Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-07-17
Southern Io,ua Items

1912. The plaintiff further alleges cruel
and inhuman treatment as the grounds
for her divorce action. In addition to
the divorce the plaintiff asks for tenn
porary and. permanent alimony in such
q sum as the court deems just and
equitable.
Lost Nation.
Saturday afternoon at Kieps grove
east Of town. several thugs waylaid,
beat and robbed an old man. a stranger
and then left him. After he recovered
sufficiently to get up he succeeded IN
attracting the attention OF several
autoists who were passing. When he
told them TIE story OF the robbery and
also told them which direction the fell
lows had taken, they soon had con-
stable on the scene. who arrested them
and brought, them to town. upon
searching them they found the money
some So. The men were taken before
Mayor Brugman. who told them TO
leave town.
Emerson.
The Methodist and Presbyterian
churches, which held an election sun
day, at which time they voted on the
question Of combining for the coming
year. as an experiment, planning 10
| continue the arrangement II 1t proved
successful and popular. The consre-
cations voted separately with the IN
| Outstanding that both should favor the
| plan. The Presbyterians favored the
plan but the Methodists voted against
| 1t. hence the two churches will not go
| together as had been suggested. Inc
| M. E church was destroyed by fire
short time ago so that the congregation
has. at the. present time, no place OF
| worship.
! oisnwood.
| The boys on the Genung ranches in
Nebraska report that they are losins
quite a good many horses from a dis
! ease that is puzzler to all who have
observed it. They have lost fifteen
head to this time-about 25 per cent OF
their herd. 1t is not the same as the
| disease which took so many last year.
and none of their neighbors have lost
any to tho present time. 1t takes the
| old and the young and the work horses
and those on pasture. Some die quickly.
and some linger a long time. and some
| have recovered after being apparently
| nearly dead. The state veterinarian
has been at their ranch. but has not
4 fer any remedy or means Of prevention.
Museatine.
After vigorous discussion at the
city council the question whether an
aged oak tree situated on Park Drive
near Weed park should be cut down or
not, was decided unfavorably for those
who wish the tree to stand. The vote
taken was four to three in favor OF
cutting the tree down, one of the alder
linen not being present at the meeting.
The residents in that vicinity will make
a fight for the life of the tree, II ss be-
lieved and it was pointed out that IN
reality the matter could be arranged
j at a smaller expense to the contractor
than would be required to cut 1t down
The fight for the life Of the tree was
not concluded at the meeting 1t Is un
derstood, and several influential people
will put forth all effort possible In ar
endeavor to save the landmark
\ Charlton.
Il. w. Ady a druggist. was fount
dead in his bathroom by his son. Ralph
Ady, Monday evening. Mrs. H. Il
steward, who lives next door, heart
strange noises in the Ady house. and
!. Etelephoned to Ady's son, who works II
his fathers store, that he had bette
10 home and Investigate. The son di;
40 and found his fathers body in tn
, bathroom There were marks on tn
head. such as would have been mad
by his falling. In another part Of tn
1 ho,yse an empty vial, which had con
! Iytained enough poison 30 Es!l was forns
{; on the floor. It Is not known that Ad!
lhad any trouble which would have LEI
Ito hts taking his life, and the real caus
l ltof his death viii not be known unit
1.-THE coroner's inquest. Mrs. Ady and tn
,lson are staying with Ady's parents a
: :lfoledo. Ady came here few month
j aEo from Wapello.