Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-16

Sioux City.
| Nick Schultze, 11-year- old son OF
| Frank 'SchultZe, a farmer living west
| Ct town. was thrown from horse into
barbed wire fence. One of his legs
was lacerated from thigh to knee.
Spencer. 81
| Early Thursday JoesF. Cole who
| works at cement factory. caught his
clothes ON a shaft, was wound about
i. and killed.; He leaves a widow and
four children. He had lived in Spencer
for two years.
Sioux City.
| w. B. Lawrence, a farmer of near
Doland. 8. D.. cut two acres Of alfalfa
for seed and procured 275 pounds,
worth $206.25 at the market price OF
Is cents a pound, He also obtained
one crop Of hay from the same acreage
this year.
Boone.
Service dedication Of the 100000
court house was held at Boonesboro
Friday. The Masonic order 4 was in
charge Of the ceremonies. The corner
stone laying recalls the fight Boone
made to secure the cour. house after
bonds were voted on three years ago
The supreme court decided in favor OF
the old site at Boonesboro few miles
outside Of Boone.
West Union.
| Eugene ]. O'Connor former Judge
now serving time in the Fayette county
Jail for bookkeeping, will lose his
license to practice law, Judge Hobson,
| who sentenced him as a bootlegger
signed an order prohibiting him from
| practicing law At the close Of the
trial. OConnor started to leave the
court room. Judge Hobson told him It
was his privilege to remain. He said
he preferred not to do so.
Sioux City.
Attempt at blackmail Is charged in
the answer filed by August r. Shade
a wealthy farmer near Danbury. to a
petition for divorce started by Minnie
r. Shade. who recently started suit for
separation and $4,000 alimony. Shade
| alleges he was a bachelor when the
| woman came to his house and per-
suaded him to marry her. The wedding
occurred the day after they met. he
alleges.
leMars.
Sparks from an engine while thresh-
ing operations were in progress at the
Ralph Weidour farm. four miles south
east Of here. set afire the grain stacks,
ceusing a heavy loss to the owner.
About 100 neighbors gathered at the
place ands prevented the flames from
spreading to the buildings. A number
Of firemen went out from LeMars with
Ia RaA Avsp0 $1
render assistance.
ossian.
Cyril Figge, who-is employed in the
Figge garage, met with a painful acci-
dent Wednesday evening which might
have ended seriously whom the auto
mobile which he was driving ran of on
cmbankment. the car turning over and
throwing him to tho ground with such
force as to cut cash in his forehead.
requiring several stitches. He is under
the care Of DR.. ]. w. Lynch. His
many friends hope for q speedy re-
ccvery. I'D
Mason City.
The derailment Of -four cars on the
southern freight No. 96 on the NJ. &,
st. L. at 10 o'clock Friday morning,
thought to have been caused by the
trucks Of one Of the cars Jumping the
switch in the upper yords blocked
traffic on the main line TIL late in the
afternoon. None Of the cars were bad
ly damaged altho the side Of one was
badly jammed !. allowing considerable
amount Of the grain to be spilled onto
the right-of-way It u tho opinion OF
the frafnmen that a 1ooae trick On The
second car to leave the track caused
the damage. as the wheels were almost
buried in the cinder ballast. The front