Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-30

LeMars.
There will be no jury trials at this
term of court. Attorneys interested IN
cases to come to trial held a con-
ference with the court and agreed to
get along without jury. This en-
ables the jurors to spend ytheri time
| in their fields.
LeMars.
Art Kruger, of Akron, was arrested
here Sunday morning charged with
transporting liquors. He had come IN
from Minnesota and carried two grips
in which liquor was found. He claims
the liquor was for private use. He was
fined $50 and costs
Sanborn.
Fine weather prevailing and the
ground being in prime condition far
mers in this part of then state have
made good progress with their spring
seeding. A greatly increased acreage
of wheat is being sown, farmers SOW
ing from to 80 acres more than in
previous years. Most farmers are
well supplied with seed corn.
Manchester
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Hawker residing a few miles south
east Of Manchester, was found
drowned in a large watering tank on
her sons farm Monday. When mem
bers of the family returned from work
in the fields she was discovered lying
|face downward in the tank apparent
w having been unable, with her feeble
strength to extricate herself after
having fallen in.
Sioux City.
| w. C. Martin, employed in the office
of a local packing company, was
awarded divorce here early last
week after he had advertised and is
alleged to have made other efforts to
locate his wife. The next day he was
arrested on a warrant from Fort
Dodge, and was charged with wife de-
sertion. He was taken to Fort Dodge,
where he met his former wife. They
made up their differences and were
married. The charges against him
have been dropped.
vinton.
At a meeting Of the school board
Tuesday Prof. X. D. Miller, of Month
cello was elected superintendent for
the ensuing year. Mr.. Miller is a
graduate of Cornell college and has
made a success of his teaching and
there is no doubt, but what he is well
equipped for the duties to which he
has been elected. Prof. S. F. Browne
has not announced his plans for next
year. No other teachers have been
elected, but a meeting for that purpose
will be held in the near future. The
Waterloo.
Watson Mcintyre, now abroad a
battle cruiser, writes to his mother
Mrs. J. W. Mcintyre of this city the
following account Of how they sunk a
submarine: Our torpedo boat destroyer
sunk a submarine just outside the har-
Dor. We all sow the periscope Of it as 1t
came up to look around. Apparently
the captain saw too many torpedo
boats, and went under. Our boats de-
stroyed it before it had time to fire on
us. The destroyer dropped depth
bombs on it and blew 1T all to pieces.
You could Sc it all around us on the
water"
Cedar Rapids.
All ju<ors in civil cases have been
dismissed in the local district courts
at the request Of the attorneys. On ac-
count Of the great scarcity Of farm
labor and the large amount Of work to
be done on farms, lawyers having
jury cases before the courts held a
consultation and decided to ask the
judges to hear the cases themselves
and dismiss the jurors. when the
Judges put the question up to the
lawyers in open court they acquiesced
In the plan ard It Il probable there viii