Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-11

LeMars.
T. j. Muench has filed a motion for
new trial of the case wherein Miss
Margaret Morgan procured verdict
against him for $4,000 in breach of
promise suit.
Clinton.
Clinton county spent a total of ST.
O1O,469.49 last year for the conduct of
it's various departments. The receipts
exceeded the expenditures by s13,-
$3.50.
Clinton. 4ea es..sa
! C. H. Chaser, with numerous aliases,
wanted at Cedar Rapids for raising a
! check, was arrested at the kehoe hotel
here Sunday He is charged with rails
ing a check in Cedar Rapids from so
cents to $780, which he cashed. When
arrested he had $i1 of the money in his
possession. .~a.t." 80
New Hampton.
LAWYER is getting into the national
game with a vengeance this season.
TO show that they mean business they
have incorporated their club, and the
articles of incorporation of the Lawler
Athletic Association are now on the
county recorders books. The amount of
capital stock is $4,000 in shares OF SO
each. ...
AIgona.
.Algona business men have organized
the Home Oil Company which will
compete with the Standard and try to
sell gasoline at prices below those pre-
vailing now. The business men say
they were driven to this extremity by
the constantly rising price Of gasoline.
The Home Company is selling gasoline
now at IS cents a gallon.
Dubuque.
Nat Goodwin's record has been
smashed to smithers by a woman. Mrs.
Anthony Moser, who died at the age of
80 years. She had been married only
eight times. The last adventure on the
matrimonial sea was taken six years
, ago, when she was 80 years young.
Seven husbands preceded her in death.
She is survived by over 100 direct de-
scendants. s
| DEBORAH. 5
John Evenson, who runs a novelty
! store and restaurant here. was indicted
by the grand jury for selling cigar
| cites and allowing a wheel of fortune
in his place. He was arraigned before
Judge Springer in district court, and
admitted the facts. The court imposed
a fine of 500 for selling cigarettes and
$50 for maintaining a gambling device,
which with the costs made total of
$161. FL
/ Bellevue.
DR.. Stephen Phelps, first president
of Coe College and pastor of the Oldest
church of Nebraska, who has served in
the Presbyterian ministry for So years,
| Tuesday celebrated his 77th birthday
! 5y administering the rites of holy COM
munion to his parishioners of this city.
DIR. Phelps is as hale and hearty as he
twas twenty years ago and performs all
1.-THE duties Of his pastorate with as
much vigor as q younger man.
mora Springs.
/ Mrs. Warren Young, while hanging
lclothes upstairs, had something impel
her. to go. down and get the baby who
was sitting on a High chair in the
lower room. With all speed she hur-
ried down stairs and grabbed the baby
from the chair. AS she did SO a bullet
crashed thru the window and passed
the place where the baby had been
seated but moment before. But for
the prompt action Of the mother the
| bullet would have passed thru the lit
tie ones body. Neighbor boys out
hunting had carelessly shot toward the
house.
Clinton.
Tuesday night between II and IL
| o'clock, the village Of Hauntown was
visited by fire that entirely destroyed
the general store, dance hall and ad-
joining dwelling. the property Of John
Nelson. The remainder Of the village