Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-03-05
Story City.

The small pox scare Is about over In
this town. thanks to the promp
measures taken to suppress the dis
ease in It's incipiency. The John Egene'
family. in which the pox first got start
ed are now about all recovered: On
other case started, that of Bessie Jel
sey, the granddaughter Of Peter Q
Anderson, in the south part Of town
but she too is on the road to recovery
Waterloo.
Walter Newburn, teamster here
soon will receive modest fortune,
bequest under one Of the strangest Wills
ever recorded. In the last century
James Newburn, recluse, died at Har-
risburg, Pa. He stipulated that his
property be left in trust for 100 years
at the end of which 1t should be dis
tributed among his heirs. That period
expires next month and the Waterloo
man will share generously in an estate
which has grown to be $4,000.
I Sumner.
Charles Kraman, a prominent farm
err five miles north of the city. sus-
tanned heavy loss when his barn
burned Friday night. Eleven horses
fourteen cows. large amount of grain
and hay, also farm machinery was
consumed. The estimate Mr.. Kraman
places on his loss it not known, but II
is known the loss is not known, put II
is known the loss will reach into the
thousands of dollars. No one seems
to know how the fire, which started II
the middle of the night, originated.
Fort Dodge.
The Dupont National Defense trophy
was received in the city Monday by
Company G. This medal is AWARDED
the two companies who have the best
qualifications on the outdoor range
The medal received here is for second
honors, Company A, Of the Fifty-Sixtn
regiment taking the first honors. Tne
medal is in the form Of shield. Upon
the top rests another shield, with an
eagle perched upon it. 1t Is made OF
bronze and silver and is about two
feet high and one foot wide.
Fort Dodge.
]. Benshoof filed petition in the
district court in which he asks that ne
be given Judgment against the Chicago
Great Western railroad for $4,000 for
injuries alleged to have BEEN received
thru the negligence Of the defendant,
while he was employed as switchmah
and brakeman on that road. The plain-
tiff alleges that while he was engaged
as .witchman he stepped on q stirrup
of one of the box cars in the train. He
claims the stirrup was broken and tnat
his foot slipped thru it to the ties. he
also alleges that his injuries are perma-
nent.
Forest City. -.
Benjamin P. Roberts. one OF the
pioneers of this section, died at his
home in this city on Saturday morn :
ing last. Mr.. Roberts had been sick
for the past nine months and during
the greater part of that time was con-
fined to his wheel chair. His death was
caused by complication Of diseases
which his age made 1t impossible for
him to combat. Some years, ago he
sustained an accident on railroad In
Wisconsin and this left him more or
less weakened and permanently. lame.
He was nearly 81 years Of age and thrt,
the last months of his life had SUI
fered a great deal.
Cedar Falls.
A demonstration Of Gilbert dancing
by eight girls was the feature OF the
annual public exhibition by the women
Of the physical training department OF
the teachers college. Gilbert dancing
Is the highest type Of aesthetic dancing
It was originated by NJ. B. Gilbert. OF
Boston, and was taught only In his
private school until few years ago.
when one Of his graduate students In
troduced 1t at teachers, college, where 1t
has since been developed to q high de-