Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-29
TWEN -FOUR NEW SUITS BE.
GUN IN DISTRICT COURT
LAST DAY OF FILING.
LIST INCLUDES SEVERAL
AGAINST CORPORATIONS
Hasenbeek- Wallace Circus EmpIoye
Sues Chicago Great Western For
Personal Injury-Former Local Cor
porations Among Those sued-Three
Divorce Cases in List.

The docket for the September term Of
the district court will be one of the
heaviest prepared for several years. In
spite of the large number of cases dis
posed of during the fall. winter and
spring term the docket will contain as
many or perhaps more cases than the
docket for the first term of the last
court year
Twenty -four new cases were filed on
FRIDAY, the last day of filing. Most Of
them are OF only minor Importance and
several are suits against railroad com
pauies Included in the list are few
divorce cases.
Sue Railroads For Injuries.
Isaac A. Burns, an employe of the
Hagenback- W allace circus, which
showed here July .. has sued the Chi
caeo Great Western for damages OF
S.,a5o for alleged personal injuries. 1t
is alleged that Burns. while working
for the circus on a train in the rail-
road company's yards had three ribs
injured Careless operation of the trai
is alleged.
Alleging that railroad culvert in
over the Chicago Great Western in
Marion township was responsible. r.
w. Shelter. a farmer Twin. east Of the
city. has sued the railroad for $3.50
damages for injuries The injuries. ii
is alleged. We're recei,ed when Shelter
drove team over the cuivcrt. which
IA ~,
fracturing three ribs and injurins mis-
knee The accident happened March
l., 1914 it is alleged.
Other Railroad Cases.
Mike Boff. a Northwestern track en-
ages of $50 for an alleged INJURY. The
petition claims that Boff was hurt whit
helping drag a hand car out OF the wa
of an approaching train. The petition
says the handle bar of the hand car
struck him in the eye and temple.
Because, so it is alleged, the Chicago
Great Western neglected to keep
rig of-way fence in repair. cattle got
into a field of oats last June and de-
stroyed nineteen acres of this grain
on the Daniel Gallentine farm, near
Melbourne. Gallentine sues the COM
pany for 81 Sc. the value Of the oats.
Henry Vogt. an Eden township
farmer. has filed a petition against the
Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul rail-
road, asking dana ges of So for colt
1t is averred that when the railroad
company double tracked its road. it
agreed To build and maintain a pas
saseway for stock under the tracks and
to cement the floor. Vogt alleges a colt
got mired in the passageway and died
j. Flower. of this city, has sued the
Iowa Railway and Light Company for
800 claimed to he the value OF
spotted" horse the street car killed
March 4, 1914.
Wants $4,000 AIimony.
Alleging cruel and inhuman treat
ment Mrs Edith f. Blackburn. of near
st. Anthony has filed suit for divorce
from Arthur Blackburn Mrs. Black
burn alleges her husband owns real
estate worth 100000. She asks for tenn
porary alimony of $4,000 and the Gus
todv OF her two children. Louise, aged
4. and Rodney. aged > years. On the
application made in the petition Judge
Cummings has issued writ of attach
ment against Blackburn's property for
5000. wit hout bond. The couple was
married ir this city May 10. 1909.
MIS- SeSlIl6 \. w est, III Ills cit. iin'7
sued for a divorce from George +. West.
She alleges the grocery business at 900
South Center street is her personal
property. and she asks for $3.50 tenn
porary and permanent alimony, and the
custody of three minor children. The
petition SAYS the couple was married
May s. 1888.
Mrs. Pearl NJ Truax Is plaintiff in
suit for divorce from Edward Truax.
The court is asked to restore Mrs. Tru-
AK her maiden name of Pearl NJ
Lackey. The couple was married here
April II. 1912.
Suits Against Corporations.
In the list of suits are four against
corporations that formerly were in
business here. c NJ Johannsen is
plaintiff in an action against the
Hawkeye Chemical Company, F. Den
ham. r. p Scott, and 6. II. Ruth.
stockholders, and the Nau.tine Com
pany. of Buffalo. y. Y. Judgment is
asked for s3,993.56 and amount claimed
to be due on promissory notes and for
machinery and merchandise alleged TO
have been bought by the plaintiff under
an agreement by which the Hawkeye
Chemical Company was TO take II OF
| his hands.
T. S. F'inkle has sued the Hawkeye
Chemical Company, and stockholders.
F; for 1915, averred to oe due him for