Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-25
Northern Io1ua Items

Clark had not regained consciousness
and it was found at the hospital that
the base Of his skull was fractured, his
left collar bone broken and his left ribs
crushed. He bled profusely at the ears
and mouth. Clark 10 said to have been
drinking. Mr.. Clark has eight children,
three boys and Ave. girls. Two Of his
sons work at the mill. His wife died
some time ago.
Eldora.
Something Of curiosity to great
many people is in the possession Of H.
e. Bateson, Of Eldora. It is two small
goslings. Matched from the eggs of wild
geese sent to Mr.. Bateson by friend
near Spirit Lake. The little fellows,
now something like weeks of age,
already manifest the proclivities of
their specie and are ever on the alert
to stray from the forced confinement in
a small wooden pen. The goslings give
every evidence Of health, notwithstand-
ing they are denied the wide range
known by their ancestors for centuries.
Sac City.
After four years Of litigation con-
corning the proper height of the mill
dam at Sac City practically all Of the
privileges claimed by ]. E. Robbins
concerning fourteen foot head have
been affirmed by the supreme court, a
rehearing on behalf of the plaintiff in
the case against him having been de-
MED recently by the supreme court.
The decision, as interpreted by Mr..
Robbins, gives the present owners Of
the property the right to use a sixteen
inch plank upon the dam to raise it to
a fourteen foot height.
Anamosa.
A case that has engaged the atten-
ton of Jones county people since Sep
TENDER. 1912, has been finished by the
principals, Otto Vochoski and Leon
Carroll. beginning a twenty-year sem
tence at the reformatory last Monday.
These two young men were found gull
ty Of rape at that term of court, but
were released on bonds pending an ap-
peal to the supreme court, which af-
firmed the decision Of the lower court.
They spent some time In the county
jail until new bonds could be secured
pending motion to the supreme court
asking for a rehearing. This motion
was yoverruled, and the young men
came to Anamosa Monday and gave
themselves up.
Sioux City.
John Grubber, 25 years old, Ia
borer, was brought from Otto, Iowa,
after falling from windmill, and now
is in st. vincent's hospital, possibly
fatally injured. In falling from the
windmill at Oto, Grub6er ran ali .ron
pipe up his back. AS a result Of his
injury he is paralyzed from the waist
down, and is unconscious. Grubber
was brought to Sioux City on train
OF the Milwaukee railroad The police
ambulance was notified to meet the
train and to be ready to take Grubber
to the hospital. An operation probably
will be performed with a hope Of saw
ing the mans life. but hospital authori-
ties hold out very little hopes.
Trasr.
The trouble between Mr.. and Mrs.
Joe Pecenka, prominent people living
nine miles southwest Of Traer, has
been settled. Mrs. Pecenka brought suit
against her husband for divorce on
the ground Of cruel and inhuman treat
ment, and demanded $500 temporary
and $4,000 permanent aNmony. The
case came up in district court last
week. G. A. Pratt appeared for Mr..
Pecen<a and Struble q Stiger for Mrs.
Pecenka A settlement was made out
Of court and no record Is made on the
docket as to the fnal settlement but
we have authority for the statement
that Mrs. Pecenka was granted q d.
vorce, 5000 temporary and geo, 900 per-
manent alimony. This Is, the largest
sum paid in alimony in Tama county In
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