Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-27

Rock Rapids.
William R AHnard. editor Of the
Little Rock Free Lance, and post
master at Little Rock, has filed suit
against Harm Z. Kruse. a retired far
mer living IN Little Rock. asking $4,000
as damages because OF alleged SANDER
Gus talk made against the plaintiff by
defendant
Cedar Rapids.
The biggest blind tiger raid that .,as
been pulled here since Iowa went dryT
was successfully accomplished by the
police and sheriff here on Tuesday
night when whisky said to be worth
5000 was conhscated aud Rudolph
Stepanek, q wealthy farmer, was ar
rested and charged with the illegal
sale OF tntoxicants. He faces a long
term IN prison.
West Union.
A. X. Grain. living four miles south
east Of West Union, lost three stacks ~
grain by fire Monday night They Were
Of oats and wheat, representing the
crop from eleven acres, and would have
yielded about 100 bushels. The fire is
thought to have been OF incendiary
orgtn and Mr.. Grains sister, Mrs. Amy
lockwood. with whom ne has had
family troubles. was lodged In jail
charged with the deed.
Cedar Rapids.
Col. w. G. BOWS. Of this city. has
been notified that his nephew, Blair
Thaw, commander Of a flying squadron
In France has been killed in battle.
Blair Thaw was the youn gest OF four
sons Of Colonel Dow's sister. All these
boys have been fighting for France for
years. Blair having entered the serv-
ice something more than a year ago.
He visited in this city about eighteen
months ago. He was DO years old and
was known as an intrepid fighter.
Sioux City.
The sixteenth suit for damages re-
sulting from the RUIZ bri ding disaster
Of June 90 was filed Friday raising the
total for which the Western Iowa
Company has been sued up to date to
more than $4,000. Mrs. Mary Kugel
administrator for the estates Of Char
| les and Merle Kugel, fled suit for
| damages amounting to 5000 for the
| death Of her husband and son. The
| Kugeis weer employed In the Ruff drug
store at the time of the disaster. In the
| majority OF the cases filed, F. x. Babue
| & Sons are included with the Western
Iowa Company as defendants.
Mason City
Suit for the collection OF $4,000
| damages has been filed in the district
court against the Mason City Baking
Company by attorneys for Conrad
galduf, Is years old. The boy was in
| iured on the night Of May 3, 1913 while
| cleaning machine at the bakery or
| the plaintiff according TO the petition
which says that the boy had to suffer
the amputation OF hand following
the accident. The petition alleges
negligence on the part Of the defend
| ant and asserts that the defendant
knew that plaintiff was not 1s years
| old at the time that he was working
| there.
Webster City.
A days wages for one Walter Ray
were 1920 on Wednesday Of this week
| but now he is wanted by the Illinois
| Central Railway Company and the
| police here Ray blew into the division
offices OF tho Illinois Central at Fort
Dodge last week looking for work. The
force In the local offices of the com
pany was short an operator and he was
| sent hero, where he worked one day.
| His Nemesis appeared in the guise OF
a local resident who purchased two
tickets to a point In Nebraska Rail
| tickets are numbered consecutiyely and
| are wound ON a core. Instead OF TAX
| ing the Nebraska tickets off the out
side coil as he should, he dug them out
| of the center, where their absence
/ would not be missed until the entire
roll had been sold. This clever trick
] probably would not have been dis