Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-06-25
Southern Io,Ua Items

certain amount Is laid aside from the
sale of butter each month to pay for
the plant. 40
Wsllman.
Wellman is experiencing quite a
building boom this summer. Gardner
& Grassell. lumber dealers. have built
East Main street. William Wade is
street. just two blocks from the bust
ness section OF town. A $4,000 schoo!
building is being erected in the north
east part Of town. ]. 8. Fisher is hav-
ing built In the north part of town a
new dwelling house, modern in every
respect A Catholic church is to be
built on West Hill. during the sum-
mer. and +. d. Snavely is contemplat-
ing the erection of large new. hard
ware store on East Main street In the
near future. 'sC-
Charlton.
A unique case is reported from Lu-
cas- county of County Treasurer Ream
bringing suit in the district court
against himself to recover $4,000 of
school money coming to the district.
When the First National bank there
failed several years ago some money
belonging to the various school dis
tricts In the county went with the rest
Of the loss, about $4,000 in all. OF
the amount, $4,000 has been repaid Mr..
Ream is a member OF the Charlton
school board and chairman of the
finance committee, and it is now his
Guty TO sue the county for the recovery
Of the remaining sum. The suit will
have to be brought against the. county
treasurer nominai1y and this official is
Mr. Ream 80 1t will be a case OF him
suing himself impersonaily.
Mech anicsv,ile.
A horrible accident. which cost Jacob
Onstott his life. occurred at the engine
room adjacent to the town hall. 1t
is likely that the facts IL, the case will
never be known for Mr.. Onstott was
alone in the engine room and was
engaged with his duties as pumper.
Homer Bagley, who was doing some
work Just east Of the town hall heard
falling glass and looking in the direc-
ton OF the engine room he found that
the windows had been broken and that
a mans shoe came thru the window.
He Immediately investigated and was
greeted by sickening sight. He found
the engine room despatched with blood
and particles Of flesh and clothing were
clingins TO the engine and was Mortified
to find human arm in the fly wheel.
He shut off the engine and called for
help which was forthcoming at once
and when citizens returned to the en-
CINE room they found Mr.. Onstott's
body in the pit under the engine horri-
bly, mangled. The unfortunate man
was alive but lived only a movement.
Plsasantvllle.
Two rather sensational cases were
tried before Justice OF the Peace.
Charles Hayes. On Saturday night
the buggies OF Chester Shawver and
Ward Dyer were left at the hitching
rack near Hollowen's blacksmith shop,
while the owners were around town
attending to their shopping. When they
were ready to start for their homes
1t was found that . sack Of -four was
missing from Shawver's buggy and a
package of clothing belonging to Mrs.
Dyer. had been removed from the Dyer
buggy. The following morning search
warrants were issued and Constable r.
J. Poison and Frank Bunch served
tiils,.. paIe-s IN William davidson and
Clarence Sterling. In the house OF
Mr.. Davidson they found the missing
clothing covered with other articles In
a clothes basket. In the Sterling house
they found the sack Of Hour. Judge
Hayes carefully considered the EVIL
6iencc in both cases. and imposed a fine
|. of $3.50. including costs, upon Mr..
Davidson ana required Clarence Ster-
ling TO pay 5000 including costs.