Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-02-10
Northern Io1ua Items

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loNlars.
The trial Of the damage suit Of Willie
Osborn against the city Of LeMars has
been in progress here several days The
boy, by his mother, Mrs. Mary Osborn
is suing for $4,000 damages. the claim
being set up that he was permanently
injured by falling from sidewalk on
North Main street down steep EN-
bankment while at play. The plaintiff
alleges the sidewalk was not properly
safeguarded. had no railing and was
dangerous to pedestrians. The boy
was playing at the time, dragging an
other boy in a go-cart, and was run
ming backwards when he fell off the
walk into a cement gutter some eight
or ten feet below.
Sioux City.
With liabilities Of $5,s4s.17. II. E.
McManus, formerly engaged in the
liquor business here, has filed pc
tition in bankruptcy with J. H. Bolton
clerk Of the federal court. McManus
was one of the saloon men who were
forced to quit by the supreme courts
ruling on the Moon law. He lists nc
assets. except household goods claimed
to be worth 5000, all IF which are
exempt. Most Of those caught in tho
failure are local firms who had open
accounts with McManus for cigars
liquor and other supplies He lists L
Miller &. Co. as holding a claim Of -,
SIS. for liquor, rentals and life Of the
lease on the building. OF the tota
liabilities, all are unsecured, excepting
$25 in accommodation paper.
/; Aisona.
One of the largest land deals in this
county occurred lately when Mr.. and
Mrs. II. c. Adams were in the east III
this transaction Mr. Adams comes in
to possession Of all the land in Kos
suth county belonging to the Robert Fl
Hit estate. There are In round mum
bers. 1000 acres. divided into tracts OF
from go to 240 acres, one tract located
in Buffalo township. one In Green wood
, five in German. one in Harrison, two
in Portland. one in Prairie AMI two In
Ramsey township. Mono Of the prop
erty has been improved to any great
exent but it Ia all good land and has
; been used for hay and grass purposes
and some OF 1t broken up. 1t Is Mr.
Adams intention to thoroughly tile and
drain out this land and make It some
81 the finest farm property In the
county. 1t has cost him In the neigh
borhood Of 100000, and In short time
these tracts will easily be worth al
ieast one-half as much more.
Ida Grove.
The damage suit Of George NJ Meyer
versus Charles G. Kolb 10 to be tried
early In the present term Of court
Meyer is asking that written contract
entered into between himself and Kolt
in which he agreed to purchase hall
section Of land In Woodbury. county
be set aside, on the ground of fraud
and deceit. After the plaintiff had
purchased the land he claims he found
the land and premises were infected
with contagious disease known az
anthrax and which at the time of max
lng.the contract was known by the de-
PENDANT, altho he represented to the
plaintiff that the premises were free
from contagious disease. Mr.. Kolb II
one Of the pioneer residents Of Ida
county and one Of It's best known citi-
sens. In his answers to the petition
Of Meyer, he admits that he sold said
land to Meyer In good faith but ct that
time knew nothing Of the anthrax ex-
listing on the farm. go. - $50. u :, :