Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-24

Soukup. With her parents she came
10 America when about II years OF
age, and settled on farm near Rich
rnond Iowa She was married to Felix
F'lorang in Holy Trinity church in
Richmond and to them we're born four
children. Mr.. and Mrs. F'lorang have
spent their entire married life in this
county. having moved 10 Riverside
about ten years ago.
Lewis.
Saturday IS Lime Warren and wife
| We're going to the fair in Atlantic in
their auto with their daughter. Clara,
as driver, in going down hill the car
became unmanag eable and turned
turtle. turning over twice. throwing
the occupants out ard seriously in
juring Miss Clara. She was badly
bruised and the lower jaw bone was
broken on both sides. Mr. Warren
was also considerably bruised. Mrs.
Warren escaped with slight injuries.
This is the same car that turned
| turtle with a party OF Lewis high
school pupils last spring and serious
| " injured Maggie Ellis and Madge
| Burkhalter. who were pinned beneath
| IT,
Abba.
The Christian churches OF the county
| met in convention in Abba Sunday.
| Rey James a Burns. pastor of the
| Abba church mad the program in
! charge. and j. H. Tobey gave the vel
come address TO the represen iatives
| from over The county Reports showed
| that the Abba church had paid $3.50
| for state work and missions during the
, ~
the county had done but little along
this line and were urged to make an
offering 4 hundred dollars was raised
a the convention by C. f. Roberts who
| brought to the attention the needs OF
the mission fields at home. He said
! there were yet sixteen counties in Iowa
withou; churches of the Disciples ane
| it was the purpose OF the state board
| TO look after these fields.
| Museatine.
| a. Roseman and Harry Block. mem
bers Of the firm of A. Rcseman Com
| pany, Of New York City, arrived here
Sunday in connection with the Graf
| ton case. and left Monday evening fol
! New York City together with Mr.. Graf
| ton. Everything in connection will
| the case was cleared up and Il was
found that the cause of Grafton's con.
| dition vas due to an overdose of tablet:
| which we're secured by him in Daven
port He was complaining of feeling
! Ill and received the tablets from &
| druggist in the above city and in
stead OF following the directions given
thought that by taking an additional
dose it would relieve him: instead Il
put him in a stupor and his detention
I CT We ~. hnc
pital Monday. where he was under thu
care of a physician. and while he !!
not in normal condition. decided Il
undertake the return trip with Mr.
Roseman and Mr. Block.
WapeIio.
A case was tried in district cour
here last week which has attracted
considerable attention. Ii was cas-
in which H. L. Wilson sues Lucins
E. Wilson for $4,000. H. II. Wilson
died in March. 1918. ard .."i!iea hi
son. H. l.. Wilson. 500 and everything
else to his wife, Lucina E. Wilson
making her the executrix of the es
tate which consists of q farm Of sew
enty acres lying north. OF Columbu!
Junction, near Todd Town. and val.
ued at about $4,000. II. i. Wilson
Claimed that ne had VeEodi coHtrdc
with his father. II. II. Wilson. promis
Ing him the farm at his death, ant
brought suit to recover 1t from thu
widow TO whom 1t was willed. Thu
case was bitterly fought one and oc-
|cupied the attention OF the cour
Wednesday and Tbnrsda. The jdr;
|receiyed instructions Friday mornini
from Judge Hale and were out all da,
and night, and Saturday morning
brought in sealed verdict which wa!
opened and read to the court at s:3'
a. m. and found for the plaintiff. stv
ling him the $4,000 asked for.