Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-23
Northern I01ua Items

, operating a motor vehicle while intoxi-
Gated, he took a continuance. Witnesses
, to the accident say Boettchers conduct
appeared to be that Of an intoxicated
man and police officers thought he
was under the influence Of liquor when
he was taken to the police station.
The largest farm stock sale ever,held
in Greene county took place at the B.
F. Jauues farm, southwest Of this city.
! Included in the sale where thirty two
horses and colts, which averaged $136
head, the highest price for any single
horse being $3.50. Some $50 head Of
cattle, few of which were mich cows,
sold at $50 to $40 head. Steers in
carload lots brought 1910 to SIS per
head; 5000 hogs and the machinery
used on a $40 acre farm brought the
total up to $500. This sale was held
to settle the estate Of Mr.. Jaques, who
! died about year ago.
Waterloo.
A systematic effort to improve the
highways and provide a permanent
surface will be made by the county
board. A resolution has been adopted,
directing that the Hawkeye highway,
between here and Jesup, be the first
main road gravelled. Work will be
started at the city limits and will be
continued as rapidly as funds can be
provided. Later other main highways
will be permanently surfaced, working
out from Waterloo. In time the county
board will have given a permanent
surface to all the leading roads in the
county system. The board at its re-
e.;
transfer of funds from the road drag
ging to the road fund in two townships
They hold that the dragging fund
which 1t is designed.
Waterloo.
Because w. F. Parrot, one Of the
commissioners. lived outside the lin
its p escribed for the new town Of
Cedar Heights, steps were taken Mon
day to re-incorporate. Mr.. PARROT
supposed he was a resident Of the
proposed new village. when the first
petition was presented to the court,
and it was not discovered until after
the election last week that he was
not qualified voter. He aided in
calling the special election, and,
while the court, insofar as it was in
it's power, corrected the defect 1t
was deemed best to circulate a new
petition, and 1t was presented in
court Monday morning. The new COM
missioners are Thomas Dunn, W. F.
PARROT, F. G. Kelley, F. C. Yarcho
and F. NJ. Littrell. The new election
is proposed for March Is.
Belle PIains.
Failure Of gun to work in the
hands of an injured husband, proba bly,
saved the lives Of John Stansland,
main line conductor residing at Boone
and Mrs. Kate Rusk. The couple were
found IN the 2.s!!s hume Dy rex RusH,
the husband Of the woman. The en-
ragged husband drew q gun and opened
fire but the gun failed to work three
times. Rusk then sent for the mother
of Mrs. Rusk and in the presence of the
mother and Rusk, Mrs. Rusk and
Stansland confessed. Rusk then came
up town and swore out warrant
against the couple charging statutory
offense and Marshal Jensen placed the
couple under arrest. They were brought
up town and taken before Mayor Ell
lott. Stansland produced evidence to
show that he was a married man and
as under the law only the wronged
husband or wife can file the statutory
charge. he was released. Mrs. Rusk was
held until Saturday morning when her
preliminary hearing was held. County
Attorney Mossman appeared for the
state Mrs. Rusk was without counsel
and stated that she did not care for a
attorney but would waive the prelim-
mary hearing and permit herself to be
bound over to the grand Jury She was
accordingly bound over to ase grand
Jury and her bond was placed at $500