Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-24
Southern Io1Ua Items

as false and malicious statements OF
TO you by the w. c. It. U. OF Iowa on
last Friday. The records of this court
show that the statements therein are
not true. Mr.. Craig is a temperance
man, man who hold the respect and
confidence of the entire community and
hts appointment to the position he
seeks would meet with universal ap-
prevail in this part of the state OF
Iowa lHA
Mt. Pleasant. S%
One of the largest damage suits and
what promises TO be one OF the most
bitterly fought cases. in the, history or
Henry county, il now occupying the
attention of the court. Miss Bell Mas
den is suing Ex-senator ". B. Seeiey
for the sum of $4,000 4or alleged dam
ages sustained when the car Of Mr.
Seeley struck the buggy in which sne
was riding. The jury has been all en-
panelled, and the work OF the court Is
in active operation. Miss Masden oe-
cppied the stand the greater part OF the
day. The accident in which Miss Mas
den sustained her alleged injuries &C.
CURED over a year ago. The petition
Miss Masden' claims that she was con-
fined to her bed for several months az
ter the accident and that her health
has been permanently impaired. For
the injuries she asks $4,000. A COM
mission Of physicians was appointed
some time ago to examine as to the
extent Of her injuries, and they will re-
port in the course of the trial.
Fairfield.
County Recorder N. S. Randall has
just placed upon his books an instru-
ment conveying the beautiful chautau-
qua park tract of thirty acres to the
Fairfield Chautauqua Association. The
instrument was a deed from the Sla&le
heirs to the officers Of the association.
The obtaining OF this deed marks an
epoch in the history Of the Fairfield
chautauqua association whose officers
have been aiming toward this end for
nearly ten years. 1t was. just about ten
years ago that the body Of men at the
head Of the chauta uqua movement IN
Fairfield foresaw the growth Of the as
ISOLATION and its ultimate prosperity
and thus purchased the old Slagle
grove. lying just east Of the city. The
consideration was 10000 and today
chase the property SO proud Is the as
sociation of the grounds,and their ex-
cellent equipment. At the close Of 1915
assembly it was announced that steps
! would be taken to pay oil the last note
and thus secure a deed for the prop
erty. The officers Of the association
are to be congratulated upon the
prompt carrying forward OF theiI
plans. L..
Winfield.
The fine county home Of Charles 3
Van Syoc on his farm adjoining town
was discovered to be on dre SUNDAY
| morning between and o'clock. M
Van Syoc got up and went out to MIX
after going to the cellar, and while
| there looked into the cob room, but a.
that time there was no IRE in the house
! and NO signs Of smoke. He was aooul
T, twenty or thirty minutes milking ane
| on starting to the house saw smoke
| issuing from the cellar windows, but
! thought his wife had gone down anc
| started fire in the furnace. When N
| went to the cellar the whole basemen
! was full OF smoke and smoke was pour
! ing into the rooms Of the house. Mrs
! Van Syoc hurried to the upper stor,
to secure come jewelry and after &c
| curing it started down the front stairs
but found the smoke 80 dense that sn'
\ could not get down and then startef
| to come down the back way. Her nus
band called to her and she answered
the first time, but not hearing her TN
second time he started to 30 up TN
back stairs. Just as he opened IN
door Mrs. Van Syoc rolled Gown tn
/ stairs, bruising her face and body con
siderabIy. 1t Is not thought that sn'
y dangerously injured. The house wa
4 built two years since at cost OK $5.oo
4 ana was all well furnished with nev
furniture and fine piano ana IN
household effects.