Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-12
Southern Io,ua Items

which was some seventy dollars, had
been drawn and found that Larm had
no funds there and that the check
was on its way back 5protested. The
sheriff left for St Louis OnsSaturday
night and returnednw:th mis- prisoner
at midnight Sunday Mr. Larm was
arraigned before Justice G., w. Laird
charged with obtaining money under
false pretenses, and waving pre-
|liminary examina tionstwas bound over
TO the grand jury. bonds being fixed
at $500.
Winterset.
The city COUNCIL ;Held special meet
ing Monday nightssand closed a CON
tract for the purchase of new 16xS0
Corliss engine fromSthe Murray Iron
Works of Burlington. Twenty eight
years ago. the. electric light plant was
installed in Winterset and the smaller
high speed engine. which was installed
at that time. has been in use ever
since. The new engine is to replace
the old one and will be ready to ship
in thirty days Immediate arrange
ments will be made to place the new
machinery.
Winterset.
Judge Applegate. OF the district
court. fled his decision in the Earlham
consolidated school case granting the
| injunction asked for The litigation
arose over the special election for
consolidated school, held in Earlhan
last spring. The proposition to con-
solidate carried by four votes, OPP
ponents Of the proposition began Legal
action, asking for an Injunction on the
grounds that. certainsvoters paftaci-
pated in. the election who were no,
illegally qualified voters. Iii d: fourteen
page decision, Judge Apologize finds
that four voters. Attack, johnson, Nefi
and Cook were not Qualified voters
land since, these four voters might de-
/ terrr.ine the results OF the election
grants the Injunction asked 81 f t' by tbs
Lplaintiffs.
ETipton. \.
When settlement was made some
thine ago by the Rock Island railroad
Lcompany for killing Of the other oc-
Ecupants of the DR.. H. III. Johnson cal
on the, Wilton crossing. his admins
TRAITOR, S. Il. Johnson refused to accep
Ethe. tender made and is now suing II
.fthe Muscatine district court fol
1885, 13a, the amount of alleged damagt
being based on the earning capacity o.
| the dead man during an average life
expectancy. Plus s1,os5 for the auto
mobile, and $50 for a medicine cas-
and contents. The petition claims
/ that the doctor was exercising dn'
caution in approaching the crossing, 9
full view of which was obstructed BY
buildings, when a train running at al
unlawful rate OF speed struck thu
machine, demolishing it and killing thu
tdriver.
|Des Moines.
Ar ancient swindle was successful!
worked on three Des Moines Dank
Friday afternoon. A well dressed ant
fluent talker stepped up to the teller
cage, thrust a $50 bill thru the windop
and asked for ten "fives." While tn
teller was counting out the-change. tn
stranger kept up a rapid fire talk SUM
l GENTLY interesting to distract the tell
& ers attention. AS the ten five-dolla
h::!s .,ee:e :::;.:: ;;sTa the g N
stranger, in the pidst Of the most en-
tertaining part of his conversation
suddenly changed his mind with tn
remark. "sOh, L guess you might civ
me hundred dollar bill Tor m
money" as he pushed the greenback
back With the $50 bill he had frs
rendered. He continued his line Q
talk until the century note was handle
to him and with thank you kindly
hurried from the bank building. TIL
happened three times ~ lsis