Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-15
Southern Ioua Items

to pay the, annuity and now brings
! suit to- rescind and forfeit the contract,
The case stands for trial at the Febru-
airy term of court and involves several
intricate questions of law.
Albany. SIS
G. B. Cooper and wife arrived last
Saturday from Excelsior Springs and
have taken charge of the New Albany
Hotel, which he has leased Of Mrs.
T. H.. Hunt. for term of five
years. Mr.. Cooper is an experienced
hotel man, having been for five years
in charge of the Chadwick and Sara
togo hotels at Excelsior Springs. Prior
to that time was also in the hotel bus
mess at Leon and other points in Iowa.
All rooms at the New Albany are being
repapered and@painted, new rugs are
being laid, the plumbing work is being
overhauled and when this work is COM
pleted Landlord Cooper expects to be
able to offer to the public accommoda-
lions equal to the best to be found in
northern Missouri.
Sigourney.
Shriff Grimes has Eugene Bears in
custody accused of breaking into the
depot and a restaurant in Harper.
Bears is one of the young fellows who
was sent to Anamosa from this coun-
ty some five years ago for robbing a
store in Harper. He was released from
the reformato there last January. He
was raised in the Harper neighborhood
but was not recognized around there
lately and he denied his identity when
brought to jail. Bears was trailed to
Ottumwa and Deputy Sheriff Richard
son had been there looking for him.
He did not find him but had left good
description, and when the fellow
showed up the following day was ar
rested and the authorities here notified.
He has waived preliminary hearing
and his case will come before the
grand jury next month.
Montezuma. 8
Vest Gregson was taken before the
day and after examination was ordered
taken to the hospital at Mt. Pleasant
for treatment. Vest is man Of about
40 years Of age and most Of his life
has been spent in this vicinity He was
for some time past substitute carrier
on Route 4. His affliction seems to be
a halucination that he is possessed of
the millions of Rockefeller. 1t Is re-
ported that last Friday he bought
couple Of farms, a hotel in Grinneli
and at a farm sale made extravagant
purchases and of anything else which
took his fancy for the moment. He was
not financially able to met all these
obligations and a query as to his san
ity brought forth the result above
mentioned. His many friends hope he
will soon be restored.
44 y % 4
Brighton.
w. NJ. Lindsay, the young man who
has been conducting mis- jeweiry Dusi-
ness in Dosh's drug store for the past
year. has left for points unknown. taxi
ing with him all the ready cash and
valuable jewelry that was in the store.
He was last seen in the store about
IL O'Clock at night leaving soon after
wards for the Rock Island depot where
he asked for ticket to Washington,
and on being told that the train
stopped only for Chicago passengers
stated that he had an intimate friend
whom he must meet on that train and
bought Chicago ticket. Besides some
$500 or $500 In cash that was in the
safe. about half Of which, however, was
his own, another SIS Of Dost's, all the
watch movements and the other more
valuable jewelry and several watches
which had been left for repairs are
missing. ~