Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-28
Southern Iowa Items

loan at per cent and per cent COM
mission. If he wants a loan on a farm
mot quite the best he will have to pay
s5k to g per cent, and If he wants q
loan oftS75 to $50 an acre on farm
worth $3.50 an acre he may have to
pay Z percent and a commission. For
several years money has not been easy
to obtain for farm mortgages.
keokuk.
Alleging failure to report income for
the year ending Dec. 81. 1914. suit
asking Judgment for $4,000 was filed
! in the United States district court here
against Mauro & Wilson Company, a
firm Of Burlington. The suit was
brought by Claude r. Porter, district
attorney. It is alleged the defendants
neglected before March l, 1915. to make
return as required by law of income
: for 1914 This is the first action of
this sort to be instituted in this di-
| vision OF the federal court.
Muscatine.
The personal estate of the late
Charles, Hampe, pioneer Muscatine
| harness dealer is valued at $4,000
This estimate is made in a petition Of
administration filed today by his sis
TeStrake was appointed Administrative
Of her brothers estate by Judge F. D.
Let's today. Hampe left no will and
the entire estate will revert to Mrs.
TeStrake, It is said. It is believed that
1.-The real estate holdings of Mr.. Hampe
will raise, the value Of the estate con-
siderably.
| Alba.
A unique question arose in fixing the
amount of compensation the widow of
Sherman Mosier. killed at the Abba
Packing Company plant recently, would
receive. aMosier had finished work and
was on his way home. AS he was
passing the freight yard some other
workers were unloading a barrel of
lard. He went to assist them and the
Darrell fell upon him, killing him. The
problem occurred then as to whether
he was killed while in the perform
ancc Of his duties. The company, In
which he was a stakeholder, will pay
the widow SO a week for six years.
Gienwood.
The farm home Of M. D. Linville
seven miles south OF Glenwood on the
west edge of Rawles township, was de-
stroyed by fire Wednesday afternoon
and the contents are a total loss. There
waa no one at home at the time and 1t
is not known how the Are started. 1t
was first noticed by Herman Galley. the
mail carrier on this route, who was
passing ut the time. He went to the
house to notify the occupants, and find
ing no one ut home broke In. but was
TOO late &c &c. c::: : :.:Jt fliIls of COZ
sequence. The house cost about $4,000
when built some ten years ago, and has
! had some valuable Improvements. It
was very completely furnished thruout,
SO the loss on this score will be con
siderable. There was $4,000 insurance
on the house and $1,000 on the con-
tents.
Des Moines.
An accident that happened at the
! state fair on Sept. 2. 1915. in which
Russell Alleman, a minor was knocked
! into the sickle of binder run by a
gasolene engine for exhibition purposes,
IL the cause of two heavy damage suits
filed In the district court against the
Cushman Motor Works One OF the
actions was begun by the boy, who asks
$25, 700, and the other by his father, G.
w. Alleman, who seeks to recover
$40, 900. Young Alleman claims the
binder was operated by an engine OF
ethe Cushman company and that while
he and his father were standing by the
machine an employee negligently started
3 It up and,a part OF the binder struck
him and knocked him into the sickle.
He says that his left foot was nearly
severed and that he isspermanentiy in-
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