Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-10
Northern Io1ua Items

in a bucket Of ,scalding water and re-
ceived painful injuries. The grand
father had taken the water into the
yard to clean out the chicken coop.
While his attention was momentarily
diverted the little boy, who was play
ing around, espied the pail, toddled up
to it and fell in. Temporary relief
was brought thru applications of sweet
oil until the doctor arrived. The child.
who is sturdy, will probably suffer no
permanent i'll results from the unusual
accident.
Sioux City.
Dr. William Jepson lost out in his
effort to get new trial in his divorce
suit in which Mrs. Jepson was awarded
alimony of $4,000 and the home. The
motion for a new trial was overruled
and attorneys for DR.. Jepson served
notice that the case would go to the
supreme court. They charge that the
alimony is excessive. Attorneys for
Mrs. Jepson allege that DR.. Jepson is
worth approximately $150,000. They
allege that he formed corporation
to handle his property 80 he could
transfer it without the signature of his
wife. 1t is also charged that he set
aside $4,000 for the building of hos
pital which has never been built.
Manchester.
Delaware county is furnishing a con-
signment of the choicest kind of beef
cattle for the food supply for the
French soldiers. A few days ago
Messrs. r. II. and w. l.. Carrothers
and Charles Lundell, farmers and stock
raisers Of Delaware county, sold to Ike
Brown, representative of the Armour
company of Chicago. for shipment to
France, the 215 head Of choice steers
being shipped from the little station Of
Robinson, to Bordeaux, France. A spe-
cial train conveyed the cattle from.
Robinson to New York City, and will
make number Of stops en- route for
food and water. According to state
ment by Mr.. Brown, these Delaware
county cattle were the choicest he had
purchased In a long time, and the price
paid the farmers was above the Chi
cago market price. The entire herd
aggregated the neat sum Of $4,000.
Sioux City.
Mrs. Mary Jane Campbell, IS years
old, for forty years resident Of Sioux
car of the Court street line. Her iden-
tity was not tablished until about an
hour after her death, which was due
TO heart trouble. Mrs. Campbell lived
at 1412 Court street. Monday after
noon about 2 o'clock she left home to
visit Mrs. Emma Spencer, on the West
Side. About 10 ocock. as she was re-
! turning homo on the stree. car, she
died. The conductor carried her into
the drug store Of Langren & Klages
1915 Court street. A physician was
summoned, but he could do nothing
Undertaken Nelson took charge Of the
body. Mrs. Robert Campbell. ;4ia
Court street. was the first member of
the family to identify the body. She
had been hastily aroused by neigh
Dor. Other members Of the family
soon began to arrive. and for nearly
half an hour the undertaking estab-
lishment was the scene OF grief, as the
children recognized their mother. Mrs
Campbell was born in England. Her
husband, who was a machinist, died
about three years ago. She was q
member Of st. Paul's Episcopal church
Surviving her are the following seven
children: Mrs. Charles Tythcott, Mrs
Martha Gardner, Robert Campbell
William Campbell and Mildred Camp
bell. or Sioux City; Mrs. William Har-
ding, Of Los Angeles, and ]. H. Camp
! bell, of Des Moines. /.