Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-24
EIGHT SOUTH FIRST STREET
PROPERTY OWNERS APPEAL
ON PAVING ASSESSMENT.
ALLEGE ASSESSMENTS
ILLEGAL AND UNJUST
Number Of Cases Involve Those Having
to Do With Damage Of Personal
Property, Including Horses-utiIities
Company Sues Contractor For Cost
of Lawsuit Lost.

Twenty additional petitions of cases
| for the September term Of the district
court were filed late Thursday and this
forenoon Included among them are
eight appeals Of South First Street
property owners from the assessments
levied by the city council for pave
ment laid in the street last fall. These
cases, which are Identical, are begun
in behalf of Luella Mendenhall, Jennie
c.. Tuffree, 0. A. Murphy, Herman
Burgfechtel, E. u. and C. Mack, Sisters
of Humility of st. Mary, F. E. Ogle.
and John Hennessey.
The general allegation is made in
the appeals that the councils assess
ments were made illegally and are un-
just. as was set out in objections filed
that the council overruled.
Sues On Case Lost.
The Iowa Railway and Light Com
pany was sued by Mrs. Ora E. Kendall
and her husband D. c. Kendall, Of Mar
ietta, for personal injury caused by be-
ing thrown from a sled when it
struck an obstruction in Summit
street The Kendalls Won their case. In
a petition filed by the Iowa Railway
and Light Company against A. Carl
son is alleged that Carlson. who had
the contract for laying pavement in
the track, left the obstruction in the
street The petition says the lawsuits
cost the Iowa Railway and Light Com
pany, $1,000, the amount it seeks to
recover from Carlson.
For Damages to Property.
Cases growing out Of alleged dam
age to property and chattels include
case brought by F. E. Turner against
Frank Tucker. The claim is based on
the injury of stallion which SO badly
hurt itself in a. wire fence that it had
TO be Killed. Claim is made for $3.50.
Another horse case is that Of A. Gar
ner VS.. Perry S. Bailey and Wealthy
Size, guardian of Bailey. The petition
alleges Bailey beat the plaintiffs horse.
causing 1t to back into disc and IN
jure itself so badly 1t died. The claim
is for SITS.
Still third horse case is that of j.
z. Hull VS.. r. C.. Damien The petition
alleges Hull bought stallion Of Dan
men that was guaranteed to be free OF
spawn, which it is claimed the horse
developed. Claim Is made for 1884.
which includes interest on the pur-
chase money and keep Of the horse
for long time.
The E. A. Tuffree Music House
claims damage Of 800 from the North
caused by cold weather while delayed
in shipment
Other Petitions Filed.
The Iowa Adjustment Company has
filed suit against Max Hornberg and
wife on claim of s255 for profession
al services performed by DR.. r. E.
Keyser.
The Kretschmer Manufacturing
Company has filed suit against the
Central Plumbing Company>and E. L.
Toombs for s291.s0 for merchandise
sold the defendant company.
Davidson and Bros. Of Des Monies,
have sued n. A. Evans, Of this city,
for 1929 a balance on a claim for
merchandise.
Claim for s4sS.s7 is made by William
Bolei IN petition fled against G. w.
Bolei, G. J. Bolei, and Henry Bolei.
The suit ts based on q promissory
note. Yer Cox Is made defendant with
the others in a claim on another note
| for s236.s7.
The Citizens Lumber Company
seeks to foreclose on mechanics lien
Of $3.50 for material furnished Day &
Blanc hard, ct al, former owners Of the
| Spring Valley dairy.
e. F. Cunningham alleges he drove
his automobile into heavy timber
that had been leaned against the rail-
| Ing OF a bridge in the county road be-
! tween Marshall and Jasper counties.
The car was damaged and he asks re-
| covery Of $50 for alleged negligence
on the part Of Marshall county. which
| is made defendant.
Mrs. Ann o. Zelsman has filed pet
| ition for divorce from William II. Zels-
| mann. The couple was married at Le-
bauon, Mo-, April 49, 1908.