Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-21

1 ing regiment of the guard to the
war. Mr. Muma stated that one COM
pany has already been sent to Eng
land. all selected men from the
mounted police service, and that an
effort will now be made to send an en-
| tire regiment.
Fort Dodge.
] Under the title of the "Estherville
| Grocer Company" the 100000 branch
| of the Fort Dodge Grocery Company
| will be established and ready for bust
ness by Jan. 10, 1915 This is accord
year ago, and since perfected In all
details. Most Of the stock of goods
has been ordered and soon will arrive
to be placed in the three story brick
building which will be the business
quarters. The management of the in
stitution will be l.. r. Buckingham,
who for the past ten years has been
with the Fort Dodge Grocery Com
pany as buyer.
Sioux City.
Alleging that his wife had become an
habitual drunkard: had squandered the
money he provided for maintaining a
home and had threatened to take his
/
divorce from Josephine Cassman in the
district court. On Nov. 16 Mrs. Cass-
man threatened to burn her husband
alive according to the petition. IF you
go to sleep. l will pour gasolene over
You and burn you up" This is what
| Cassman heard his wife whisper in
his ear as he dozed off to sleep on the
night of Nov. 16, according to his petit
| ton. Cassman states In his petition
that during the last six. months his
wife has made life unbearable and that
she has called him vile names.
| Manchester.
Eldred Martin of Hopkinton, brought
suit in the district court to recover
personal injuries damage in the sum
of $1,000 from Michael Prise. The
PLAINTIFF claimed in his petition that he
sustained injuries when a fractions
team ran away and tipped over a hay
wagon while the young man was in
| MIR. Prisc's employ. The defendant
stUs ID in giving his testimony that the
boy had been warned frequently by
him to not take the team because they
We're hlgh-lived and might run away.
| The case occupied the attention of the
court for nearly two days. When the
| jury returned the verdict this morning
| it found that the plaintiffs bill for in
juries had been shaved down by s1,450,
| finding for Mr.. Martin in the sum of
! $50. The suit has attracted consider
able attention because of the promi-
nence of the two families.
Waterloo.
j Both criminal and civil suits against
several Waterloo druggists. brought
! two years ago as the result of evidence
! by a detective. have been dismissed.
In the case of three druggists the
charges were pushed and the druggists
| fined for Illegal sales Of liquors, The
civil actions in the nature of injunc-
ton proceedings and these have been
dismissed at the plaintiffs costs. All
( actions We're brought In the name of
the state and those dismissed involved
the following defendants: B. Wv!
Schunenam, c. Miller, ]. w. Null
hern, Wangler Brothers Company, and
| Ellis Drug Company. In. each case
sureties on bonds have been released.
The detective was searched before go
| ing into the drug stores and after
wards. The information charged by
the complaining witness that liquor
had been. sold contrary to law. In some
instances the detective representative
he wanted a small quantity of whisky
or brandy for sick wife.
Mount Vernon.
Mount Vernon and Cornell College
are fortunate in being able to hear the
famous oratorio "The Messiah" every
| Christmas season. 1t was given its
(, eleventh performance in the college
auditorium Tuesday evening. The
oratorio society of hundred voices,
the Cornell orchestra of thirty pieces.
the piano, and the big organ, made a
| fine volume of harmony. The orchestra
did excellent work, and much of the
c,.adit should be given to Mrs. Julia
Seller Shaw, the very efficient con-
cert metster. The chorus sang with
much spirit and enthusiasm; and good
attacks steadiness. and fine climaxes
were much in evidence. The soloists
were Grace Burne Marcusson. soprano !:
Virginia Tunnicliff, alto; Edward
Walker tenor; and I.emuel w. kilby,
bass baritone. Mr.. Frank Shaw was
the organist. Miss Leila Niles the
pianist, and Prof. Horace Miller. the
director of the conservatory. was the
director 1t was a very enjoyable and
satisfactory rendition Of the "Mes-
siah."