Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-09-12
Sioux Rapids.

Sioux Rapids.
w. Fl. Pratt, who has been the agent
for the Chicago & Northwestern rail-
road at this place for the past twenty
nine years. has reached the age limit
for railroad employ and is now on the
company's retired pension list. Mr.
Pratt began working for the North
western In June, 1866.
Des Moines.
Record breaking for divorces Is
promised in district court at the mex,
term. A total of 436 petitions for 81
vorces has been filed with the clerk
about evenly divided between men and
women and all manner of reasons are
assigned The courts report that the
number of divorces asked for is stead
lily increasing here every year.
Fort Dodge.
A record breaking docket Of All cases
was up for consideration when Judge
Albrook, of Eldora, opened the Septem
Der term of district court Monday OF
this number, $50 are new and ninety
nine are probate cases. In the. new
cases recently filed total of $685.
323.94 is asked tor in judgments. Four
teen divorce cases will be up for con-
sideration.
Rockwell City.
Dwight Leonard. popular high
school boy and quarterback on the
high school football team. had the
painful misfortune to lose finger IN
the chain wheel of the mixer at tbs
canning factory. This is the first accl-
dent that has happened at the factory
this year, as every sort of protection
possible has been made to avoid acct
dents.
Fontaneile.
Judge L. n HAYES instructed the
grand jury quite impressively Tuesday
to the effect that there is no person lI
Adar county licensed by d pharma
cists permit or by the mulct law tt
sell or keep for sale Intoxicating
liquors Wherefore. if the grand jury
knew of anybody selling or keeping fol
sale intoxicating liquors II would be
their duty to indict them forthwith.
Ida Grove.
Mrs. l.. J. Allen. whose funeral has
Just taken place at Holstein, was kill
ed by stepping backwards in the kitch-
en- and falling down an open trap door
in the floor She was at the home OF
her son, Arth;: Alien, and was helping
prepare dinner. Her skull was frac-
tured at the base of the brain. She
was the mother OF ten children. al! OF
whom with he: husband, survive
Greenfield.
The following figures will give the
reader some idea of the amount D
work done at the Greenfield q depot
the only depot in Greenfield Durins
Of vol 10Th
were received Local merchandise
ST. 900 pounds. Shipped out thirty
seven cars hay, forty-nine cars stock
The freight and passenger receipts fo
the month amounted to s11.500. Mr.
helper, Mr.. Hughes.
Waterloo.
The famous loaded cigar" case. II
which Franz W. Jensen asked 5000
damages for alleged injuries to his face
as the result Of a practical joke on th'
part of Harry Lanngan. has been dis
missed from the calendar and 1t is evi
dent that a settlement has been reach
ed. It was alleged that on July Ian
nigan presented Jensen with an limo
| cent looking cigar, which upon beini
smoked by the plaintiff exploded ant
resulted in injuries to his face.
Coin.
Wednesday night some person trie'
to force chloroform In the window o
the Swain residence but it was not II
such sufficient quantities as to put MI
Swain or his wife asleep. In fact. ]
Weakened Mr.. Swain up and he grabbed
his revolver and made for the door. II
passing to the door in the dark he raj
| gainst a chair which made a nois
and the burglar was frightened away
Mr.. Swain saw some one go aroun'
some trees out Of sight just as he go
to the door.
Monticello.
F.. NJ. Magee. oe Monticello. brough
suit last week, against Jones county
for $4,000 damages incurred when h
| fell from the county bridge over tn
| Maquoketa river north Of Monticello
last January. He alleges in his pet
ton that he was driving blind hors
along the highway in a light Wagon
on trip to the timber for load o
wood, when he tainted or had a sink
ing spell a few rods from the bridge
1 While he was III al unconscious con
| dition his horse fell from the bridg