Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-12-06

I cd twenty Of them tubercular. A quar-
antine was placed upon them. which
Tschantz broke during the summer by
turning the cattle in with the rest of
the herd. Efforts have been made dur
Ing the summer and fall to get the mat
| ter settled in a satisfactory manner
to the state officials and to the owner.
Mr.. Tschantz finally gave his consent
to let the cows be shipped to the pack
ing house.
Fort Dodge.
| One of the strangest criminal cases
in the history of the local district court
had It's commencement and ending in
fthe district court here. The case was
| that Of the state VS.. James Gleason.
convict, charged with escape from GUS
to-day. The convict loaded his own case.
used himself as his only witness. an
swered the questions which he put to
himself made his own opening and
closing statements and sent his case
to the jury two hours after the Jury
was drawn t: g.;a-
Icljntou. 81
clinton woYhenN are. signing petitions
to be forwarded to the Iowa state leg
lislature, the national legislators and
an anti-suffrage league, protesting
against granting votes to women. 1t is
declared In the petitions, prepared in
triplicate. that the movement for equal
suffrage is political scheme which
will deprive women of their valued
non partisan influence by allying them
with one political party or another. II
is understood 10 be the plan to preser:
the petitions at the meetings Of all
women's clubs.
Cedar Rapids.
Claude E. Wierck, of Sioux City, was
chosen president of the Iowa branch Of
the Motion Picture Exhibitors League
OF America at the closing session of the
second annual convention here We'd
nesday evening. The movie men took
| a stand against censorship of any kind.
1t was declared that the Burt censor
BILL which was killed by the last legis
lature, had been drafted by man VINO
knew nothing about the moving pic
ture business. National Secretary willy
OF Kansas City. Mo-, warned the movie
managers against trying to Guido their
icompetitors and asserted that such
tactics were injuring the business.
Jefferson.
] A change in the business circles Of
Jefferson has taken place in the past
week that will be a surprise to many
II. H. McDaniels has disposed OF his
/; Greene county abstract business to
r. s. Richardson and son who are in
possession Of the same at this time.
Mr. ,McDaniels has not made any flu
ture plans but for the present will re-
main with the new firm and assist in
the work. The new firm has certainly
secured fine business and one that
Will ho better a0ph oaly
land year. AS soon as possible the
building Mr.. Richardson purchased. the
old Sarchet building at the southwest
corner of the square, will be used as
their office.
Msaquoksta.
/! Charles Miller. a farmer on Route 3,
met with a painful accident in the
darkness and fog Saturday night that
might easily have caused his death
With his family, he was on the way to
! the home of his brother, Nick Miller
on Route 4, to spend the nigh: and Sun
day Owing to the foggy condition
of the weather he became confused on
| the road tho he had a new lantern and
carriage lamps lighted. and turned OH
on the road to f. w. Stamps. After
! proceeding some distance. he discover
:, ed his error, and realizing that to
turn around was hazardous he let his
wife and children out. as the road there
is rough and narrow. When he swung
his team around in making the turn
they ran against wire fence at the
| side of the road, which caused then,
to back up suddenly. and driver buggy
and horses went over 2O-foot high
/, bank down to the creek In a heap
Charles couldn't Jump out on ac-
count Of the buggy top 80 he hung to
! the dashboard as he went down. The
horses came against the buggy top
smashing it down on him. When he
! attempted to crawl out Of the wreck
| age his overcoat was held fast in the
/ top and he had to slip out Of the coat
4 to release himself. The team was
| turned around facing him. The horses
/! were found to be unhurt. hut the bug
i gy top and tongue were broken. as were
other parts Of the rig. After the excite
4 ment was over Charles collapsed and
/ began to realize that III: back and hip.
were painfully hurt. -