Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-13
Southern Io1ua Items


ton filed Thursday morning. PlalntlH
claims that on Dec. 4. 1913, he, was
working in the mines Of the defendant
company at Mercer, ILL.,, and was in
jured when a piece of machinery was
broken. He alleges that he was per-
manently incapacitated for work and
that mental and physical anguish caus-
ed by the wound, damaged him to the
extent of the sum asked.
sisourney. u# atal
The board Of supervisors Of Keokuk
county is getting ready and making
plans for large amount Of permanent
road grading and improving of the pub
lie highways Of the county this COM
ing summer. The amount Of work to
be done will equal that of last summer
when the county board spent about
$4,000 in grading and permanent road
improvements. The work this summer
will be for the most part in the north
ern part Of the county, while last sum-
mer much of the work was done In the
south part of the county. County En-
gineer r. H. Seymour and his assist
ants commenced on Monday to make
preliminary surveys for the work that
to be undertaken the coming summer.
Davenport.
The proposition to erect a manual
training school was again voted down
by the citizens of Davenport but by
smaller majority than at previous
times. The proposition lost by 1OS
votes. The plan to provide play
grounds for children was also lost, by
only 49 votes. The school board was
voted $4,000 to make Improvements on
grade schools and by a majority of one
vote was allowed to sell lot, which
1t has held in West Davenport. The
women cast a good majority for both
the manual training and the play
grounds propositions. but their vote
was not sufficiently heavy to Offset the
vote of the men against the plans. It
was the women's vote which saved the
proposition to vote $4,000 for school
improvements. The mems gave a ma
jority against it, but the women's vote
was decisive.
Muscatine.
After weeks Of inquiry concerning
the relatives of David Stark. who died
at West Liberty recently as the re-
suit of alcoholic poisoning, word has
been received from the young mans
relatives County Coroner DR.. z. II.
King formerly received ward from the
naval department Of the whereabouts
of Stark's relatives but missives sent
to the addresses given had been re-
turned unopened. He finally posted an
account of the mans death in a Char
lesion, w. Va, newspaper. the sup
posed home Of the young mans father
Wednesday DR.. King received letter
from Stark's father. B. F. Stark. of
Highland. w. Va. He had seen, he said.
the account of David Stark's death in
the newspaper. It is expected that the
elder Stark will take charge of his
sons body which is now in the charnel
house Of the State University at Iowa.
City.
Sidney.
One Sensational case to be tried here
when the petit jury is summoned
March II is Guy Morse against w. T.
Summers, Morse suing Summers for
damages in the amount of $4,000 for
alternating his wife's affections. The
. petition recites that Morse Yves mar
ried to Mary Ethel Bare on Dec. II.
1908, and mutual love and affection and
respect held sway between them until
January, 1914, when the defendant
Summers began paying attentions to
Mrs. Morse and deliberately and pre-
meditatedly cultivated and caused to
grow between himself and Mrs Morse
q degree Of intimacy that gave him
control of her actions: He took her on
auto rides by day and by night and
with a deliberately wicked and de-
PRAYED purpose, thereby alternating her
affections from the plaintiff and caus-
\ ing her to desert him and to leave hin,
the care Of their two little children.
! and 2 years old and deprive him Of her
companionship. society and assistance.