Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-28
Hampton.

/ Lifts is moving swiftly for William
! Stratmann, a farmer living west OF
town, who was married at Lansing
Iowa, on June 10, 1915. He soon found
afterward that his wife's love haG
cooled, but he persuaded her on Aug
18th not to leave him, and then two
days later found that his bride wa&
gone. He persuaded her to return, but
on Aug. 18th she took her clothes and
some furniture that belonged to hel
and left him, 90 the petition states.
Cherokee.
William Griffin, a butcher of this
city, is starting work this week on a
new brick block to be erected on his
property on West Main street. The
two old buildings now standing there
are being torn down to make room, fol
the new structure. which will be sixty
feet deep. It will be two stories in
height, constructed Of yellow brick with
Bedford stone trimmings. There will
be two store rooms on the first floors,
and two modern flats on the second
floor. The south and east fronts will
be solid plate glass.
Hampton.
AT the quarterly conference Of the
local Methodist church, held last Mon
day. resolution was unanimously
passed, urging the return &C Rev. De
Witt Clinton as pastor for another
year. He has been pastor of the church
for seven years, a record unequaled
by any other pastor before him, and the
unanimous request for his return for
the eighth consecutive year is a rec
ommend that any person may feel
proud Of The honor is not all one
sided, tho. as Rev. Clinton has made
a splendid record here.
Alexander.
The Coonley Grocery Company has
purchased the Albin Johnson stock of
goods at Alexander from the trustee
appointed to take charge Of the BUSH
ness few weeks ago by the creditors
of Mr.. Johnson. The stock consists of
dry goods, groceries and everything
usually found in a general store. and
the Coonley Grocery Company pur-
chased the entire stock at about SO
cents on the dollar. He was doing a
good business at Alexander, but lack
of capital to conduct a business carry
ing a $4,000 stock forced an assign
ment.
Cherokee.
Work on the new IIlonois Central
roundhouse here was delayed last
week on account of the unexpected
conditions which prevailed. When the
foundation was started for the outside
wall, soft mud to considerable deptn
was found, and engineers were sum
moned from Chicago to determine what
course to pursue. A large number OF
workmen were discharged pending the
outcome of the investigation of the en-
gineers. Friday it was decided to drive
t. :rty foot piling as a support Tor the
wall foundation. and the next day the
work was in full swing. The new
roundhouse will be one Of the most
modern in the northwest.
Fort Dodge.
Judge II. z. Fry, of Boone, will find
GAS cases, on the district court docket
when he convenes court here Sept. g..
This Is one of the largest number of
cases, IL not the largest ever confront
ing Judge jury and attorneys at dis
trict court session. This number of
cases will be increased considerably by
D. m. Friday. the last day for filing.
Up to today, 254 new civil cases had
IL
The probate cases UP for considera-
ton number 160, as shown by the rec
ords in the office Of g. l.. Lindquist.
clerk of the court. c. F. Heileman.
deputy clerk, on an automobile trip
thru northern Iowa Wednesday. visited
Pocahontas. The clerk there told him
that but six cases had been filed since
the March term.
Britt.
Britt people were again reminded OF
the uncertainty of life when last Thurs
day morning the news was flashed
from Cody, Neb.. that Alvah Arnett
had bees== s:.ss.aasltly killed that morning
while IL straighten hitch in
cable with !. crow bar. Several men
were close by when the fatal accident
happened and state that Mr.. Arnett
was struck SO violently that death was
The body was shipped
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