Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-09
Southern Io1ua Items

I might have been expected in the case.
The records of the chemists examina-
ton are now on file at the court house.
Davenport. IL
The city Of Davenport ruined a gown
worth 5000. So charges Mrs. Maria
Beauchane in a suit against 1t. She
also claims that thru negligence of an
employee her electric, car was damaged
to the extent of s49.60, money she
spent in repairs. 1t came about short
ly after the midnight of Dec. 6. Mrs.
Beauchaire asserts N her petition, filed
in district court by Attorneys Thuenen
and Shorey, that at the above hour and
! date she was driving her efectric car.
on Second street between Main and
Harrison. A street ,flusher, was COM
ing east and, she asserts. 1t was being
driven on the wrong Side of the street.
Her lights were on, she claims, but she
did not see the flusher and it struck
her car. AS result of ftEe accident
the car was damaged and her gown
ruined. She now askstdamages to the
amount of $249.6o. 4
Wilton Junction. 81 laa
Last week was a busy week in wills.
ton among the banks some exceedingly
large deals being made in real estate.
as property to the value Of 100000
and upwards has changed hands.
Among some Of the larger sales was
the eighty-acre farm belonging to A. E.
Stiger which sold TO Frank Schweitz-
berger, the consideration being $3.50 per
acre. j. r. Korehouse to Jacob Kettel-
sen 120-acre tract for . consideration
of $50 per, acre. John Maurer, also
becomes the owner Of the Leuthye
farm of 100 acres. located just one
mile east of Wilton, the consideration
being 500 per acre. The Union Saw
4, ings Bank of Wilton during the first
! two days Of the month had clear
| ing of little over $4,000 which when
considered that there are three large
! banks in Wilton, a city Of only 1000
people is doing pretty well. This
| clearing is $4,000 larger than that re-
| ported by all the banks combined Of
| Iowa City.
| Hamburg.
Charles Hopkins, Jr., is IN the hos
pital in Rochester, Mimi, in rather
| serious condition as a result Of taking
muriatic acid. Charley was in town
| Saturday and his cousin, who teaches
/ school below town, accompanied him
home for over Sunday. In going home
they were poking fun at each other
and Charley jokingly said he guessed
he would take a drink. There was
bottle Of vinegar in the buggy, and he
reached for what he thought was the
bottle and took a small drink. The
acid had been placed in the rig unbe-
known to the young man, .anG this was
the bottle he got. The mistake was
soon noticed, and they stepped at the
Griffin home, where the night was
spent. AS soon as the condition was
J learned, arrangements were made to
, take the young man to the hospital. An
| X-ray picture was taken Of the stom-
ach. In a message from the father he
states that the boy is better. Mr..
Hopkins ST., has returned home.
Fairfield.
The Jefferson County Historical So
ciety is anxious to erect large tablet
to mark the location Of the first Iowa
state fair which was held in Fairfield.
and to that end has petitioned the state
| negislature, thru George w. Ball, OF
J this city, for an appropriation OF $4,000
| with which to erect the tablet It Ia
| the hope Of the members Of the histori-
| cal society to erect suitable monu-
ment at the Jefferson county old set
! tiers park and to dedicate the same
to the pioneer men and women who
assisted in organizing the first state
fair Of Iowa. The fair grounds on which
! the first exhibit was held were situated
south Of Fairfield a short way on the
! Birmingham road and there are still
i quite few Fairfield and JEFFERSON
county residents. who remember the
event and the great success which sat-
j tended it and how in years afterwards
4 the fair was moved to Des Moines, the
capital OF the state. The oeficers OF the
historical society feel that they are
very modest in the amount asked for
the tablet and they have been assured
by various prominent men that, the
{ citizens of Iowa will not beerudge the
appropriation asked for this memorial.