Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-02-09
Orange City.

Orange City.
Peter Mouw, breeder Of Poland
China hogs. held big sale here. He
sold forty-nine hogs for s5.161, being
an average Of s105.32 per hog.
MeGresor.
Jacob Kramer, one Of the Oldest citi-
zens, is dead Of pneumonia. He was
born in Germany in 1928. and had been
a resident of this place since 1855.
HoIstein.
California. will return to Iowa, as Cali
tions
Ireton.
At a meeting Of the members Of the
First Presbyterian church it was de-
cided to sell the parsonage property
and build new one more suitably To-
| Gated.
onawa.
Miss Goldie Stratton and Roy De-
Forest and Miss Carrie Stratton and
Gordon A. Jackson were married at
the Methodist parsonage by Rev. Mr..
Mahood.
Waterloo.
Mayor J. r. Rector believes that the
salary of the mayor should be raised
from the present remuneration of ST.
200 to the sum Of $500 or $4,000 per
year. The mayor in making this state
ment is not doing so for his own bene-
fit, as he is going out Of office at the
expiration Of his present term.
voIga.
Joseph Weadly, q carpenter, aged 60
years, committed suicide Sunday by
shooting himself thru the right temple
with 32-caliber revolver as he lay in
bed at his home in this city. Weadly
was bachelor and was something Of
hermit, prefcrring to be alone most
of the time. No cause is known for
his rash act.
West Union.
The case Of c. II. Blake against the
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific rail-
way terminated when the jury after be-
ing out all night returned a verdict for
the defendant. The plaintiff brought
suit for $4,000, alleging an engine
frightened his team while he was un-
loading coal, causing the horses to run
away and permanently injuring him.
Waterloo.
Nels Christensen, q years Of age,
who was arrested on charge Of being
drunk and disorderly and sentenced 10
three days work on the streets, has
suddenly become apparently insane.
While confined in his cell in the city
Jail he became possessed with the idea
that he was James ]. Jeffries, the for
mer worlds heavyweight champion.
Anamosa.
The count at the reformatory this
week was 656, the highest in the his
tory of the institution. 1t is accounted
for by some on account Of the indeter-
inmate sentence law. Officers Of the
local institution declare they are of
the opinion that the number of con-
victions is increasing and that more
are being sent to the prisons than for
merly.
cIermont.
Henry r. Ruroden, while operating a
"buzz" saw met with an accident
which nearly cost him his right foot.
He fell in such a manner as to bring
his foot in contact with the rapidly re-
vo1ving saw. The deadly teeth Of the
saw nearly severed the foot at the
ankle, besides badly decorating the
member at other places. The ac-
cident will cripple Mr.. Ruroden for
life.
Cedar Falls.
The Illinois Central rounded up every
able bodied man in town who wanted
to work and took them to the Albert
Lea branch on a snow-shoveling cam
paign. They went as far north as
Lyle MINI. The men suffered terribly
from the intense cold. c. n. Diem had
his face and ears badly frozen. The
men declare that their mission was
useless, as the snow drifted in faster
than they could remove It.
Anamosa.
The case Of w. NJ. WEIGH, Of Chi.
cago. against J. N. Ramsey, trustee. In
volving the ownership of the local fac
tory Of the w. NJ. WEIGH company.
printers and manufacturers Of school
supplies, which has been before the dis
trict court Of Jones county for the
last few weeks, has been decided. The
report says that the trustees won on
every point In question. The factory
was started here several years ago by
wv. q. WEIGH and local money entered