Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-02-13
Southern Io1ua Items

coded that the Burlington operates two
| parallel and competing lines in Mis-
| souri, between the two rivers.
centerville.
All cases were cleared from the GRIM
inal docket in readiness for the trial of
James and William Hendon for arson
this week. They wererindicted Jointly
with A. c. Croft, Of Moulton, for burn
| ing the grain elevator. seed house and
! lumber yard last fall on which there
was s1s,5oo insurance. After the de-
fense had made an effort. to get an
other postponement Of the case Mr..
Croft asked for separate trial, and the
state elected to try the Hendons first.
They were in the employ of Mr.. Croft.
quantity Of timothy seed was found at
their homes.
Des Moines.
Let a bowlder from some place on
Iowa soil be the maidstone which
marks my last resting place. Let it
be inscribed with my name and the
Gate of my birth and death and with
no other words for an inscription than
these, He Was a Friend Of the Poor Z"
Such was the request Of the late Gen.
James B. Weaver, according to an
nouncement made by the family. Cen
eral Weaver also specifically requested
that no public monument be made for
him and that no subscriptions for such
purpose be allowed. These statements
were made when prominent Des Moines
and Iowa citizens met with the family
Of the eminent soldier and publicist to
determine what might be done in the
way of public memorial.
ottumwa.
The body OF Master Mechanic Isaac
N. Funk of the Burlington. who died
Thursday morning. was taken on
special train Of three cars to Bethany,
Mo, Saturday following No. by q
train block. The funeral train wa
| boarded by large party of official
and employees of the road in the differ
| ent departments of the service both
| here and over the lines of the Burling
| ton. The business car of General Su-
perintendent F. J. Johnson Of the Iowa
| lines was on the train for the official
party, the mourners and officials wives.
A coach that was we'll filled with
| friends made up largely Of the engine
| men who worked under the decedent
during. his tenure of office here and 2
baggage car made up the funeral train.
At Charlton the special car OF L. B.
Allen. former general superintendent OF
the Iowa district but now over the Ne
braska district, was coupled to the
train and continued with the special to
Bethany, Mo-, where the funeral took
place Saturday afternoon.
Fort Madison.
The Lightfoot-Lightfoot partition
suit Involving three generations Of a
we'll known Lee county family and
about $4,000 in farm land. was de-
cided by Judge Henry Bank, Jr.. in ia
vor of the defendants, in the district
court at Fort Madison, where the case
I was tried few weeks ago. The farm
property is situated in Harrison
township and was formerly owned by
John Lightfoot, father Of ex-Sherifi
Frank Lightfoot. BY the will Of John
|Lightfoot the property went to hts wild
ow during her lifetime, then to pass
into possession OF her son Frank. Since
then both the widow and Sheriff Light
foot died, the possession OF the proper
i ty being assumed by heirs OF the sher-
iff The suit was then brought by the
heirs Of John Lightfoot, the plaintiff:
claiming that the widow was entitIe.
to dover third of the property in ad
uilion TO ner iife estate nlld
4 their rights to this one-third. Tn
Point which therefore. required settle
ment was whether or not the widow o
Il John Lightfoot could be allowed he
dover third in addition TO her If
) estate as provided The ewfll TIL
= court held this to be Inconsistent