Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-24

MONDAY, but 1t was carried over until
the next term of court, because of a
Change made in the nature OF the trial.
It was found that it would be necessary
for the plaintiff to amend his petition,
making the firm Of Hogan & Fender.
liverymen, plaintiff, instead of Tom
Fender individually. The defendants
claimed that they were not prepared to
continue with the trial under the
amendment, and SO the case was con-
tinued at the cost Of the plaintiff.
Sioux City.
Several thousand dollars worth Of
loot alleged to have been stolen by Leo
Chase. was removed lin trucks from his
home in Morningside suburb to the po-
lice station late Tuesday The Chase
home was filled with stolen goods from
cellar to garnet. Chase confessed that
he had been robbing houses in Morn
ingsde for nearly a year. according to
the police. He said he would help the
police return the stolen articles to the
owners None of the goods. he said,
had been disposed Of Chase. who had
posed as a painter, rcame to Sioux City
from Fort Dodge a year ago. He has
wife and four children. Lawyers.
hired to defend Chase, arrested with
$4,000 worth OF stolen property, think
he is mentally deranged as much Of
the property was hardly worth the
trouble of taking and could not be
sold. f. "
Cedar Rapids.
Residents in sthe vicinity : Of Fifth
avenue and Seventh street are up in
arms because of an attack made on a
F6-year-o girl Monday, the miscreant
having escaped after a lively battle
with William Toben, special officer at
the T. M. Sinclair company plant. The
police have been putting forth every
effort to find the man, but so far have
been unsuccessful. The little girl and
companion about the same age, were
playing in the street near their homes
Monday when man caught the child
and carried her to a, vacant house
nearby. Officer Toben heard the child's
scream. and running to the house Crap
pied with the fellow. The floors in the
building had been newly polished and
on this account both men fell head
long when Toben made his attack,
and the fellow escaped. II
Sioux City.
NJ. j. Henoch, city building inspec-
tor. predicts that Sioux City's 1915
building record will show slight de-
crease over 1914, when the total cost
Of new buildings reached $1,972, 900.
From present indications this years
record will show loss of about $685.
| 900. The building department last
| month predicted that this years rec
ord would exceed the 1914 mark, but
one or two large permits, which were
to be issued this year, will not be TAX
en- out until 1916. Mr.. Henoch believes
that next year will be the biggest
building year in the history of the
city. The court house will be the
largest structure to be erected in 1915.
The new county building will cost
| 100000. The continuation Of the new
Martin building will mean an expendi-
'ture Of over 100000 Other large
structures for 1915 will be the Masonic
| building, Tackaberry building, Haley
& Medley Co. structure and the North
western freight station.
Monticello.
!, The body of John Frye was brought
here for burial the first Of this week.
Mr.. Frye was an old soldier and had
! formerly resided In Monticello, where
! he conducted a grocery store In part
nership with Joseph Wernimont, whose
body was also brought here for burial
this week. It Is quite a cotncident that
these two men, one an old man over 70
| years Of age, and the other under so
! years, partners in business here fif-
| teen years ago, should both be brought
back to Monticello. within the same
week, for burial. Mr.. Frye enlisted in
Company Il, .r:,ihi::rr::ssS.A infantry et
j Iowa, and served III the civil war for
a period Of over three years and re-
ceiyed his honorable discharge there
/ from. He came to Monticello after the
war and engaged in farming, mile
east of town. Later removing to town.
where he engaged in the mercantile
business. until about fifteen years ago.
when he went with his daughter and
her husband, Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore
Rohn. to Alexander, N. ID. AT the time
tof his death, Mr.. Frye was living on
a claim with an old comrade OF his war
days. He suffered g stroke Of partial
/ paralysis, but had recovered from i;
sufficiently to be alone. He was found
! dead in. his bed BY 3 ne.sh5oT. Who,
not seeing any one around in the
morning. went in and discovered him,
! He II survived by oerdaughter, who
was too Ill TO, attend the funeral