Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-09
Northern Io,ua Items

|, home as soon as transportation could
be arranged. He states that we eX-
pect to be back in Iowa before the END
of October
Newell.
Martha, the little daughter of DR..
and Mrs. G. J. Mason OF Newell is
dead, the victim Of infantile paralysis.
The little one, who was four years OF
age, was taken sick last Sunday night
with the disease which for time APP
peared 10 be in an unusually MID
FORM but on Wednesday morning the
afliction became more violent and >Dr.
Armstrong called DR.. E. f. Smith in
consultation for the second time on the
case. Everything possible was done
but death came at o'clock on Thurs
day morning. Every precaution has
been taken to guard against a spread
of the dreadful malady and no appre-
tensions are felt in this regard.
Fort Dodge. -.. ..
The unusual activity of the bootleg
gers around Fort Dodge this week has
impelled Chief Jordan to consider the
renewal Of his efforts to obtain an ex-
change system OF plain clothes men
with the police of other cities. At the
recent state convention of police chiefs
held in Mason City, over which Chief
Jordan presided as executive officer,
he proposed his plan. IF I can get
four cities to agree to adopt this plan,
we can go ahead with it, he declared.
Mayor Ford is heartily in favor OF it
and insists that I go ahead with the
campaign" The innovation finds ia
vor with the men on the force for it
will afford them a change and yaca-
ton.
Fort Dodge.
One of the delegates to the W. c. T.
L. convention had the misfortune to
have he'd hip broken while riding in the
F. Sulzbaugh machine. The W. 6. T.
L. ladies were entertained by ride
about the city Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Sulzbaugh had a nmber of women
In the car among them one OF the del
egates who is being entertained at her
home. Upon reaching almost the top
Of Round Prairie hill the engine was
killed and started down hill. The
woman, becoming frightened. jumped
from the car and was struck in the hip
by it, thus fracturing the hip bone For
some unknown reason the friends Of
the injured woman positively refused
to give her name.
Sioux City.
motherin-law IN the house is fire.
quently cause Of friction between
young married people. but to allow the
mother Of one and the father of the
other to remain long under the same
&c To INV, ~
irreparabIe breach, in the opinion of
Foster 1ddings, Sioux Citys police
judge. Judge Iddings said as much in
deciding the domestic row of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Priest. Mrs. Priest had
her husband arrested for slapping his
motherin-law and pushing her from
the house. The evidence developed
that Priests father also forms part
Of the household. The court dismissed
Priest with the admonition that the
couple dismiss their relatives if they
hoped to live in peace.
Sioux City.
Mrs. George Arton, employed as a
waitress at the West notei, and Ivan
Handy, who claimed to be a bell boy
at the Howard hotel Friday in police
court were held for the grand jury on
statutory charge. The couple were
arrested Thursday night in room in
the Star hotel. 315 Fifth street. Mrs
Arton informed Judge Foster G. Id
d.ngs she is suing her husband for
divorce and that a week age
while Respondent she met Handy. He
was the only person whom "she
could talk to and tell her troubles" the
ssn1A 49,
eral weeks ago on complaint Of his
wife, who claimed he threatened her
life. Since that time the couple have
been separated, she said. Arton today
signed the information against his
! wife and Handy.
| Trasr.
James Trasper, who moved from ole
Buckingham last spring, on the Ma
thern farm near GAINESVILLE is in hard
| luck. The other night lightning struck
the barn ON the farm and 1t bufnet
down. Mr. Trasper was doing chores
at the time and saw the fire start. HI
was able to rescue all the stock, but
| forty tons OF hay and some machinery
was lost Mr.. Traspers loss was about
$500. He carried no insurance. HI
held policy on his personal property
here. In the county mutual. but Il
would OF course not be in force afte,
he left the county. The barn was
worth around si.5G4. The farm is tn.
place that a. Mathern, OF Traer, ant
! 0. A. Budlong, of Toledo. own or dir
own. They sold 1t to Frank Drinosky
southeast Of Traer, but there is dis
pute about the title and It is question
able who the farm does belong to al
present.