Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-07-18

! decorating and statuary work In the
/! church. has built splendid parsonage,
| and has just completed The const-3c
! ton of a well equipped parochial school
at a cost Of $4,000. This will he
| opened for work this fall. He will be
succeeded by Rev. L. B. Murphy, o.
Dubuque.
leMars.
|! AS the result of formal complaint.
Sheriff MexWell has returned Herman
/ Euebner to the Cherokee hospital for
the insane. Huebner is the young man
who was mixed up in an attempted
! train wrecking project about two years
ago. He has heretofore been confined
In the insane hospital twice. His train
wrecking episode came after a release
on parole Following that he was again
| sent to the hospital. hut his parents
| secured his parole once more and have
been trying to care for him. Last week
he wandered away from home. and
later was found several miles northeast
Of Remsen. His case seems to be a
hopeless one.
Hawsrcsn.
| Two detectives. imported here from
Sioux City. are said to have obtained
evidence of illegal liquor sales and
! great CONSERVATION prevails in certain
| quarters. One of the detectives. Civ
! ing his name as J. F. Bacon. is said to
have got the goods" from half a dozen
! or more PARTIES in the city When his
report was turned in Sheriff Wiersna
and County Attorney Hospers were
notified and they burned mp two auto
mobile tires in the record breaking run
from Orange City to Hawarden. Some
beer. some whisky and other decoctions
were taken in charge by the county
officials. Just how many will have to
answer in court for fracturing the
statutes was not given out for publica-
ton.
Jefferson.
At some time during the past three
months service pipe. from the city
water mains to the Northwestern
stockyards. sprung leak and vast
quantities OF water flooded the local
ity above ground. to say nothing of
the amount which must have escaped
by the big northwest tile. The leak
was first discovered when Water Com
missioner Rake went to read the
meter the other day. when he was as
tonished to find that between four and
five million cubic feet OF the fluid had
passed through the meter. or an
amount, at tine lowest city rate. to foot
up to the sum of $1.05S.50. The pipe
was at once shut eff and the North
western asked to make repairs upon
same. in order that the heavy waste be
stopped.
vinton.
John Banner got his right arm
in, no ring M tho hAN rake
while working on the Hill farm in
Edentownship last Friday. His arm
was severely twisted but no bones
were broken. He is compelled to
carry it in sling. 1t will lay him
up for the rest OF the harvest. Cliff
Bassett, OF Eden township. had the
misfortune to have two ribs broken
while haying last week. He was put
ting the hay in the barn when the
carrier taking up large load dumped
him Off the wagon. When he struck
the ground he fell across a pole causing
the breaking OF two ribs. Last Friday
the little Swear old son Of T. j. Hou-
lihan, OF Jackson township. after the
|steam had returned to the field pulled
the hay fork to the top OF the poles. 1t
unloosened and fell striking the boy
on the lCII SNOulucT CultAS a SdSu W
the bone which required Ave stitches.
Sioux City.
Failure to deliver promptly the news
OF his fathers death is the cause Of a
suit by John Parnell Of Sergeant
Bluffs. L., against the Western Union
Telegraph company for $4,000 damages.
The suit was fled in the district court
Yesterday. Parnell, according to the
petition. was deprived Of the privilege
Of attending his fathers funeral. which
was held June s, 1913. at Champaign,
Ill. A telegram to John Parnell inform
ing him Of his fathers death was sent
from Champaign on June by Guy
Parnell, his brother. The message
was delivered to John Parnell ten days
later. The first John Parnell learned
Of his fathers death was when he re-
ceived a letter from his brother on
June IL, ne declares. The funeral was
fastened. Guy Parnell wrote. because
no aaswe. had heen received TO the eel
egram in question. The telegraph
agent at Sergeant Bluffs reported that
John Pafnell was not known 1t that
place