Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-27
Northern Io1ua Items

Of and 2-year- old cattle made an
average Of $42: 200 head OF lasts pring
and summer pigs averaged about $12;
the horses sold from 1851 to $204: 5000
bushels of corn sold for 81 cents to 81
cents: oats, t6 cents; hay, $47 per ton
with everything else. going at a goo6
figure. the whole aggsegating a little
less than $4,000.
Ida Grove.
Only one new case to come up in the
February term Of the district court Of
any importance has been filed in Clerk
SHELLS office the past week, and that
Is the divorce case of Mrs. William
Burgoyne asking for decree of dis
solution of the marriage ties that were
entered into in Galva township July "a
1881. Mrs. Burgoyne says her husband
during the six years Mast past has
abused her by calling her vile names
and upon numerous occasions has
struck and kicked her without provo
cation. She asks for $3.50 temporary
alimony, and on the final hearing $500
and that she be allowed $35 per month
as permanent alimony. She claims her
husband is worth ss4.5oO, which she has
helped earn. Several weeks ago, on
complaint of her husband, Mrs
Burgoyne was taken before the insan-
ity commissioners but was released
They have been residents of Blaine
township for more than thirty years.
Waterloo.
Mrs. Nellie Wakefield was found
guilty in police court of taking goods
to the amount Of 800 from the home
Of John Veith. 1745 East Fourth street
and was sentenced to serve thirty days
in jail ]. I. Donahue, arrested with
the woman in a Cedar Falls hoted
Wednesday night, will serve three days
Of an unexpired Jail sentence and will
be given diet of bread and water. He
was arrested three weeks ago for a
misdemeanor and escaped while at
work on the city streets with the prison
gang. Mrs. Wakefield was employed
two weeks ago by Mr.. Veith as his
house keeper. and from correspondence
later found that had passed between
the man and woman. 1t was learned
that her departure from the city had
been contemplated for some time and
that Mrs. Wakefield had planned the
stealing some days before. Because of
their conduct while in Cedar Falls. the
officials of that city requested that the
prisoners be turned over to them when
disposition Of their cases Is made in
Waterloo.
Manchester.
Mrs. Elizabeth P. Laughlin, who ha:
been held by local authorities on g
charge of conspiracy, in case ir
which her husband. Vernon A. Laugh
lin, defrauded Mrs. Lovaira Thurmer
q housekeeper at the Emerson home ir
this city. out Of $500 several month:
ago. has filed suit in the district cour,
to have their marriage annulled. MT
San Francisco, Sept. 20. 1906. and sep
arated in November, 1911. when Mr.
Laughlin made his escape from the
Emerson home. in order to evade the
officers who were on his trail. Mrs
.Laughlin charges her husband with
drunkenness. Laughlin was a boob
agent. who had been soliciting in the
county for several months before he
induced Mrs. Thurmer to hand ovel
$500 without accepting good security
Laughlin gave as security a note and 9
large number of shares Of mining
stock, which is said to have no value
whatever The $500 LAughlin secured
from Mrs Thurmer represented the
savings of many years OF hard labor
IIaash!!: left this city the latter par
OF November. 1911. and left his wife
to face charges Of conspiracy, she hav.
lng been held In custody here since
The divorce suit which Mrs. Iaughlir
lnotitute,;s Wy. scs:::e Sc~ hearing n
the next term q court.