Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-04
Northern Io1ua Items

himself OF numerous violations OIL the
weight and measure ordinance and
other city laws. Freeman was ar
raigned before Police Judge Meyers on
an information sworn to by Fred Muir
ply, city sealer. and being found gull
ty was fined SO. Being unable to pay
the fine the accused man was sent to
the, city jaiis for three days. 1t de-
veloped during the hearing that Free
man was guilty of the following vio-
lations in addition to the one for which
he was, ~convicted.sE Using suntested
measure, using untested scale, using
short weight measure, peddling with
out license, selling impuro. food.
leMsrs.
case involving more money than
airy case heretofore recorded in the
Plymouth county court records is up
for trial in the district court this week.
1t is case wherein eleven Of the thir-
teen children of the late John Henry
Vanderharr are contesting the last will
and testament Of the deceased in an
effort to have It set aside. Mr.. Van
derharr before his death, on June IL
last. was a very wealthy land owner
residing between Remsen and Gran
Vile in Sioux county, and owned prop
critics valued at $4,000. According
to the provisions of his last will he be-
queathed $4,000 Of the estate to two
Of his children, to two he left prac-
tically nothing and among the remain
ing nine he divided the remaining por-
ticn Of his moneys. Grounds for set
ting aside the will are based on a
charge of using undue influence. The
trial probably will occupy period Of
not less than ten days before it goes
to the jury.
Fort Dodge.
A certain woman in Fort Dodge
thought that she would take advantage
of the night schools and learn type
writing, but doubted that her husband
would approve. However. she en-
rolled and spent the afternoon thinking
up excuses to offer her husband for the
TWO nights week that she would be
away from home. In the meantime her
husband met the principal Of the night
school on the street and asked regard
ing the classes. He seemed eager to
join but feared what his wife Would
say. He, too, enrolled and spent the
rest Of the afternoon thinking up a
sick friend upon whom he would blame
his absence from the family hearth.
The classes met. The woman came In
early laughing at how she had fooled
her husband, and took her seat In the
class Later the man appeared and
went to his class, and the classes that
these two were attending happened &c
be one and the same Today two peo-
pie are studying their typewriting les
son together and excuses are forgot
ten.
Sheldon.
An unusual accident occurred on
East Ninth street last Wednesday
evening. which might have, but for
tunately did not result in serious in
juries or loss OF life due to collision
OF auto and buggy and horse. Mr..
Hoekstra, with his sister and brother,
were driving in their rig along the
paved street at about $3.50 p. m,
homeward bound. Behind them came
an auto owned by Mr.. Byers Of the
Archer Auto Company, who with his
passenger. Merchant Gerrit VerSchoor
as Archer. were going In the same di-
rection. The car struck the rear of
the buggy. This naturally frightened
the horse which SHE'D and ran into
the window of Mr.. Frank Will
sey's residence. The glass broke into
thousands Of pieces and shattered all
about the room, doing some damage
to the furniture as well as to the glass,
breaking the window sash and knock
ing of some Of the plaster. Strange
to say the horse was not cut to pieces,
The animal turned from the house and
ran between two trees on the, lawn
There the buggy became fastened and
vas entirely wrecked The three oc-
cupants were violently thrown out OF
the buggy and the wonder is that they
not killed cc se:!s..slv injured.