conrad Borg, who sustained a frac-
ture Of both arms and the pelvis and
received other injuries aof serious
nature. Mr.. Borg was assisting in tear
ing down scaffold which had been
used in the erection Of new barn on
the James Hogan place, southeast
of Northwood, and the removal OF
timbers had weakened the structure
until it tumbled without warning,
carrying Borg down with 1t. His re-
covery is doubtful.
Ames.
At the home of the brides parents,
Mr. and Mrs. j. l.. Easterely in this
city Thursday, Miss Blanche Vernon
Easterly and Robert w. Simpson, of
Charles City, were married by Rev. G.
A. Hess, of the Church Of Christ at
Clinton. The bride is a graduate of
Iowa State College and has been prom
inent for several years as singing
evangelist. Mr.. Simpson is one Of the
leading business men Of Charles City,
member of the city council and pres
ident of the commercial club, as well
as being prominent in social and fra
| ternal life.
Sioux City.
A district court jury decided that
! Mrs. Marie l.. Pepin, Administrative
of the estate of Alfred Pepin, need not
| pay the $500 Mr.. Pepin lost in board
of trade transactions. During his life
| time Mr.. Pepin dealt in stocks thru
| the Nj. Il. Stephenson Company. He
| delivered a note for $500 to cover
some of his losses. Before payment
of the note could be made the man
died, and the Fort Dearborn National
Bank of Chicago, the holder of the
! note, began suit for collection. The
jury verdict was to the effect that the
debts were Of gambling nature anC
| could not be collected.
Amss.
Misses veda and Mary Norman, Of
Logan. came to Ames for a short visi
with their uncle, Professor Norman
They are attending school at Cedar
Falls. One evening they had dinner
with Miss Roberts on Ash avenue
Taking the car down town and walk
ing to the home Of John Glidden OF
Center street. where they were to sta,
over night, they discovered the loss O
their handbag. containing their rail
road tickets for the return trip t
Cedar Falls, two trunk checks, $50 II
money and some articles of minor val
ue. After inquiry and search. the.
went on to Cedar Falls. and shortl.
after leaving Ames their property wa
returned, having been found In the ca
by. the conductor.
Carroll.
This city came near being the seen
Of serious auto accident when a
automobile driven by John Biller. c
q Dedham, struck the 4-year -old son c
Mrs. Little. as the youngster was run
ming across the street. Before he coul
even attempt to stop. the radiator t
Mr.. Biller's car struck the little DO.
knocking him fiat on the ground an
directly in the center Of the car. TIL
car passed over the boy, the wheel
. running on each side OF him, and wa
. stopped within length or so beyon
him. AS the car was passing owe
him the little boy raised his hea
, from the ground and the gear box h
II him ln,s the back or the mead. ExceI
} the boy was a bruise on his head.