Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-02

prevent the washing OF a hole on that
side. Mr.. Burnett made application for
the patent IN 1919, and pending the
granting OF the patent he has used the
device in a number of culverts In the
county. This practical trial has-re-
suited in every case In a conservation
Of soil in the waterway, thus saving
valuable land to the adjacent owners
structure will not have to be replaced
by a larger one in the future.
Sharpsburs.
The James general store was entered
and robbed the other night. The safe
was literally blown to pieces. the door
being blown twenty-five feet by the
force Of the explosion. Currency to the
amount of 1913 and checks OF small val
ue were taken Sheriff Joseph Keith
was called at six o'clock Friday morn
ing and after a careful search failed
to locate clues Of any significance. The
sheet iron "till' was found near the
railroad tracks. a short distance east
of town but the lid had been ripped
off and the cash taken. The damage to
the store is fully 800.
Davenport.
Thieves entered the MoeIler grocery
Cpl West Second Street, between 1890
and 3 o'clock Friday night and stole
$50 in cash which had been left in the
cash register An entrance was gained
by breaking open a rear window. Ed
i ported 10 the police that tine stoTs iIaiI
been closed about 1880 o'clock. When
he returned about 9 o'clock he dis
covered that the window had been
broken and that the money had been
taken from the register. Mr.. Moeller
reported that a man about 50 years
Of age, wearing light suit and weigh
ing about 200 pounds was in the store
short time before closing time. This
man, it was reported. was seen ranging
about the place when the store was
closed. No arrests have been made.
Burlington.
The police believe they broke up a
clever swindle here. when they sepa-
rated a Kansas farmer and two well
dressed men, who had aroused suspic-
! ions by hanging round the ruralst con-
| tinually. The police found one Of
the men, who posed as an option buyer
for an oil company. had paid $1,000 to
the farmer. as part payment on deal
which 1t appeared was not to &c
| thru. The well dressed persons
claimed not to be more than chance
acquaintance, but they acted suspic-
iously enough to warrant their being
| taken to the station. 1t is understood
that there was third member to the
stranger party, and the farmer wal
soon convinced that the $1,000 he re-
ceived would not seem 80 large II the
deal would be allowed to 30 through
to the end.
Washington.
The jury in the case Of Minnie Toll
ienaar versus the Rock Island Railway
Company returned into court with q
verdict for the defendant declining K
allow Mrs Tollenaar damages as ex.
ecutor Of the estate OF her husband
Henri Tnllenaar who was killed by q
Rock Island train last winter. Thu
jury struggled with the merits OF thu
case for ten hours before finally de.
Gliding in favor OF the railway com.
pany. Mr.. Tollenaar and Charles Nor
berg were killed ON or near the Nortl
Marion avenue crossing by. Rock ~
land passenger train No. l about
O'clock In the evening on January ~
1917. and Mrs. TollenaaT bouSht SUI
against the railway for $1,000 dam
ages, claiming that tho company sls0Ek
be held responsible. n suit waS 49,
filed by the heirs Of M. NOrberE pu
has not yet come to trial & I