Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-13
Southern Iopa Items

and after the LIST Of February the busl-
ness will be conducted under new man
agement. Mr.. Swisher will carry out
his plans and move to Grinnell about
March to assume the management
of the Easy-Pit Manufacturing Com
pany. The dry goods. carpets. milli-
merry, and ladies' furnishings depart
ments have been sold to John A. Day,
who will conduct that end of the bust
ness alone. and the grocery. queens
ware, gents furnishings. and shoes
have been sold to Harold Sheridan, of
this city, and his brother-i law. r. NJ.
Fowler. of WOODBURY.
Libsrtyvilie.
!. Leonard Willie Welday died Wednes-
day night at his home southwest of
Libertyville as result Of an accident.
He was driving a team into the barn
yard and Frances Mcbride was help
ing. when the team started suddenly
and Mr.. Welday was thrown out and
alighted on the back Of his head, and
the physicians say that he practically
broke his neck. The accident oc-
CURED about 1880 and he lived about
four hours. Mr.. Mcbride picked him
up and he seemed to be partly con-
scious and helped him into the house.
then he told him he was all right and
to go out and put the team away.
When Mcbride came back he found
Mr.. Welday lying on the floor and he
never regained consciousness.
West Liberty.
Charles S. Moore. self claimed deaf
mute, who was aaken to the county
Jail. after his arrest here. is believed
to be past master in the old game Of
soliciting subscriptions for magazines
he is not authorized to represent. With
HIS nimble pencil and pad of clean
white paper Moore secured number
OF local subscribers and considerable
money before suspicion was aroused.
The American Periodical Association
Of New York had sent out warning
against the operations Of a man Of the
same name and alleged infirmities and
,ths telegraphed description Of the man
arrested here broughth reply from
the eastern house: Hold him, wanted
everywhere" The town Jail is so cold
that Moore was lodged in the hotel, but
he was compelled to give up thoughts
81 escape as Marshal Wiley Invested
his prisoner of clothing before turning
the key OH him.
West Liberty.
When Isaac W. Lewis Of West Lib
ertl vert to clear the title of fifty
seven acres Of land in Iowa township,
In the southern part of Cedar county,
which he had sold and which had been
In his possession since 1882. 1t was dis
covered that the land, which Mr.. Lewis
thought he owned, had never been en-
| tered from the government. The land
was part Of the grant which had been
made by the United States to the Mis-
lsissippi & Missouri railroad. which has
since been absorbed by the Rock Is
lard, to encourage the road to build
thru new country. The railroad was
I to have a certain number OF sections
along the line, but when 1t was found
that most Of the land had been set
l.4led upon it was decided that It could
pick its sections as far as seven miles
on either side of the line. This piece
l!of flfty-seven acres was among that
which was allotted to the railroad but
I a patent was not secured for II. About
Thirty years ago Lewis procured the
land from the railroad. paying $500 fol
II, and assuming that the ptaent had
been granted but that 1t was lost
when he attempted to dispose of the
\ land he aricd to get a duplicate Of the
patent from the general land office .,
| Washington. but was informed that nc
patent had been issued for the land de-
| sc-ibed. that It was the property OF
1.-THE United States and that he would
alhave to 10 thru the prosess Of entering
tit. paying 1t the rate OF e1.15 per acre