Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-31
HARD FEELING ENGENpERE0 BE.
TWEEN RESIDENTS OF VILLAGE
OVER STREET POSSESSION.
coNTENDING FACTIONS
HAVE COUNSEL FOR FRAY
Because w. n. c. Woodward Fences in
Washington Street, e. W. Hall Calls
Upon Trustees to Aet-Lattsr Take
Advice Of Attorneys and Stay Out
Fence Disappears in Night.

Away back in the sos the Marietta
war became famous in Marshall coun-
ty history, resulting finally, on the last
day OF the year 1859, in the county
records being moved from Marietta.
the first county seat, to MarshailtoWn
instead OF the war being with Mar
shalltown, it is civil war. AS yet no
blood has been spilled. but much hard
feeling has been ensendered between
different factions OF the toWnspeople.
The trouble all arose over the tenc-
ing in OF w ashlngton street. north
and south highway extending between
the w. II. {. Woodward and Elsin
Arson farms. The main highway north
ana south is one block to the east. II
is alleged that Nit. Woodward was in
strumental in having the fence built.
ana that ne ana MIR. Arson agreed TO
taxing IN the ground that was no long
er used as puollc highway, yet nau
been open TO traffic ever since the
town had been an incorporated nunlci-
patty.
Ed Hall Objects.
But Edward ". Hail. another farmer
Of the village, objected TO MIR. WOOD
waru action, ana called upon the
township trustees TO act and compel
Mr. " oodWard 10 vacate the stree:
with his Ieule. NJ. Hail anu his back
e,s employed an attorney in this city,
ana when the attorneys letter TO the
trustee was received by that body,
they too employed counsel.
Question Of jurisdiction Arises.
The trustees, however, have not
acted, nor are they likely to. Their law
yer has advised them that the trus-
tees of the township have no jurisdic-
ton over the streets of the town OF
Marietta as long as the corporation
has never been formally dissolved.
hich it is said, is the case with Mari
eta. Marietta died natural death. to
be sure, before the civil war began, but
there is said to be nothing OF record
to indicate that the town was ever
formally abandoned as a municipality.
or that the streets thereof were ever
formally vacated as streets. The trus-
| tees have been advised that the ques-
ton of ownership of land formally
dedicated as public streets and never
formally abandoned as such. is qaes-
| ton between the parties now claiming
ownership, to be decided by the court
! in a civil action, and not by the trus-
| tees.
Property Owners to Act.
II is said that certain of the prop
erty owners interested in the abandon
ment OF streets as the owners OF lots
adjoining or adjacent to such streets
that have never been formally declared
vacant, are preparing to start an ac-
ton to vacate and quiet title to what
has been known as town street
Bone Of Contention Disappears.
To make matters even worse, as far
as hard feelings are concerned. the
bone of contention-the Woodward
Arson fence-disappeared suddenly in
single night. This happened Mon
day night, when some persons took up
the fence. including posts and wire,
and threw them over into Mr.. Wood
wards lot.
With Mr.. Hall and his friends having
employed lawyer. the trustees being
advised by another attorney, and coun-
sci engaged by Mr.. Woodward, it is
likely that the end is not yet, and that
the court will hear the case in a suit
of some kind to be started soon.