Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-07-08
Decision is Far Reaching.
Northern Io,ua Items

preaching from the car barns 10 the
ticket office. The street car struck the
machine nearly e, right angles. carry
ing il along ahead of TIE ear for near
" 100 feet Three wheels were torn
of anc the motor car 50 badly dam
aged that i; had 10 De loaded on a
dray wagon when removed
Waterloo.
William Ward. co!o-sd. held in the
county jail On g. charge O. attempting
u commit menslaghter. was Saturday
morning bound over 10 TIE grand jury
under $1,000 bonds. He failed to fur
nish bail and will be confined as
prisoner Until the hearing which will
come Up at the September term OF the
district court. Ward was arrested "a
few days ago for assapl!ing Conductor
Morninsstar on a local street car. Fol-
lowing dispute between the con-
ducto- and The negro the latter IS said
70 have attempted the life OF the con-
dCctor By making d pass st his with
long knife. Conductor Norningstar
fortunately escaped with only sigh;
injuries and fled information In police
court against the negro.
Ws.erleo.
4 sensational! suit was started in
the district cou-. Saturday when the
LeaTitt johnson National Bank
Building Company commenced custer
proceedings against the Waterloo
Syndicate and H. Il. Hanna, demand
ing that they remove the Majestic
theater building on Bridge street
from the 70. upon which IL is stand
ing. In its petition the plaintiff com
pany declares tina. IL owns fye-ninths
| OF fractional! lot twenty-one in frac-
rional block FIVE on the west side Of the
Cedar river upon which the playhouse
stands and that the other four fifthS
of the property is owned by Ymmonz
Johnson. II further claims that the de-
PENDANTS have 10 right. title or inter
est in the real estate.
Waterloo.
firing Of this life. Nrs. William f.
F.! Brennan, % years OF age. committed
suicide Friday afternoon at the home
| Of her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. W. D.
| Brumble. s2s Mobile street. None OF
the family was q. home at the time OF
| her death and note found on the
dresser was the only clue to the rea-
son fer the young woman's death. The
| family had gone on picnic and had
! invited Mre. Brennan to accompany
them but she refused 70 go, preferring
| TO remain AZ home. They did not re-
| turn until O'Clock Friday evening and
| found the house dark and the screen
doors locked. On entering the house
they we're horror stricken to find
Mrs. Brennan lying on her bed. UNI
dressed, and appearances showed thai
she had been dead for several hours.
LsM.rs.
X. S. Meyers. Of Milford. suffered .
heavy lofs Tuesday afternoon. wher
his railroad elevator building. together
with between 10000 and 1900 bushell
Of grain. was completely destroyed bJ
nre. the FIRE started shortly after
O'Clock. originating in the engine :oc:.
from the gasoline engine. 1t was no
discovered until 1t was beyond control
The building made Z fierce nre. and
fortunately. the wind was directly u
the west, which saved considerable les
to adjoining property owners. M
Meyers loss 10 very heavy. even con
sidering the property was partially In
sured The building alone cost In tn
neighborhood Of 5000. besides the larg
quantity OF shslled corn. oats. whea'
barley and rye Ar. Meyers built tn
elevator when he located in Mhfof
some eighteen years ago. He has n
iready started On the plans for large
; and better building and hopes 70 hav
4 IN readiness for The IN Du0lnA1