Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-20
Northern I0,Oa Items

The reason of Dr.. Graham's leavins
Williams Is owing to the fact that the
climate II not agreeable with him and
his family. they having lived in South
America for number Of years and be-.
ing accustomed to that kind Of climate.
DR.. Grahams family are now in Cali
fornia and It is probable that he will
accept a charge there and locate per-
manently. DR.. Graham and his estim-
able family have done q great work
toward the upbuilding Of this COM
munity. They have been initiative in
their work and have built the church
UP as 1t has never been before.
Sioux City.
The Sioux City Foundry and Ma
chinery Company has gone into the
hands Of receivers. This action was
taken at the request Of Joseph T. Ryer-
son & Son, a steel concern OF Chicago.
John N. Mcdonald and D. G. Shull
have been appointed to look after the
business and have been given power
to dispose of the plant. 1t will be sold
at auction on June II. It is said that
the company's assets are more than
sufficient to cover its liabilities. but
that the slow movement of the stock
has caused the temporary embarrass-
ment. N,
Wsbtssr City.
Beaten over the head with the butt
of a revolver until his scalp was mass
Of cuts and gashes. and then having
then irritated with a decoction Of
powdered I've. failed to have Quieting
effect on little Jack Baswell, the lad
who attempted robbery in Williams
restaurant Sunday evening. Monday
morning he was brought to this city
and placed in the county bastile: two
hours later he succeeded in digging
hole thru the north wall Of the jail. and
within another hour would have made
his escape had it not been for q timely
discovery made on the part Of Sheriff
Brown.
Sioux City.
Sensational developments are ex-
pected to develop In the suit brought
by Mrs. Grace Seibert against Mrs.
Flora Follett. Mrs. Seibert asks S10,-
900 damages on the ground that Mrs.
Follett 'alienated her husbands affec-
tons. Seibert Is city ticket and pas
senEer agent for the Great Northern
and Burlington railroads. Mrs. Sell
bert alleges that after trying for some
time. Mrs. Follett succeeded in enticing
Seibert from his home. and that he has
refused to return for the last :our
weeks. All attempts at reconciliation.
she says, have failed. Mrs. Fs:iett te-
MES that she has had anything to do
with the case.
.Aekley.
Joe :--eot. who left his homo hero
ele-en -.onths ago and has not been
heard rom in all this time. ID among
the living. his father. ]. r. Croot, hav-
Ing received letter from the boy
Wednesday Of this week, in whioH he
stated that he is now located at WallA
Nalla, Wash. and Ia wei, and happy.
Young Croot. now 1G years old, left
home on the 18th OF June. 1911. fol-
lowing slight quarrel with his fathar
over some work. Joe states In the lot
ter to his father that he vent frena
here to Winterset on his bicycle ard
there abandoned 1t when he got An OPP
portunity to go to Montana In an emil
grant car. From Montana he went to
Canada and then on to British Calum-
bia. where he stayed until 1t rot 70
cold that he decided to seek warmer
climate and went back to Washing ton.
stopping at Spokane, where he was
employed for time. and then went to
walIa Walla, where he has been since.
working in st. Marie's hospital.